alcatel OT 500

  • Released 2000
    103g, 23mm thickness
    Feature phone
    No card slot
  • N/A 110,004 hits
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    96x64 pixels, 8x20 chars
  • NO
    No video recorder
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    Li-Ion

alcatel OT 500 - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800
GPRS No
EDGE No
Launch Announced 2000
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 103 x 42 x 23 mm, 89 cc (4.06 x 1.65 x 0.91 in)
Weight 103 g (3.63 oz)
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type Monochrome graphic
Size
Resolution 96 x 64 pixels, 8 x 20 chars, 3:2 ratio
 Animation
Memory Card slot No
Phonebook 1000
Call records 30 received, dialed and missed calls
Camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
Alert types Vibration; Monophonic ringtones
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth No
GPS No
Radio No
USB
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS
Browser WAP (for 501)
Clock Yes
Alarm Yes
Games No
Java No
 Predictive text input
SATK
Voice memo (60 sec)
Voice recognition
Organizer
Battery   Removable Li-Ion battery
Stand-by 320 h
Talk time 5 h
Misc Colors 5

alcatel OT 500 - User Reviews

  • This is my first cellphone

  • I have new one,but no battery.Where I can find battery for this phone

  • how can i buy this phone.

  • i had that baby too, nice

  • Anyway, I've used more than five Alcatel phones total :)

  • Me too. I'm using this phone in China, bought two at around 2000/2001. There's no other cellphone more surprisingly beautiful and useful than this one.

  • ya, it's a great phone, i love it thought the ok key was broken 3 years later.

  • this phone is really great .. i used it longer than any phone i used and till i bought new phone..I never sold that phone .. i love it

  • its a superb fone coz it has more valuable options than those old fones which include only the basic options.... w@p helps me alot to chek my mails and stuff.... and this fone (all Alcatel fones) has very good network comparing to any other fone other than Alcatel....

  • I have used this phone Alcatel since 2001 todate.Its a good phone.My problem is how can inrease the font size and change the display colour from yellow .

  • I live in Zimbabwe and i also have this wonderful phone but the only problem is that the Joystick is no-longer working and there are no people who help down here.

  • best old fon :-)

  • Thanks for the service you are offering us. I have used this phone since 2001 to date. It is a wounderfull phone. But my problem is it fell down and i can nolonger use it any more. I live in Uganda East africa There are no outlets that sell this phone any more can you please advice me on how i can get this phone? Please Please assit me cos i can imagine buying any other phone apart from OT 501. Please get back to me. Kind regards Emmanuel

  • i have a phone that looks like the Alcatel 500 (OT 500) but with a @ SIGN at it's bottom side. please i want to know the real model. Thanks for your assistance

  • eh i can work with this fhone can someone mail me and tel how too work with this fhone

  • Ave tried to cornect my OT 500 but cant be detected in the pc do you require any software? or else which is the right cable and how can iget it?

  • there's no free ringtones for this handphone

  • Can I know why I'm deleted my message from my phones, but the memory usage percentage still show in my phone? Is it my phone got problem? Can I know what problem?

  • Hi all :)) no more call

  • Worst phone i ever had, for sure!! Don't even think about buying this piece of garbage!

  • Nice Phone.

  • Configuring the alcatel 301 for internet services

  • While the 501 is attractive, and the joystick feature much valued, the fatal drawback is the poor voice reception callers to the phone experience: few can hear you properly on the 501. I don't know if others have found this, but I am tired of repeating myself on the 501 and do not recommend this model.

  • Great phone (501) except: -battery lasts only 3 days -no IR port -only 15 seconds of voice memo -NO DISTINCTIVE RING !!! I've searched the menu and the manual many times but I have found no way to associate a melody to a number (like for Nokia or Ericsson) or to a directory (like for old Alcatel OT Pocket)! If I am wrong on this, please e-mail me or post reply here. Thanks!

  • Excellent

  • The phone has a nice look but when it comes to the batery, it is the worst. After two days of beeng on stand-by the batery is still shown to be full, but when you make a call it empties up quickly. Another thin that i don't like about it is that te memory fills up by itself, i don't even put enything in the memory.

  • care este mai bun : nokia 3310, ericsson t20 sau alcatel ot 500....astept un e-mail cu opinia voastra....multumesc :)

  • very good phone

  • This phone is great. Just doesn't have infra red. Also, they keep upgrading the software on the bloody things. No version controls whatsoever.

  • i think that this phone is perfect!

  • Worst f***ing phone ever. Bad call quality and no alarm. Anyone in Romania that wants to buy mine please mail me.

  • I've been using alcatel for a long time. 501 is my third Alcatel and there are some major draw backs in 511 compairing to others. 1.U can't easily access your most used menu items. Can not be customised like in 301 2.Can not set the welcome message 3.Have introduced an unnecessary Hang-up button. Should have used the same button to make and end calls. 4.Number in the recieved or missed call memory can not be put into the SIM directly. 5.Personal key can not be configured to any menu action. Like last call duration. 6.301's human touch has vanished. No curvy bends in the rear side. Not as comfortable as early models. 7.Battary if not firm fitted enough. Shaky. 8.Personel and Professional directories can not be deleted 9.Activation and listeng to voice memos could damage your ears.Earpiece makes a big noice when starting a audio. Not smooth on ears like 301. 10.Battary will (lithum Polimer) won't last as it claims. 11.OK button is hard on edges. Annoying 12.The plastic used in the casing is very soft. If you drop it it will easily get damaged. Early model's meterials used were very firm. Esfecially in first OneTouch Easy. 13.Voice recognition is very poor. Comairing to Nokia phone I have. Overall it's one of the worst models except the very clear display. So what to expect in 511...? I will definitely shift my brand next time.

  • you can actually upgrade the firmware to version 124 which has games, alarm, ringtone composer and software bugs fixed

  • It seems that only the 501 model has WAP and the new 502 will have GPRS....correct me if I'm wrong.

  • it's great can you send me one

  • Exellent phone with lots of functions. Easiest way to navigate through menu

  • Please... I want this phone !!!!

  • The phone is great. but the only things is dont have games and infra-red. But the standby last very long and the size is damn small .So overall is a good phone.

  • I got this thing from my work, so it's free for me. Well... I bough myself a Nokia, you can do everything with the alcatel one touch 501, internet, sms, dictionary, eVERYTHING EXCEPT calling!! When you call someone it sounds like a malfunctioning robot in a sandstorm on a remote planet... really sad they put such lousy microphones in that thing... The gsm itselfs is really good in design and flexibility and menu-lay out and so... but you can't talk to somebody else without loosing 85% of your voice into noise and buffer fragmentation. This gsm is absolutely a no-buy!!!!!