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| Value for Money | 5.8/10  |
|---|---|
| Overall rating | 6.2/10 |
By Rob.
on 20th Jul 2002
| Features | 1/10 |
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| Reception | 0/10 |
| Style | 1/10 |
| Value for money | 0/10 |
| Overall value | 2/10 |
 Rob.'s recommendation | |
Small, sleek looking.
Loose fitting battery, not particularly loud ringer and it's almost impossible to hear the pathetic beep (outside) when you receive an SMS. Poor sound quality during conversation which you can't turn up means that you frequently have to switch on the loudspeaker function to have your conversation. Battery life nothing special and the phone gives you no warning before battery is due to run flat (the phone simply stays switched on with no bars and then the second you receive a call switches itself off). Not especially logical menu, models are frequently faulty (see review under general comments)
When I took this Alcatel One Touch 501 mobile phone to be repaired, before i could even explain what the problem was, the lady in the shop said "Don't tell me...it keeps switching itself off and the joystick doesn't work...every model we've sold has been brought back with the same problems", which really begs the question why is this model STILL being sold?
From day one the battery was extremely loose fitting and inevitably became looser 'til the phone began switching itself off (even when I was holding it in my hands sometimes) if the battery was moved even slightly. Within a month of purchase the phone developed a fault whereby whenever I received a call, 50% of the time I couldn't hear what the other person was saying, or even if it was a man or a woman.
Worse still after a while if i pressed the red, green or clear buttons the phone had a tendency to switch itself off.Fortunately the joystick always worked perfectly(!) but rest assured I'll be changing ASAP and it won't be for another Alcatel. AVOID
| Helpful | Unhelpful | Agree | Disagree |
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| 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Total Respect: +3
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tmfarid
on 14th Nov 2003