Decent phone, nice features, cheap upgrade (Alcatel One Touch CLUB db)

Name: rsykes

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Product:	Alcatel One Touch CLUB db
Date:	03/01/01 (437 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, speakerphone

Disadvantages: Small display, unfriendly menus

I've just bought one of these as a present for my girlfriend from Virgin. 30 quid including the connection pack with a fivers worth of calls, which I consider to be an excellent price. Now I have to state that the phone will not be used on the Virgin (One2One) network, so I can't really comment on that, as it was bought with the express intention of using as an upgrade to her old Nokia 402 on Orange. So if anyone is thinking of doing this, I can recommend it. You have to write off to Virgin (address is i the box) and tell them the details about the phone - they then send you the codes to unlock it. This took (over the busy Christmas period) less than 2 weeks to get back to me. Once unlocked, it can then be used on any network.
Anyway, about the phone itself. The menus to me seem slightly less than user-friendly - you actually have to read the manual to get to grips with them, unlike Nokias for example. The screen is small compared to most modern phones - this makes reading SMS messages slightly more difficult than necesary. But the handsfree kit that comes with it is good, the desktop charger is lovely and the speakerphone function is very good. The battery life seems to be reasonable and the size of the phone is acceptable - not massive, but not in the Motorola 3690 category.
Overall I would recommend this to anyone who wants a cheap phone that works well.

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