REVIEW: Alcatel Go Flip - KaiOS Flip Phone - Nope, Skip It
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Review of the KaiOS-powered Alcatel Go Flip Prepaid Phone.
Find it here (unlocked): amzn.to/2A5IZ2E
The T-Mobile version: amzn.to/2Lhdic7
The Boost Mobile version: amzn.to/2uKDxgK
Details:
The Alcatel GO FLIP™ is more than just a basic phone-it delivers the essential features to be productive in a durable compact flip phone design.
It also has a music player for your entertainment, and since it has a built in micro SD card slot, you can expand its memory. Other features include a Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, a colored outer display and a 3.5mm headset jack.
The GO FLIP includes a Quad-Core processor, perfect for seamlessly transitioning to and from multiple applications. Looking for a charger won’t be part of your daily worries thanks to the long-lasting battery.
OS:
KaiOS is a Linux-based mobile operating system that "merges the power of a smartphone with the affordability of a feature phone". It is forked from B2G (Boot to Gecko), an open source community-driven successor of Firefox OS which was discontinued by Mozilla in 2016.
Primary features of KaiOS is to bring support of 4G LTE E, GPS and Wi-Fi with HTML5-based apps and longer battery life onto non-touch devices with optimized user interface, less memory and energy consumption. A dedicated app marketplace called KaiStore enables users to download application. Some services come preloaded as HTML5 applications, including Twitter, Facebook and TH-cam. It is very light and is able to run on devices with just 256 MB of memory.
In June 2018, it was revealed that Google had invested US$22 million in the operating system
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i don't understand - its meant to be a CHEEP PHONE
- and he is complaining that it has low spec stuff - its NOT A SMART PHONE, its meant to be cheeeeeeeeep
So you are saying if I buy a $20 obscure product I can expect it to compete with with mainstream ecodemy products that cost $100 or $200.
you mean the cheep cheep from mario? 🐠🐠
Come on guys, he obviously means cheap. Give the guy a break.
matthew s, everyone knew what you meant when you said cheep. Some people with low self esteem needs to put people down at a drop of a hat. I bought it for under $30.00 and it's all that I need. It's for someone who doesn't bloody live with their phone glued to their hand! I have never ran into something that I couldn't solve, I don't give a damn what's on ebay, and I really don't care who had cheerios for breakfast.
@raffle baffle spoken like a true millennial! I bet your mommy and daddy pay for your service, along with your insurance. What kind of signal do you get in the basement , Sparky?
I recently purchased one of these flip phones becuz I've misplaced my Samsung smart phone. Before I had the Samsung I also had an iPhone (and previous to that I had a earlier Samsung smart phone). I LOVE this little flip phone! It takes me back to the time BEFORE smart phones when I had a LG Flip phone. Now after using smart phones for years I thought this was going to be a 'painful' adjustment. BUT IT ISN'T and so much so that I'm seriously considering leaving the smart phone OFF possibly forever!! Now, this is just a cheapo AT&T plastic $50 little flip phone but I swear I'm completely enjoying it! I know, hard to believe but it's true! Not to mention my bill is incredibly cheaper AND it works just as well as any of my smart phones! I do get a big laugh at myself whenever I try to use it as if it were a touch screen, I'm so used to because of the smart phones. It's pretty funny actually. And lastly, if I were to lose this phone or have it stolen it would hurt a whole lot less than losing one of my smart phones at $800-900 bucks a pop! I did watch a few vids on these flip phones and a few people said the camera function is lacking. Well it must of been their phone because believe it or not the quality of photos or video that I've tried with this little flip phone are really good, which I really was pleasantly surprised with! I'd recommend these to anyone, for an all-time use or just a back-up phone. Get one, you won't be disappointed!
So you must not text much, typing one letter than waiting three seconds to type the next isn't my idea of fun.
You're right I don't text very much. In fact I HATE texting. And yes, it's tons slower than my other phones were, but I'd rather talk than text and everyone that knows me knows that too. I don't mind it at all. Besides, when I'm on my tablet it's the same, so I'm used to it. I'd rather type, but for the money and for as little as I'm on it, this little phone does the job!
I fully agree, I love this phone.
@@wavular Actually, it has predictive T9 texting that works really well. I am having no problems texting people.
Thank you!
I currently own an iPhone 6s and want a downgrade. I’m not chronically addicted to my phone but simplicity would make me have to be more personally connected to people and the world. This is what I want to get!
Most people today are obsessed with these stupid devices, good bye to the real world welcome to the anti social fake world,just like the majority of people now.
Ryan Gourley that’s why I ordered it already!
Mr McDonald wow! Is that seriously your logic behind buying a flip phone in 2019? Dude, you must be fun at parties.
@@an_orange8911 well, he'd be the one talking at a party and not checking his Facebook, so yeah, he'd probably be more fun at a party than you...
cmon, for this price, this is the best option we can have.
No it isn't. The major problems with this phone are software engineering issues which could be fixed relatively easily. (I am a software engineer)
Yeah the best thing would be having the Kai Store.
For *any* price, I want something that operates as intended.
@@JackMott Yeah it's seems sufficient on hardware for the price. Just hardly anything on the software side for this. North American market doesn't do much for flip-phones and all providers are kind of bad there (yeah cheapest, but overseas still gets a lot better), although these still seem better than the previous generation. (Slightly less feature-locked, just not much available for them.)
Seems like a pretty critical review for a $40 phone. I ordered one as a minimalist phone and use my Galaxy S9 less. I'd like to get rid of a smartphone and use the minimalist phone as a hotspot for a tablet. Sort of like a Lightphone 2.
Can it be used as hotspot device?
@@syazwanothman supposed to. Can't find anyone demo-ing the feature on an American one. T-Mobile has instructions on how to activate hot spot.
Steven Theisen does this phone have a hotspot so I can use internet on my iPhone ?
It isn't the phone/hardware that let you down it was the absence of the app-store that got you. That is a OS issue or an issue with the seller restricting available apps. I know that you said that during the video but in the summary it ought to have been mentioned because the phone itself is not the problem.
GIVE ME A DANG BREAK IT IS A FLIP PHONE NOT A DANG SMARTPHONE IT WORKS AS TO BE EXPECTED
I HAVE ONE IT WORKS FINE I DON'T WANT A SMARTPHONE
Exactly. I bought this this morning and love it. Ditched having a smart phone since 2006 and looking forward to owning a flip again. It shows anyone seeing you use it that were no slaves to social media and don't feel like being connected all the time
I do use the email yes
Im blind does it accessabilities for me
@@blindgamer7330 There is Google assistant. It's Still in development in the KaiOS plataform, but its already usable. You should Still research on How can It be activated without the screen.
I want the ability to see a menu! Bluetooth wouldn't copy my LG paired with consumer Cellular but not the other way around!
Reviewer: "My Non-smartphone doesn't work like a smartphone."
Everyone else: "......That's why it's 11 bucks."
@magnum32b to be fair the phone is advertised as having Linux and PC hardware yet it can't load desktop web media and runs fake java apps not java script like windows/android and even with the fake java the phone is slower than an iPhone from 2007 so it's not any such power PC arm computer is a potato.
"My non-smartphone doesn't work." Fix'd.
My mom just wants to talk, occasionally text, & check voice mail, so this is a perfect phone for her. I also want a de-cluttered phone too. I'm sick of paying for something with features I'd never ever use! I want a sensible smart phone. People that pay high $s for complex phones are suckers unless it is also a work phone. I just want, talk, text, camera, & some games.
So if i want to paymore for a phone i am a "sucker"?
My mom recently got me one of these for $16, and I would really recommended it. You can still access TH-cam and the internet, and it's pretty fast. Don't expect it to be this amazing thing, though, because it's really cheap. Also, whenever I go on TH-cam with it and go into full screen mode, it goes into landscape mode, and I do in fact have access to an app store. Maybe they updated it, I guess. Just don't buy a feature flip phone when you want a smart touch screen phone.
What is the power button, mine wont turn on
I admit that I am addicted to my smartphone. I want something simple to cut my screen time. This phone could be my answer. It also has a FM Radio. I love phones that include a built in radio app and FM tuner. Could use that app in case of emergencies or just listening to music. I really want this and I want a cheap phone plan.
Why is it women are so obsessed with these intelligence killing moron machines? Don't you see they are programming you all to be anti social? I watch women walking around and guys too mostly young people staring at the damn phone walking around like brain-dead zombies who dont even see the world around them, walking into traffic walking into people and not even noticing the people around them ,all stuck in your foolish world of stupidity and anti social behaviour.They are dividing you all into stupid groups, the ones completely obsessed which are about 75% and the other 25% are just people like myself who don't waste our lives staring at a goofy screen. Watching your lives dissolve away in your digital dream of a real life. NONE of you are really alive! your all living in a fake product driven world of unfriendly social retards.
@@wavular I agree that smartphones are a huge problem, but men are equally obsessed with smartphones so it makes absolutely no sense to call out women
@@wavular flips off woman with my go flip. Woman your jealous! Me your jealous because you lost your air pods and dropped your iPhone in a toilet. Woman your too poor to afford apple. Me your too poor to afford people skills. Woman slaps flip phone into traffic. Me oh no my sim card!
Sounds perfect for my Hubby all he needs it for is making and receiving calls .He don't text or take pics or surf the web . 😊
go for it
if you paid 40.00, they saw you coming. it sells for 20.00 or less everywhere
dude, its a flip phone...
Oh look, he can make the cursor switch apps REAL fast. He's a pro reviewer.
This phone works better than all of my expensive smart phones, that last about 5 months, before they break.
I wish they would bring one out that had touch screen however.
It's a $20 flip phone, my guy. Come on. It's really good for the price.
Morbjørn I think it’s underpriced
@@TGMGame it may be as it has a browser, email, google, sms, even a camera! You can load apps on it. It takes up to 32GB SD card. And it's $20!!!! at tracfone.
It's $70 unlocked, so I think it's okay to expect a little more bang for the buck.
Non US kaiOS phones I think have the app store on them, for $20.
75$ new in Canada, waaaaay overpriced
I purchased two open box models of this phone on eBay that were from AT&T. The KaiOS store works perfectly fine for my parents. I know AT&T can be very picky about how things will work on their network so it has to be one of their "branded" phones. Case in point, my Samsung Galaxy A71 5G unlocked from T-Mobile did not work on their VoLTE network and they said my phone was using their 3G tower for calls, thus sunsetting my device. Luckily, I had a spare A71 5G that happened to be a used and unlocked model from AT&T. Swapped the SIM card and it works perfectly fine on their VoLTE. Same phone, just slightly different software and IMEI provisioning can make all the difference.
My Grandpa has this and sometimes I miss around with it!
It has een headphones jack. Eat your heart out Apple
Wow a phone that dials numbers.
The "apps" themselves are just web apps. You really aren't missing anything by just going to the website except for some push notifications.
i LOVE this phone. my last one broke. got a NEW one for $55. :) this is the phone that WIL NOT be stolen if found on the floor. most likely WILL be turned in.
I paid $20 at Walmart, and while I wouldn't say I have zero complaints, for what it cost and what is it works fine. Mine WILL change orientation when full screen is selected, so yours probably just needs a software update. My biggest gripe is the cursor likes to disappear while browsing. I have to hit search, then cancel to make it pop back up. All in all, $20 to buy and $30 a month for unlimited talk and text, sounds like a deal to me!
I used to have a Samsung Gusto and a Gusto 2. I miss them. Never gave me a worry.
When a flip phone has a headjack but an thousand dollar iphone dont
Too bad that Smart Phones are not being used by smart people. I have always had a flip since they came on the market. First one was a Razor. Great Phone. Broke it somewhere. Got a Samsung flip. Always has worked well. Got a free one of these new Alcatel flips from my carrier because of the change coming end of April. Free is good. Got another one coming free for my wife because she has a Sony flip old tech. that works very well also. Who knows what the future will bring.Talking to someone live is far more personal than texting. I can get further in a one minute conversation than anyone can texting in 10 minutes. Who is the smart one not wasting time.
Great phone for calls. Clear sound. Even on speaker, which is clearer than all my smart phones ever were. Easy to use. It is not a smart phone, but for cheap, who cares.
It's a flip phone, they are meant to be no frills phones
I've had this phone for a couple years and here is some of the BS that's happened:
-Music played from speaker even though headphones were plugged in.
-One night I woke up to the phone playing a podcast from the speaker.
-Outer screen cracked while in my pocket in the first two weeks of having the phone.
-Phone froze when receiving a call a few times, leaving me with no choice but to shut it down and restart.
-Sometimes the two buttons on the bottom left and right side of screen do not appear (usually these are for "back" and "options" or something similar).
-Frequently when the phone is closed and not being touched, the screens lights up (inside and outside) as if I had pressed a button.
-Sometimes the phone just shuts off with no warning.
-The keyboard backlight sometimes shuts off while keyboard is still in use.
-Frequently the phone can't keep up with my typing. I'll be typing a text but the letters won't appear for several seconds, and when they do it's all at once.
-Missed calls from people in my contacts frequently show up as coming from "main" instead of the actual name of the contact.
So... No accelerometer, can't download buggy, sketchy apps, OS that may not be sending data to an evil conglomerate, and probably isn't listening to me sleep? This actually sounds perfect.
Except that Google had invested $22 million for KaiOS. Don't hold your breath about sending data to evil conglomerate.
@@FAT8893 yeah that's why I said "may not be" which is I guess the best we can ask for at this point?
Man you got the
spirit of reveiw, keep it up!!
and a candle up his bum , evidently
This is actually a good review as far as actually reviewing the features of the phone. I just bought it though because of the review, not because of your advice lol. (Switching from a Pixel 3xl btw so I know what I'm getting into).
got mine at Fred Meyer only $14.99 not bad deal Christmas 2 myself, 🤣🤪🤭
I think the people this phone is marketed for don't really care about specs or features - they just want a basic phone to make phone calls.
(continued from below. Look where it alias says steve sanchez,then read from below.) Then there's the SIM card security thing. Where it asks for a P.I.N. . And you havd three chances to get it right. Miss all three,and you get asked for a PUK (which is a Personal Unlocking Key) . Miss your attempt TEN times;and the phond won't work at all. Cannot call out,text,or surf the internet. *AND* you have to get a new SIM card. (costs just $10.) Available at any walmart. Plus you get 90 days parts;one year labor. Doesn't mean you can wait 90 days,and if you have a problem with your phone during that time - walmart can help you. But after that? You're on your own. *YOU HAVE WITHIN 15 DAYS IN ORDER TO GET THE TWO-YEAR WARRANTY.* (that means that walmart can help you with your phone,if you have a problem with your alcatel phone.but you only get the same kind of phone. CANNOT get another type of phone,even if it's by tracfone...........) I'm not sure if walmart can allow you to do that. But make sure you want to get another type of phone,if you want a different type of phone. That's not a flip phone. A smartphone. Make sure you know what you're getting. And what you're allowed to do.
OSReviews you can go into full screen and rotate the screen. It does it for me. It’s a cheap phone don’t make fun of it.
Badass phone can't wait to get it
Perfect, I ve had one sitting in its box bought new 2 + month s ago. It will be a replacement for a free 3g phone my burner. Also have an older LG 4 g which is for all my 4 g needs. It is looking to be a good , cheap travel burner phone! Good review.
Actually the reason why KaiStore is not there because it did not exist when it was released.
I was shocked that video in TH-cam doesn't rotate to landscape in full screen. Even the Orbic Journey flip phone handles full screen properly. However, the voice assist feature is nice. The smaller form factor is nice as well.
Just about a month or so my old flip phone died. 4 years of happy usage there! Now I got one of these phones and it's a pain in the fanny! It did not come with a book telling you how to use it and what does what.
Texting is a double pain in the fanny. The buttons seem like they will wear out pretty quick. They fly past the letter you want, they don't display the letter at times either. I am a person that likes to text for hours and even write silly stories to cheer friends.
Also, where in the world does the current thread go that you're doing with a friend but you hit the "new" button to start a different thread of conversation with the same friend? Thread A appears to vanish forever while new thread B takes over.
This phone is a big step up and this person is still behind the 8 ball in understanding it. One thing is very obvious, it is not the type of flip phone used for the last 4 years and another flip phone for the 5 years before.
BUT I will keep plugging away on it, going to get the better of it sooner or later. 👍
I recommend it
I don't think you'll charge this every 2 days it's a small battery but it doesn't use that much ether and I'm sure most people that are going to use it aren't going to stay on it like u would on regular smart phone.
Most people and their "Stupid phone" are lost in the fajke digital world anyway ,they will never experience real life. They are too busy looking at that stupid little screen to notice anything going on around them in the real world. And most are too moronic now to even notice they are trying to make you all become separated from each-other, i've seen kids phoning their friend a few feet away!! ...All i can say is this world is fucked. Good night reality, welcome to the world of robotic brains and fake realities.
This cleared a lot of things up thanks!
Is there any flip phones that runs android in the current 2019?
samsung folder 2 and lg wine smart
I think mine is a 3rd. Mine has the KaiOS store, and looks different on the sides. Plus, the top of mine's lid is aluminum, not plastic.
I posted this comment with this phone. T9 is nice. I am making history!
Dude, this phone is for Senior citizens who can't deal with tech. Its perfect for them. Bought one for my Mom who is now unable to work a real smartphone without getting lost in menus . All they want to do is make and receive calls. ITS A FRIGGIN PHONE. It would have been a good review had you included anything about call quality. Instead, your trying to rate it against a real smartphone. Understand what age group a product is geared for.
NO CALL BLOCK FEATURE!!
Just bought their My Flip phone. I use Page Plus service. Can't beat cost per minute. Don't use a cell phone much. 2 problems. The ringer volume isn't loud enough, by any means. And yes, the ringer volume is turned up to 15, full blast. Also, having a heck of a time transferring contacts from a Samsung flip phone with no SIM card to this one. Bluetooth says it's transferring, but then nothing. Any constructive thoughts would be appreciated.
I have one and I simply love it
the whole point is to disconnect from all the JUNK out there. simplify, and return to humanity.
Speech to text? Would be a helpful feature to make generating a text easier by transcribing it rather than by pressing the individual keys that are needed instead. For poor spellers, this is a preferred capability in phones.
Hardware isn't that terrible for those phones under $20. (It's a flip-phone, not a smart phone.) The real issue is that the services that tie to this phone have no motivation to support anything with software. Just no development happening on KaiOS like there would be with Android. TracFone is one of the providers that didn't disable the wifi option and allows access to the KaiOS app store (still not anything significant there though - seems like cheesy games and stuff of that nature), but Tracfone itself has no apps on KaiOS for stuff like tracking minutes or whatever. (Trying to download the Tracfone app fails. Would have been nice if their cheapest phone was supported, but no.) Just have to text through and use a tiny bit of air time to get feedback on stuff like services tracking.
One of the neat little upsides is that it pulls in FM radio ok enough (noting super great, but it's not the worst either) if you have headphones to plug in. And the quality of the pics is alright too, provided there's enough light for it to work. (No integrated flash.) Not high-res, but passable considering what previous flip-phones were like.
Also has a place for a MicroSD. But I've not tried that or any of the media-player features. (Probably limited, but it does seem to be available. Again it's a $20 phone without the service plan on top.)
How do you get when the phone card needs to be replaced? My other phone had it on the home screen.
I think most older people who prefer a flip phone want to keep things simple and just want to use it as a phone.
Its a non-smartphone, just a basic phone.
It doesn't have all the smartphone features, that you would desire to have.
I use it for the basic phone.
My flip broke in half how to import to newer Alcatel kaios?
Does the t-mobile version have the app store does any kaios phone under $40 have an app store
Just interested in using it as a plain phone, that's it for me.
Was hoping to see a demo of the hot-spot feature to tether a laptop or tablet to it.
I have this on Tracfone. I make MAYBE 60 minutes of calls in 3 months, plans reasonable ($7.00 a month my plan) and its meant just really for calling. Its a 44 dollar phone but i paid $12.00 on ebay brand new. Love it. Its basic but yeah so what? I hate smart phones!
Ridiculous that the app store isn't available.
I hate the carriers and manufacturers here in Canada and the US, they purposefully overcharge and won't give us options.
I really wish I could use something besides Android and iOS
It is 20 DOLLARS. ITS NOT A SMARTPHONE. STOP REVIEWING IN LIKE IT IS ONE
Before there were smart phones, there were lots of good dumb phones on the market. Now that most everyone has a smart phone, the only option for those of us who don't is this, and compared to dumb phones I used to own 10 years ago and more, it is lousy. Why doesn't someone resurrect one of the good dumb phone models of yesteryear?
anyone know how to retrieve MMS messages (group texts) from the KAIOS phone?
No KaiOS store ? Seriously ?
If someone steals it or it's lost, no big deal.
Hi, with a Kai account can you also track the location of this phone from an app and/or a computer?
This review is not about the phone functions. It’s about the rest of the non-phone features. I wanted to hear something about the telephone qualities....reception, sound, weight, dimensions, etc. Not here, unfortunately.
Does anyone know if there is a way to block phone numbers [incoming calls or messages] on this phone? Can't find the feature on this phone.. My last $40 phone could block. :( Stalkers suck.
I want that phone its good! But the prob is its not available in philippines . Can i buy that? 😀 I’m serious ! Its pretty cool
SAME. Did you check Lazada/Shopee?
Honestly KaiOS is pretty cool eh? :)
I bought this phone for pretty much all the reasons he doesn't like it.
I don't want Andiod or iOS apps forcing "allow us to...... ransoms" in exchange for features.
I don't wan't a phone for selfies, I don't want a phone that I'm staring down at as I cross the street.
I want a phone to make a call, and text.
This would've suited me even better if it had no net based communication whatsoever.
The reasons you mentioned are why I'm considering dropping my smartphone and returning to this phone. I like that this has just the apps that I need, although it would be nice if it had a notes function. Oh well, that's what a notepad, a pencil, and an eraser is for.
Plus, I like that it is not doing updates often. One of the frustrations with my smartphone is it mandates wi-fi for updates, something I don't have easy access to. I'd rather just use my phone's data plan, but some updates won't allow it.
Also, although it may sound strange, I find it faster to text with a numeric keypad over a keyboard. The keyboard has small keys that lead to errors that I often have to go back and correct. With the keypad, I get the right letter on the first try.
I have one and it does more than I actually want. Plus it was free. Tracfone. I don't want more than Gmail, texts, phone calls. I am hoping they come up with a gps or at least compass that works. But I don't watch movies on my phone.
can i transfer video i recoreded on this phone to my computer?
this phone is a real pos...the reception is the worst I have ever had with any of my last 10 phones...this phone was given to me by MTS for free...what good is a phone that can not take a call...just say NO to this pos phone
Great video! Very thorough but I have a need help to block an unwanted caller. No one seems to talk about it on their videos. Can you please let. me know if the phone has this feature? You would be the first to know! Thanks
Does anyone know how to change the function so that the first letter of every word in a text is not a capital? Mine texts every word's first letter as a capital and it's completely frustrating. The telco I got it from couldn't work out how to change it and concluded it's part of the design.
Bottom line can you get to your favorite contacts directly when you open the phone?
is it compatible with AT&T?
It's going back and I'm hooking up my LG 3G there's no menu no way to put sd card
Mate, it's under the battery most likely, not far from the SIM card...
Can you update this phone to KaiOS 2.5? If not, WHY not!?
I'm specifically looking at this phone for my grandma as she's getting on in years and needs a phone with larger print keys and a decent sized screen. Would this be a good option for a mid 80 something who only uses phones for calls?
The phone was never intended to be any kind of a smartphone it's for senior citizens that don't know anything about smartphones
I think he is being a bit harsh on it. Just consider its price. Yes, the specs are low, but LOOK AT THE PRICE!
I have this and it has the KaiOS Store but there's not many apps for this one.
I want a phone.....a PHONE! Not a computer...not a Playstation....not a GPS....not a radio....a fricking phone!!! IT techs seem exceedingly hampered by an inability to grasp the concept. (also an inability to converse in laymen's vernacular....no IT lingo...no acronyms...no I-assume-you-know-the-first-5-steps...etc.)
PLS mention its weight.
Does it have WiFi calling tho?
Yo, this is a good phone. Sure-It can have limited texts and limited calls, but its cheap, has data, works smoothly (most of the time) and it has the internet. What are you gonna do?
Your comparison metrics with modern phones about camera quality , screen quality, screen size etc etc is unfair. This phone is a basic phone and browsing device.
can u share me how to enter the NCK code. i insert the other sim but not working.maybe the phone is not openline
Takes less than 5 minutes for you to forget it's a $40 phone instead of a full feature smart phone. Please keep your expectations within the scope of what you are reviewing. Complaining about the phone not having an Apps store is just STUPID. Most people that would buy this phone could care less about buying more Apps for the phone. Paul Tech has a much more REALISTIC review on the Alcatel SmartFlip. He actually has realistic expectations and doesn't whine about the lack of apps.
What did you press to make your phone screen on Alcatel flip to another screen??
There are lots of older people who just want a simple phone with a real key pad to make ... GASP ... phone calls. CDMA devices will be non-functional on a lot of networks beginning in 2020, so people who just want a simple phone will have to migrate to 4G LTE devices such as this one. It's not marketed for people who want a fully functioning smartphone. It's designed as a simple device that can be used on 4G LTE networks by people who don't want a smartphone. Got it?
The only reason I want a smart phone is because I drive alot for my job and i use google maps constantly. Can i get a map program on this? How well does the map work?
Does this model have "Mobile Hotspot" option?
C SMITH yeah I have mobile hotspot on this phone and I’m with boost mobile
I have not found a way to block unwanted calls on this phone.
The Blu Diva from Walmart does block these calls.
How do I block phone numbers