alcatel OT-800 One Touch CHROME

  • Released 2009, August
    102g, 13.9mm thickness
    Feature phone
    20MB storage, microSD slot
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  • 2.2"
    320x240 pixels
  • 2MP
    Video recorder
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  • 850mAh
    Li-Ion

alcatel OT-800 One Touch CHROME - Specs

Network Technology GSM
2G bands GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
GPRS Class 12
EDGE Class 12
Launch Announced 2009, August. Released 2009, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 111 x 58.2 x 13.9 mm (4.37 x 2.29 x 0.55 in)
Weight 102 g (3.60 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Display Type TFT, 256K colors
Size 2.2 inches, 15.0 cm2 (~23.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~182 ppi density)
 G-sensor
Widgets
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 4 GB (dedicated slot)
Phonebook 800 entries, Photocall
Call records Yes
Internal 20MB
Main Camera Single 2 MP
Video Yes
Selfie camera   No
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
Comms WLAN No
Bluetooth 2.0, A2DP
GPS No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS
USB 2.0
Features Sensors
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, IM
Browser WAP 2.0 / xHTML (Opera mini)
Games 2
Java Yes, MIDP 2.0
 MP3/MP4 player
Organizer
Calculator
Voice memo/dial
Predictive text input
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 850 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 450 h
Talk time Up to 9 h
Music play Up to 35 h
Misc Colors Pink, Blue, White
SAR EU 1.08 W/kg (head)    

alcatel OT-800 One Touch CHROME - User Reviews

  • Are you sure that is chrome because it looks like plastic (like with all other feature phones)

  • Why is there no feature phones released in 2018 that use the same materials as this phone?

  • what can i do for it to give me sound on the aplications and games i would have downloaded

  • how can i download movies on this phone?

  • What are the places that I can buy Alcatel OT800 housing in sri lanka ?

  • It can work with 8gb card, if card is partitioned, so it show two drives of 4gb. Card needs to be partitioned in the computer.

  • can anyone tel me this phone's security code.

  • The specs of the phone says that it can facilitate to a maximum of 4 gb, why do you think it would work with a 8gb card?????

  • How can i download games and applications?

  • hey the screen of my ot800 is nt functioning when ever i switch on the phone it shows lightblue,where can i get da screen in nigeria

  • hi i nees get battary and housing OT 800 phone ware can ge in sri lanka

  • my phone does not give the option 'allow' to read, write userinfo and all the other permissions for all the java applications i have downloaded. somebody help please

  • Hi vicky i have the same problem with my phone as you also low volume is a problem alse any ideas

  • You can download games just go to umnet. Com and they download to your phone. google it :)

  • any safaricom shop

  • For some reason my Facebook won't work all it says is can't login at moment. I've reset my phone, gone through java setting but it still doesn't work. Can anyone help?

  • the phone is generally good for other things but not internet sound quality, radio, graphics.But internet!

  • hello where can i get an ALCATEL OT-800 One Touch CHROME housing (black in color)and an original battery

  • i have this phone but the earspeaker volume is too weak !! i completly hear nothing when I'm taking to somebody . can anyone help me to fix this problem. Is that hardware issue ?

  • how do i put lyrics in my music player?

  • hey i want to know if you can use a prepaid card

  • why can i not get on to the internet on this phone?

  • Why are all these phones in the market though???????????????? its all totally useless

  • search for Alcatel OT-800 One Touch Tribe Softwares to easily browse for games/applications fitted to the phone. i love Alcatel OT-800 One Touch! :)

  • I Have an 8g memory card and just over 1000 songs but it says on my music player i cant have more than 1000 songs why is this? can i get a better mp3 player installed?

  • I Have an 8g memory card and just over 1000 songs but it says on my music player i cant have more than 1000 songs why is this? can i get a better mp3 player installed?

  • where can i buy anatha keypad in nairobi

  • i realy want to have this phone can sombody say where i can buy it thanks!!

  • Hey How Much Is This Phone And What Network Can You Get It On In The Uk

  • got the same problem too. once u get a pair, inform me on where u got it from. bye

  • this is the 6th month am having this fon, and i aint complaining much. the bit that really turns me down is the fact that it cant support any sensible games and applications. the speakers however are superb, the scroll wheel so effective and oh, another thing... the motion sensor... y did u even add this as a feature to this phone? and the keypad rubs out so fast. anyone there, confused: Go Buy A Nokia !!! c3 exceeds its price by juz a few dollars, which u can afford!!!

  • am sorry but you cant download any games to utilize this feature... you only play those games provided and get used to that. this is not the phone for applications :(

  • hi, i have this mobile for a long time already. My back of this phone was crammed full of scratches. Well, my question ofdat anyone knows where I can buy a new back cover. For example, with a nice print on it or another color. excuse my language, but I'm from Holland. Sincerely, Butterfly

  • now i m using the alcatel ot-800 it a very sweet phone music volum net speed and very very very best his battery timing talk time and music play time is abslutaly good its a supporting a 4gb memory card and speed is okly thanx

  • hi i have OT-800 too,can you please tell me where can i find some games for the g sensor? thanks

  • yep in the "my friends" app and if you go to on your phone then you get it faster than the original app + it looks cooler

  • Does anyone know where i can get more headphones because mine have broken(smashed to bits)?

  • Go to setting/headset mode/ headset only

  • my daughter has this phone and she is connected to virgin but there is something wrong with the settings on the phone for the internet. do you have a book that gives them or does anyone know what they are. it's not a virgin problem because her sim works in a different mobile and connects to the internet ok. any ideas.

  • lovely phone.It has good internet opening speed,good picture quality even though 2mpx!i love its qwerty key board which is very friendly when typing,good display,quality sound,it has literally everything that keep a tech savvy person busy!The only small problem i have with is lack of many applications to install except java ones!Anybody with any idea of ideal applications to install??But lovely phone

  • e-mailed Alcatel themselves. They say:- When assigning different ringtones to different contacts in the \"phone directory\", phone directory will only save the ID, not ringtones. Therefore, it will not take up much phone space and has no max limit. We have tested 10 more, it runs well. Please try again. Has anybody done this? And can you get more than 2 ringtones working properly ?

  • Phone is trendy but it can't read pdf, m4i and ms office files. The possibility of plug and play minus installing first is the best feature on this phone, and that it uses a universal charger is great because I can charge it from almost any where.

  • does any1 know if you can assign more than 2 contacts with ringtones on the phone directory?? I've even had new software update and can only get 2 that rings with the tone i set for them. Its letting me assign tones but its not that tune when that contact calls me. Don't know if my phone is faulty or not. please help.

  • net is good nearly like Blackberry .. and Camera is good also

  • I have had this fone nearly a year and have found it to be excellent. I normally tend to favour Sony Ericsson, but since having this I dont look back! Camera isnt fab, and in the dark is worse, I have had the chrome version and the print on the keys has come off, but other than that I cannot fault it. nitially had a few probs with mms but this got sorted (don't ask me how). I have since bought 2 t-mobile vairy texts (which I havent used yet) but as they are virtualy the same fone, I will now have future fones the same as this one.....even if this 1 is no longer sold when it meets its fone maker! Battery life is good, speaker fone is great, bluetooth speed fast......and loads of people think its a blackberry...so you can even get away with a hint of posing hehe! Hope this is helpful (my alcatel was £50, but vairy txt is £30) as DD (oh orange one) would say: 'cheap as chips!'

  • Dude give it a chance youve had the Flippin phone for 3 Days!!

  • Hi just wanted to ask do get free facebook on this mobile because i'm thinkin of buying it.thanks n plz asw!

  • i have this phone and it is really cool, stop complaining about it and read the freaking manual before complaining about it. If you wanted WI-FI and 3G remove more money and stop being cheap.

  • i own this mobile phone for about a month from now and it is really excelent, the camera is pretty good although it is 2 mpx , it is really good, the phone looks are really good, just like a blackberry, the speed of the phone is excelent no lags , when opening menus , or accesing anything on the phone, java suport great loads and loads of aplications for it, the music player is very good, it has everything you need...the memory of the phone is only 20 mb so i recomend buying a micro sd card...so did i...the internet is pretty good, but it could have got 3g hsdpa....or even wi fi...but for the price...gprs..and edge are pretty good...you get opera browser preinstaled and it is phenomenal...the keyboard on the phone is excelent the keys are big enough to write...the screen is beatifull all the pictures look so sharp...email support of course :) ...and the simple scrool wheel is excelent...battery life is about 3-4 days with constant use...talking sound qualitiy is excelent...really has everything a basic man needs...from internet...to music...to instalable aplications..games...perfect...oh and it has a g sensor so you get really cool games to play....buy this phone and enyoy it...i bought it and i am enyoing every moment when using it...bye!

  • how does one keep the widgets to show on the display without clickin on the scroll wheel

  • how can i use ebuddy or any chatting software? & how can i read my pdf file? ans plz...

  • of course NO...

  • No you don't. You only have to unlock the phone and press the middle key and you'll see the message.

  • Can I Download a WiFi from internert somehow and put it in the phone??? pls

  • Between this phone and the Alcatel Tribe which is better and which has the fastest internet?

  • type a phone store into google and try and find it in a phone store is your best bet

  • no

  • i got mine from carphone where house for £55.99

  • i haave this phone,it's aload of rubbish i hate it ive had it for 3 days now my contract is getting canceled next week so i can get a blackberry i would NOT consider this for any one

  • hey in thinking of getting this phone but i want to no how good the IM is and the picture quality whilst browsing the internet Thanx :)

  • the phone is good though i have a few problems with it. one is i cant pause a song n go to another song , cause it stops n starts from the start n two is the user interface, that should be hugely improved. Out of ten, i give it a 6

  • hey i have a problem with my alcatel OT 808. i cant use the internet..i bought my phone in london and now i am back in munich. this phone is without contract i got a german prepaid card. everytime i want to use the internet i get the information: HOST not found..but i dont understand it and i dont now what to do..can anyone help me?

  • Is there anywere that you can get songs for this phone?

  • hey mine came with a cd but you can go to this site: global home alcatel mobile phones choose your phone press downloads &then download also update from there

  • can you install SKYPE on this phone?

  • you need to get a memory card ive got a 1gb and i got over 150 songs and still loads of room left :) .

  • put in a mirco sd in my alcatel chrome and it want turn on it like the battery is but i have charge it all day

  • my internet doesnt do it

  • Just thought I'd mention that I was having trouble connecting to 'facebook' with my Alcatel One Touch Tribe. I read one of the posts on here about going into my 'internet settings' then my 'Service Message Setting' & switch the 'SL setting' to 'Without Confirm' & I've been able to connect with no problem. The post also suggested I download 'Snaptu' to the phone which I did but had trouble getting it to connect, but once I went into my 'Java Settings' & changed the connection from 'Web 1' to 'Web 2' I could connect with no trouble. Just thought I'd mention how much an earlier post helped me out. ;-) I REALLY LOVE this phone & the 'Snaptu' is REALLY GREAT 2! Thanx to some1 who posted about all this earlier my phone is working out great!

  • Also.. THANK YOU for the Snaptu suggestion. Took me a second 2 get it to work (just had to switch my Java connection from 'Web 1' to 'Web 2') It is GREAT. Wonderful suggestion. Just wanted to let you know how much your post helped me and hopefully others out! Thanx again! ;-)

  • Thank you sooooo MUCH!!! Your advice fixed my facebook problem! I turned off the SL & problem solved, I was able to connect with no problem at all! Thank you again for your post, it was exactly the answer I googled for..lol!! ;-)

  • You need to top up 15 pound

  • i do like the phone, but the bluetooth is a bit shocking! i can only have one song on my phone :(

  • good one my sis has it ! she s yet to complain abt it 2me ?

  • its a great phone! I love it :).but the only thing I don't like about this phone is the camera. 2mega pixels blah! I had before one phone with also 2mp but it bit the hell of this one. well it doesn't matter. another thing, I don't know whats wrong I activated internet and mms but there isnt the [E] icon and I can not surf on any web page. it says : host not found ... is there other settings I must set before I go online ... pls someone help me

  • its a great phone! I love it :).but the only thing I don't like about this phone is the camera. 2mega pixels blah! I had before one phone with also 2mp but it bit the hell of this one. well it doesn't matter. another thing, I don't know whats wrong I activated internet and mms but there isnt the [E] icon and I can not surf on any web page. it says : host not found ... is there other settings I must set before I go online ... pls someone help me

  • this is a great little phone, i keep swapping and changing to all sorts of other phones, including an iphone, but i keep coming back to this one, its reliable, easy to use and looks good, someone even asked me a while ago if it was a blackberry. it even reads my 8gb memory card (has a little trouble writing to it but i have another card that works fine in it so not a problem)

  • I love this phone coz of the g sensor itz mint, My bird thinks it the next best thing to sliced bread, love the vibration level to it comes in handy in the bedroom

  • Nah. Upset about that

  • isnt there supposed to be a cd?

  • I have this phone for two weeks now and I can say that I am very satisfied with its performance. I wasn't expecting much from it considering it is very cheap, but after using if for a week. I noticed that it surpassed my expectations. The features are very basic, I love the qwerty keyboard but they could improve on the camera. It's pretty dark when you aren't using the night mode. The memory card is also a great addition to the phone.

  • DOes this phone contain wi-fi?

  • why cant i download music from my computer can anyone help me solve this

  • Got the phone yesterday very pleased with it does eveything and more, very preety and sweet .

  • Hi! I have this phone, since a week ago! And is an excelent phone! It is very cheap, and it comes with everything that we need. The best on this phone is the camera! It is 2mp, but it seems to be 5mp!! If I could put a picture in this post, taken by mine, you will certain buy this phone! The speakers are very good too. In the music plr you can put a sound spectro, the info of the music, or the lirycs. It accepts all java software. The screen is HD(very good res). See pics here is like in a LED flat screen

  • thanks vivien! i do hope i get to have, like, a lot of lists and people in it... c",)

  • omg just broght the OT-800 One touch chrome and it is amazing no problems yet touch wood. i love it xx

  • I got this phone a few months ago and it does have group options which seem quite easy to formulate to me.

  • just bought OT800 but having problems sending emails...probably 'user error' but just comes up 'network error'. Could someone provide step by step idiot's guide to sending email.....and if I need to check/change anything in 'set upp. Many thanks

  • can someone help me, every time i get a message i click on the message and it says not available so i have to turn my phone of and on again, why ?

  • hi, i'm thinking of buying this mobile phone... my question is if this mobile has group messaging options? like, sending SMS to a particular group of people in your contacts? if so, is it easy to make a group list? up to how many lists and how many people per list? thank you so much in advance...

  • try to re-plug the ears

  • My headphones stopped working. When I plug them in my phone, they don't get recognized and the music keeps playing over the speaker..How do I fix this? Can someone please help me.. Thank you!

  • I bought this phone about a month ago & it's brilliant! I can't sing it's praises enough! This is a phone that is truly value for money without costing the earth. I purchased mine from Virgin Media & haven't looked back.

  • How do you restart this thing !!!

  • I have had this phone for about 2 months now and it's great but I was wondering can you save your text messages? I always have messages that I want to save but I don't know if you can save them to this phone. Please Help.

  • i love this fone but hey why is there now software for it so i can put my pics on my laptop , am i doing something wrong .. plz help lol x

  • I love this phone! no, when u get a txt, unlock d screen or if no need, wen u see d envelope, press up so it gets highlightd in green, press the middle cursor button n u will go straight into the txt! just explore d phone properly n u will find loads of tings.

  • Heya, u just have to get Internet settings for the phone by ringn up ur network. Basically i bought mine on Ebay, the phone isnt here in Ireland, n vodafone said for me 2 try Internet settings they had for some othr Alcatel phones, on My vodafone website and they totally workd! Ive had this phone a few months and its absolutely fab, love it!! looks so stylish!

  • i just brought this phone and im used to having passwords but i cannot work out how do do it on this phone i also do not no the pins in the secruity settings how do i find them out

  • remove empty font from the name of the ringtones, so you can assign the ringtones

  • remove empty font from the name of the ringtones, so you can assign the ringtones

  • i think this phone is great i absolutely love it it is way better than my old blackberry because it was cheapeer with the same stuff on it,, only problem with it is it will not let me set up the internet and mms settings for it it just wont work does anyone know how to do it becuase its driving me mad and i need the internet x

  • 20 fps

  • i have recently purchased this phone and am havin trouble wi the id ringtones...i can get 2 to set but no more,, i there any limit to how many individual ringtones u can assign to ppl.....does any one no the way to do it... as nothting is in the little leaflet that came with the phone..????

  • could enyone tell me how i get the internet on the because i have put a code in the phone to get 6 months free internet and when i actually click on the internet it says host not found help please :)

  • Hi everyone :) i just bought this phone today and it's very nice! just one question: how should i set video format converting videos from youtube? 320x240? but how many fps?thanks!

  • i am in love with this phone x i love the look on it because i love these types of phones anyway but i really like the sound, its got a very loud speaker, the camera is 2 mp but i think its a good camera for taking standard pictures its easy to use and easy to type on as it is a QWERTY keybord, the only problem is that when you type sometimes in the day you cant see the letters well because the light shining through the letters is bright but i turn the light off in the day x its a comfortable phone to handle and its cheap x i think its brilliant you should definatly buy this phone x

  • to view your pdf

  • Some comments. I'm very happy with this phone, nice roaming, nice screen, nice sound, very cheap, i'm very happy. Problems: i have a little problem with keyboard keys color. The agenda accept only few appointments, anyone have the same problem? Paolo

  • just push the middle button when you unlock your phone and the message will open.

  • I now it sound stupid but i can find the smiley faces for text message.Can anyone help me?

  • Com Port is basicly the connection port your computer uses when connecting the phone to your computer. When connecting the phone to the pc the option comes up on the phone to select com port. Hope this helps

  • Do not buy this phone. The only thing I really like about it so far is the design(very sweet design) and the QWERTY keyboard (maybe the interface and home screen too, but that's about it). Poor camera, poor sound, poor headphones, I need a pin or something to snap the SD card in place (can't do it with fingers). The battery quality is mediocre, 3 to 4 days with fair usage, some audio playback (2 hours a day at most). I had a really hard time with PC connectivity, although I sorted it out in the end. It is a fast phone though. Anyway in this price range I wish I bought something else.

  • please can anyone tell me how to download from the internet while browsing with the phone? it always shows 'large content from original server'

  • Try a blackberry cover, it should be ok. I also just got the OT808..great, unusual phone

  • Im also having trouble. how do i switch to COM PORT? i dont even know what that is but that is what it keeps telling me (??)

  • when on menu where is the phone memory or memory card and how can i get onto it to start copying??

  • you can download from internet :)

  • I bought this mobile and there is no word , excel , ppt pdf viewer

  • is there any chance someone can tell me if i can move the time round on the homescreen.. its jus in the waii none of my wallpapers look good cuz the time and date are in the way starting to get a headache plzz help

  • Hi, Did anyone have problems connecting ot-800 to his pc? I have installed the software over five times already and every time the programm can't see that my phone is plugd in. I also got the message that the modem was not compatible to my system (windows 7) I'm a bit out of options here...

  • Yes, lucas you can equally use the middle key to move and select items

  • Can anyone tell me how to move a track into a music folder?

  • no, it isn't touch screen I'm afraid but ti does have a qwerty keyboard (obviously lol) and it's cheaper than a touch screen. It's a bit like a half price balckberry.

  • hey, will probably get this phone in hot pink !! so happy !! I need to hear it though, should I get this or the alcatel OT 808 ? please leave suggestions, so far I'm more tempted toward this..... xx

  • Hi, this is also my only "problem" whit this phone.I like to hear a repeat ringtone aswell when I didn't hear it the first time. Did anyone answer your question???

  • hi does anyone know how to add a photo to a contact? it keeps saying "file too large" even to the pics i have taken with the phone?! thanks

  • I have had this phone since january and since then i have had nothing but problems and u cant even sell it anywhere either it has network errors and doesnt let u sent texts or recieve them the company cant even fix the phone cause the phone is terrible to have DONT BUY THIS PHONE !!!!!!!!!!!

  • hi how to download excel on this phone

  • I buy my alcatet ot 800 a few weeks ago and i was conected througth the mini opera and i leave him open o mini opera screen on my bag an the screen o the mini opera its no longer normal, i mean, it was in a horizontal way and now is vertical, how i fix that??? can enyone tell me plis??

  • just got this phone. great phone, no problems so far.someone was complaining about how to read a text without going into the message inbox. when you receive a message, press the down arrow once when phone is unlocked. the message that appears on the left of the screen will be highlighted, then you press the middle key to open the message. good luck

  • is it touch screen?

  • Hi, im looking for a case as well...preferably a flip one or a cover, but NOT a slip or wallet type thing. Has anyone found one? Thanks

  • is this phone support screen saver and annimation during on/off the phone.?

  • is this phone support screen saver and on/off animation.

  • I have this mobile phone, awesome phone no problems very easy to use and to get on facebook internet etc, rings loud so don't worry if your out shopping you will hear it! the only thing I don't like, is getting a sms the phone shows a small envelope so you know you have a new sms but you have to go into the menu so read it.. not like on a Nokia where you can just press the middle button and it opens the msg! NO you have to go into the menu then click on the envelope then click messages then scroll down to inbox and click and you finally get your sms (guess it's ok if you don't want other people to read your sms cos they won't know have to get it to read it lol)... also the hole where you connect your wall charger is the same hole you put in your head set so if it's going flat you can't listen to music while charging....

  • i recently got this phone and i have to say, its very good at everything! the browser is good, so is the quality in pictures and the battery lasts a long time. i would recommend this phone to anyone who is interested in buying it.

  • Not quite SO difficult, 'right? Download this file and transfer it to the CellPhone. Stuff with .jar xtension (xmpl: MIRO.jar) are installation files for our phones. You will be able to read PDF files. A bit slower but as long as it it worx - that's fine.

  • does not

  • Go to Facebook page and log-on with your PC. Then find ˇTry Facebook Mobileˇ and .... NEXT, NEXT, NEXT (^__^) Basicaly - on cell-phone , you need to log on with the mobile-number.

  • Hello, i'd like to buy this phone, but can somebody tell me if the phone repeats the melody for a incoming message? What I mean is that it repeats the melody every minute or every 2 minutes until the moment you read the message. Thanks!

  • Hiya, I have EXACTLY the same problem. I contacted O2 and I sent my phone back to where I bought it for repairs and I have just checked on their website and the phone only seems to be working with the networks Virgin Mobile, Vodafone and Talk Mobile. I'm going to give Vodafone a go. Fingers crossed this works! x

  • hi so can you really get free internet

  • I just got this phone and I thing it's great except it doesn't have wlan connection. And it's much cheaper than the other phones with the same design. Very good for texting with the keypad. Still it's brand new so I have no idea the battery how long does it last. Cheers :))

  • Hi have you solved this problem about access to facebook? I have this phone and exactly the same problem, its driving me nuts. I ve contacted O2 but there is nothing they can do because all they setting are correct as I can access everything else. If you know how to solve this give us a shout, many thanks

  • where the damn hell is the security code

  • nyc phone

  • does this phone have security code

  • No it doesn't have wifi

  • You can certainly use the button in the middle! That works fine.

  • hey all do any1 know how to get the internet on this phone on 02 plzzzzzzz help me iv been looking all day and had no luck thanks x

  • Hi im lucas I might buy this phone soon but i dont know if you can only move the curser/pointer thing by the wheel at the side, can you use that big button in the middle to move and select things??

  • hey im gonna buy a alcatel ot-800 from tesco next week but was wondering if it has wifi? if not can i get wifi atall? like a download ect plz comment bk as it would help me alot

  • Hi I have exactly the same problem! did you manage to sort it out??

  • My frend had an alcatel OT-800 one tribe, but they are both technacally the same thing. She texted 2710 and got 3months free internet.

  • Just connect the handset to the computer via the USB calbe and choose (Mass Storage), browse the memory card or phone memory and the do your copy session .

  • to use the internet u have to call ur network provider to send you the network settings i did that

  • Does anyone know if this phone work with windows Mobile?

  • does anyone know how to put photographs from this phone on to the computer , someone answer please?

  • hiya did ufind out how to get the internet working because iv got the same problem thanks

  • Hello there Anyone know how to read pdf files and open jar executable files on the alcatel ot 800 chrome? I have an ebook in txt, but the ones i really want to read are pdf or jar. And also games are in jar. Blenta didn't help to be honest, its not like s/he told us what the 'little' files were called specifically. Its been quite difficult to find on google. Thanks.

  • How do you get youtube/streaming to work? I've looked through all the posts here (and on other sites) but can't find anything that works. I've done the UPD low/high thing but I still cant get it to work. Is there any other setting that should be changed? Im on O2 and I've changed all my internet settings and so on to O2 monthly/postplay GPRS but the only thing that doesn't work is streaming videos. If anyone can help I would be very greatful.

  • Due to some personal issue that i need to resolve my customer assistance service was delayed and emails that have been sent to me have not been attended to. But I will soon be getting internet back up and running again on my own pc so I will get back to all the emails that have been sent to me, I promise! In the mean time keep sending me emails if you have troubles with Alcatel or any other questions. Send them to [email protected].

  • Anyone know where to get games for this phone?

  • www.mymobilesettings.com for all your GPRS and MMS settings. Any phone (just about) and all UK networks. Hope this helps x

  • Please Help im trying tto access facebook on phone with an o2 simplicity sim but just get certificate error message, ive checked the date n time, iv tried resetting the phone and i have o2post pay wap congfiguration installed. Please can anyone provide a step by step guide to allowing facebook access on this phone with o2 contract. Thanks

  • I have an Alcatel 800 on 02, but when I try to get on to the internet a message says GPRS not subscribed, when I called 02 they said I could download the settings from the Alcatel website, can't find them, anyone any ideas.

  • Thank you Blenta, did this programs help you? Is it proven and are you sure it will work on Alcatel tribe? Best regards

  • For pdf and word there are 2 little java programs for download, and they will read all-word_and_excel_viewer.jar and Mobile PDF Reader.jar Just google it.

  • i tried putiing in word doc. into the phone, but it doesnt appear..it only accepts *txt*. no excel, ppt ect..thats the bad thing about the phone !!!

  • I wanna ask something , can anyone tell me,can i view PDF and Word documents with OT-Tribe? I'd like to know that before i buy it? :-/ One more thing is this phone better then LG GW300? Your thoughts? Thank you. Knight Rider SOS ^^

  • Just got this phone five days ago and I love it as it is great to use and look at. I use it mainly for talking and texting. i waited for the initial battery charge to run down before giving it it's first full charge on a monday however on the wednesday the bar was half way for charge and I received and sent a text then the bar was empty but no warning sound.. I took it back to the catphone warehouse and I was given another battery as I thought the batterr life was too short. So, I am waiting to see. I have only spoken about twenty to thirty minutes in all and about 8 texts. Any info would be appreciated. Do I have to run down the battery a few times before it reaches full capacity and time of up to 9 hours? Avery one else happy with the battery? Thanks.

  • I ate my own words! good job GSMARENA..slightly slow but very complete results!

  • Hi all Since GSM Arena is always slow (or disinterested) in publishing news reports about smaller manufacturers (GSMARENA is still a great site though), here's the link to Mobile-Review, a Russian site, with the latest from Alcatel: It's in Russian still, so use Babelfish to translate..

  • I am already loving the idea of a budget Android! but the OT-880 is really funny looking though haha

  • Here is another nice phone from Alcatel which is currently approved by FCC. Check this link:

  • Alcatel is now making an android phone. Please click this link to view =>

  • what folder do you put the files into

  • Hi Mariana Since the CHROME and your OT-800A is basically the same thing other than the colour, I am guessing that your OT-800A can run those files too :)

  • Hi, My name is Mariana, i'm from México, i bougth a pink Alcatel OT800A on Telcel, I was looking something on line when i found the new version CROME and this version can open word, excel, ppt and pdf files. It's possible that muy alcatel can open this files too...??? I hope that you can help me, and sorry for my bad english.

  • It's ok folks, I managed to work out that I needed to scna the files after I had dropped music onto the mobile.

  • I am trying to put music on to the mobile from my computer, when I look at the 'removable disk' all the music is there, but I can not then find it on the mobile, it will be something easy I know, but I just can not find how to do it.

  • Hi i brought this phone two days ago, and im really happy with it. However I still cant manage to transfer pictures and musiv from my laptop to the phone. I put the usb port in and attach to phone i click on mass storage but nothing, it is not finding it on my laptop. I have installed the CD, but still nothing. Any suggestions?

  • This phone is amazin, hard to get my hands on one but now I have im so happy with it, once I get the email up and running im pretty confident it'll blow Blackberry away. Its weird getting use to the functions and the different names but once you do its plain sailing. TOP MARKS to Alcatel for such an amazing handset

  • this is a great phone it managed to get me away from Sony Erickson I've had 5 so far this does every thing they do but with a lot more class

  • how do u watch you tube vidz? mine keeps showing error message

  • Style awsom very worth the money good price i got it its awsome

  • the phone very nice, will someone explain to me step by step how to make youtube videos to load instead of error message?

  • The lock button To lock- press and hold the space bar To unlock press space bar and left softkey.

  • To Mr.Nel If you want to by this mobile from Dubai you can visit this site , in dubai Alfuttaium company is the main dealer for Alcatel mobile. You can contact mr.Panwar on 800mobiles.

  • Hello, did you manage to find a case? I'm also looking for one. There's black vinyl slip cases on ebay around £5 but I was hoping for something prettier (not pink!!)Let me know if you tracked down a decent case please.

  • How does this phone locks/unlocks keyboard?? Also opera runs fast?

  • where to buy this phone in dubai?

  • Please help!,I like 2 load music either from Windows Media Player or Internet,but having problems in knowing how 2 load on phone. Alcatel pc suite also loaded. Look forward to replies of help.

  • I can't find it too..maybe it's such a low-volume seller phone that the case makers aren't bothered.

  • Urm there are way too many comments on here from people who work for Alcatel;)

  • First of all thanks to all the nice reviews from the people that have the phone! Thank you for your enthousiasm and support, I hope the phone remain satisfactory. Should anyone have any questions about the Alcatel OT800 Tribe or Chrome or any Alcatel unit for that matter please email me on [email protected]. I can answer most questions that are of a technical nature. Should anyone have trouble setting up email, viewing YouTube or have trouble updating the firmware... email me also... on [email protected] and you will be helped.

  • Hi i love this phone! I cant get the email t set up it keeps saying incorrect server? The basic instructions dont help! could some one give me qa step by step guide please? Im on google mail ta X

  • Sorry, but further to my last question I am using an 02 monthly simplicity sim card. Dont know if this is relevant.

  • This is definitely the best phone I have owned. However, I am trying to download Snaptu (I am on 02) and I keep getting the information that it is 18+ restricted. Did anyone else have the same and do I have to phone 02 to get the restriction lifted? Many thanks for any help you can give.

  • Thanks for the tip about SNAPTU-just installed it, and agree, it is better than the built in applications. A must for anyone who has this phone!

  • Check the Java settings are set to Java Network O2 prepay. These are under the Java menu. I had this problem and doing this sorted it out. All the applications for some reason are set to Orange Pre pay! Hope this helps x

  • Can anyone help me at all? I changed my internet settings to O2 Pre Pay and the browser works fine, but Opera Mini still won't work, it just keeps telling me to contact my service provider for internet settings. Anyone else had this problem? And did you resolve it?

  • Just picked this up from Carphone Warehouse. Firstly, as said previously is you are on Virgin, O2 or Orange, you can do a prepay upgrade without having to buy any topup, and of course the handset it unlocked. Being Alcatel, I was a bit dubious, as having worked at CPW myself, i've seen Alcatel over the years and they were nothing to write home about until now. But, I have to say this phone is amazing for the money. Menu's are stylish and buttons are easy to type on. It does "feel" a bit light and cheap compared to a Blackberry, however everything it offers makes up for it. It didn't take long to get everything set up, although the settings that came through from O2 did screw up the browser settings, it put the homepage as the MMS homepage, which needed to be changed, and I kept getting an error when connecting to the browser on facebook, however disabling the SL in the settings cured this. I think the only bad thing I have to say about this phone is the facebook app itself. It's a bit basic and I had trouble leaving comments on facebook. My kids already use an excellent Java app called SNAPTU (just google it) this has various apps built into it like tv guide and weather and so on. Once installed I found this app to be better than the one built in. Email setup was a breeze, no issues, and again as people have said previously, even though it's not Wifi or 3G it does surf real fast for a 2G handset. (I'm on O2, top up £15 per month pay as you go, with unlimited texts and unlimited internet). All in all, a fabulous phone for the price, well recommended if you want a "blackberry" style phone.

  • after readying that brilliant review on here it help me make my mind up about this phone. i have to confess i am never happy with phones from dec 2008 to jan 2010 i have had no less then 11 phones all of which i have never really been happy with. and it was a vast aray of phones from nokia's, lg's samsung's and even smartphones like blackberry storm. put all that aside i was very tempted by the blackberry 8520 but didn't think it was worth £200. so i was waiting for a price drop. then the alcatel ot 800 was on carphone so i was lookin at that. after doing some serching and compairing they do all the same thing apart from wi-fi but if i had that i would only use it at home (no point in that) the camaras the same, both have music players both have a good source of app via differant sites (mobile9 getjar, j2me sites as well) ot 800 has a radio not on blackberry. they look very similar but i like the white of the alcatel tho, and also the ot 800 is way way easier to use you don't have silly menus hidding everything. AND IT WAS ONLY £50.... i have had the phone a few days now and can't stop taking it out to play with cus it looks really good. i have to say i have had 1 or 2 alcatels b4 and there were just cheap second phones not a main one. as BUT NOT THIS ONE it has really suprised me i really can't get over how GOOD it is!!!!!!! my advise to anyone considering getting this phone is go and play with it in the carphone. (if the have stock i had to go to 4 shops) and don't just pass it off because you think it'll be a cheap copy with cheap features its not. BRILL LITTLE PHONE LOVE IT

  • Ive tried that but there is no option of save. Im really confused.

  • can I put a lengthy text shopping list on this - I lose bits of paper!!!

  • If you mean voda have sent you the settings by text its just a case of opening up the text then options--save and thats it,,it may ask if you want to save as default settings just accept..

  • Does anyone know how to save internet mobile settings if you have a vodafone sim card?? thanks

  • Does anyone know how to save internet mobile settings if you have a vodafone sim card?? thanks

  • This is a follow up to my previous review. Considering this phone is not 3G it connects to the internet faster than a phone which does have it. Wonderful, wonderful. BUY IT.

  • This is the best phone I have ever owned (and I've owned some top of the range). Brilliant colour screen, loud ringtones and very easy to use. Maybe camera not exceptional but for a 2 megapixle still very clear. Looks good and nice size. Absolutely wonderful.

  • In the UK you can purchase it from Carphone Warehouse starting at £44.99 on Virgin up to £59.99 on O2. These prices are subject an initial top up of at least £10 on top of the price of the phone. Tesco Mobile also do the phone for (i think) £49.99, but it is locked to the Tesco Network, and they only have the tribe colours-black or pink. The white/chrome is only available at carphone warehouse.

  • Can you please tell me how much does the phone costs???, or a range of prices for this mobile phone please cause i realy want one...............

  • Don, can I ask where you got your case from? Was it CPWH? They didnt have any in mine....or will a blackberry case fit it? I saw a hard shell crystal blackberry case I like but not sure if it will fit. I have already chipped the front of the phone on the side of the central button! Whoops!

  • Thanks for all the lovely comments! I've never really reviewed before but I just figured that i'd review from a hands on experience, as I couldnt find a decent review myself when I looked before buying the phone. I also realised that most people associate Alactel with the £9.99 clam shell (myself included!) and assumed this phone would be a bit rubbish but people need to realise that this phone is actually fab! Just to update, IM is up and running no problems, and installed tiny twitter. Oh, and battery lasted from Sunday to Thursday-brilliant, especially with all my fiddling! My other half is so impressed he is hoping to get one this weekend, and he's a bit technology mad! Thanks for the link to the apps sites, i shall have a look later. Also, anyone who is having trouble setting up the phone, do contact the help guy who pops up on this thread, he is really helpful! :)

  • yes that long message help u mad my mind on choosin that phone cleary :) thanks

  • hi there i have just read your review on the phone as i was looking in to get one but wanted to do some research first. and this help me a lot. in answer to your q's abot apps and games mobile9.com is a free ssite with hundereds of phones and app i have looked on there and there a loads for this phone also getjar.com do really good stuff but this phones not supported there yet. hope this help.

  • I just like it when there are folks who are making real, unbiased, and practical reviews of the phones they are using, and not some idiot who drop in here and moan "no 3g, it sux"-type of "opinions".

  • The most fantastic post I've ever read from GSMARENA :)

  • Fantastic real life review well done..I put in earlier post about carfone sold out where i am but tuesday is delivery day so should get hold of one tommorrow..

  • Ok, well I bought this phone from the Carphone Warehouse on O2. First tip-if you are already on O2, you dont need to buy the top up normally required. Win! Anyway, but about myself. I am a 24 year old new mum. I use a phone mainly for texting, taking photos and MMS, with the odd facebook update. I was using a Samsung D900i, but thought it was time to update. I had used a Viewty, but hated it-touchscreen with a baby in the other hand is not easy! I had a Blackberry for a few days, I loved the phone, but was very disappointed that to use it properly on O2, you needed a contract with a BB bolt on. So got rid of that. I saw the Alcatel OT 800 on a whim, as I originally thought it was a blackberry. So I went away, read reviews, and then decided to give it a shot. For the price, you cant moan. And I have to say, I am pleasantly surprised. It is very similar to a Blackberry, but less 'business'. Exactly what I was looking for. The first thing I noticed was the aesthetic value of the menus. They don't just 'appear'. The fade in and out nicely, and when switching screens, it has a lovely 'flip' animation. And the picture viewer-WOW! Its just a really nice feature. Not what you would expect for a phone of this price. The camera, despite being only 2mpx, it is surprisingly clear. My last phone was 3mpx, but this phone actually seems better. Although that could just be the lovely big screen and resolution. One downside-there is no flash on the camera. I was a little disappointed by that, but hey ho. I actually managed to set the POP3 email up myself-no help from the technology mad other half-the phone is very simple. Tip number 2-go online for help with setting up a POP3 account. It is actually really easy, you just need the right settings depending on your email provider. I have managed to set up caller ID photos, but the one pain in the ar*e was I had to transfer all the numbers to the phone to be able to do so. And there isnt a mention of that in the manual. This phone is packed with lots of lovely applications-was very pleased to find a built in link to facebook, a pedometer, a hidden Java Sudoku application, IM capabilities-although i havent used this yet. There is a lovely weather application which can be set to very local areas. And as there is a motion sensor, there is a fun ball game. There is also a version of Opera mini-a mobile internet browser-pre installed into the phone. Not something you would expect for �60! Opera mini is fab, but i did have a little trouble setting up. If you buy this phone on O2, and have trouble using Opera, try this. Opera runs using Java. For some reason, all the Java, WAP and internet settings are preset to Orange pre pay. Make sure you set the settings for all of these to O2 pre pay, otherwise they wont work. This includes WAP. Another thing to remember is to make sure the date and time are set correctly otherwise the Java applications and Opera will not work. (Rookie mistake I made-accidently set the date to 2009-Duh!) The keyboard is nice to use-the buttons are quite small, but you get used to it very quickly. The tones are loud and clear. Only qualm I have with that, is that there aren't really any 'short' message tones built in. The vibrate is quite strong too. Alcatel are apparently renound for their colourful phones, and to be honest I am not that keen on the Chrome on the front-its asking to get destroyed by my son, and can imagine it chipping quite easily, so I am going to look into a cover. The pearlescent back to the phone is quite nice though. I do wish the tribe colours were available on O2-I really wanted a green one, but its no big deal. All in all, I am pretty impressed with the phone. I managed to set it all up, fully functioning, by myself. The handset is user friendly, and the menus, themes and icons are really nice and well thought out. It fits well in your palm, and is the ideal messaging phone. If you are to buy this phone though, I would make sure you are set to a plan which has free WAP/browser/data included, as I can imagine you would spend a lot of credit if you were to use the email/weather app/facebook/opera a lot. I am on the O2 plan where for �15 a month top up I get unlimited texts and 50MB data. I advise that plan if you are to buy this phone on O2. This phone really is the Blackberry for the everyday person. It is much nicer to use, and a fraction of the cost. Fair enough, it doesnt ahve WiFi nor 3G, but that is what you buy the higher end phones for. I definitely recommend this phone. I was very apprehensive at first, but have been very pleasantly surprised. Just a shame Alcatel isnt so well known in the UK-would be lovely to be able to download lots of apps-if you can and I have just been looking in the wrong place, please let me know! I hope this has helped, and I hope it has helped some people who may have had issues setting the phone up on O2.

  • wat is the problem?

  • This unit does NOT have voice dial. For more info and questions ask me on [email protected]

  • do any one know how to use voice dialing or set it up please as i am have a hard job working it out thanks

  • Please can someone explain the battery life with net browsing?

  • Does anyone want to tell me its video recording resolution ,,thanks..

  • At carfone its sold out so will have to wait till next year,,only a week or so..It looks like nokia e-series or a blacberry and cause its got java you can get it doing most things..10/10,,Good Luck to Alcatel..

  • Excellent value for money! nice to use and easy plus plenty of features for the price!! well done Alcatel!! think for once this company is on the right track! 10/10

  • Looks great, Feels great, and has all the things you get on a normal phone. Picked mine up at the carphone warehouse yesterday on O2 for �56. Only flaw is there is no wifi but thats what you pay extra for. Easy to text on and opera mini is great. Overall a fantastic phone for the tiny price tag the carphone warehouse are selling it at.

  • could never be better than a blackberry ..... cannot even be comapred to 1 ........ the alcatel looks gud but it isnt great

  • Just bought the phone and have to say for 50 quid what a bargain! Very clear screen and such a fun phone! Charlie! Loving the touchscreen and tomtom application, this is the New blackberry fused with an i-phone 3gs, i would have called it iAlchoberry!!

  • i got this phone as a christmas pressie i wanted a blackberry but after looking at the features i was very impressed does pretty much everything a blackberry does and looks gr8, but does anyone know how to set up voice dialling now sure, unless i am missing it in user guide

  • oh yea and i forgot a 2gb card included in the price too...!!! lol

  • I picked it up yesterday and my cousin picked up the blackberry 8520 as well....carephone wharehouse sold it @ 65 quid f(or the phone, 20 quid top up on orange, a sexi lookin case) on boxing day. compared to the 240 quid my cousin paid, it is a steal and man it looks good....esp the chrome finish blows ur mind...!!! Easy to use rather the most user frendly mobile brand after nokia...!!! love it....a must buy if ur looking for a gorgeous lookin phone for peanuts....esp the white one..!!! 5 stars alcatel

  • alcatel is currently at 109.95 but in new year expected to drop dramaticly

  • do you expect a BMW when you pay Hyundai prices? you just lack common-sense..

  • poor phone , no 3G

  • carphone warhouse will sell it for 49.99 then top up great news

  • hi me and my colleague, have been compering this to a blackberry 8520. after having a go on both phones the alcatel comes out better, and its only gunna be �50. so you would you spend �200 on the blackberry. It just has a better spec, the only i down side is no wifi. the blackberry has music keys but you dont buy a smart phone for music unless.........no cant think of a reason. i think alcatel have really done this time around.

  • How much is it ? the white one ?

  • carphonewarehouse 109.99 plus top up

  • Phone has QWERTZ-Keypad. You can use the letters ���� (First posibility: eZi [same as T9], second posibility: push the button twice (2xa = �, and so one...)

  • Oh - the phone is listed on the official Alcatel-Homepage, look:

  • Does the German version have a QWERTZ or a QWERTY keyboard? What about the support for Umlaute (����)? Thank you!

  • where is it gonna be available at???and is alcatel going to promote it cause its not on their official web-site yet

  • Got the phone now - very very good! Your's for 129 �uro in Germany.

  • Limited edition Tribe OT800. Yes you can watch video's on it and ofcourse record.

  • errrr not very

  • There's a camera and it can record/play videos.

  • can't watch movies on it? what about the camera, can you record videos?

  • how awesome does this look??

  • Alcatel innovation in the mobile phone industry

  • Specs are pretty good and the chrome appearance looks cool. Long music, talk, and standby time. Too bad no wifi.