By Jon BrunsonPosted Tuesday 7th August 2007 14:13 GMT
No need for a cheap phone to look ugly!
I bought a Moto F3 as a temp. phone while my XDA got fixed, and it's was lovely! People kept thinking I had the latest & greatest Moto phone, but it was a cheapo £15 job, ha!
And as a result I went out and bought one - I was in the market for a cheap secondary, and I agree with Jon Brunson above - it is pretty good, looks a darned sight better than this Alcatel lump.
Its got an e-ink screen so can be seen in bright sunlight, has a dim backlight which is sufficient for night time, u can make calls and texts and nothing else, and is really thin.
Minimalism is great in certain circumstances.
My only criticism is that it has a lousy user interface, its not in any way intuitive, but is fine when u get used to it.
It was even designed for use in third world or developing countries, so they designed it cheaply but effectively and sell it at the right price.
So people - get a motorola F3 instead of this Alcatel!!
By Anonymous CowardPosted Wednesday 8th August 2007 11:07 GMT
Finally, a mobile WITHOUT a camera! As a worker in a nuclear power plant, I will finally be able to take a mobile to the office building! The last one that I could wouldn't fit in my briefcase!
It is just perfect! All the features I will eventually use! People want phones thats take pictures, cameras that record movies, what is next, camcorders that can build clay models out of what they recorded?
USB charger and a screen fit for sunlight would make it great... wait.... isn't it the Moto F3 mentioned above? Too bad the F3 misses a calculator...
By JeffyPoohPosted Wednesday 8th August 2007 12:24 GMT
Just earlier today we bought a Noka 1110i (not locked, no contract, choose any SIM) for 1750 Philippine pesos (about 18.90 pounds). There were cheaper options as low as PP1350 (about 14.58 pounds).
We bought it simply for one month local txt and calls to avoid roaming charges if we used our North American phones here.
Comments on: Alcatel unveils mobile phone under £20
Great! #
By Nick Pettefar Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 14:08 GMT
Not as sexy as the F3 though... #
By Jon Brunson Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 14:13 GMT
Sweet! #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 14:47 GMT
What I really want is... #
By JimP Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 15:31 GMT
CDMA please #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 17:07 GMT
So where is the 'Motorola unveils mobile phone under £20' article? The F3. #
By Stu Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 18:33 GMT
USB charger #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 18:44 GMT
Picky #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 21:47 GMT
Subsidy? #
By Rich Posted Tuesday 7th August 2007 23:42 GMT
Still over-specced #
By David Cantrell Posted Wednesday 8th August 2007 10:16 GMT
This will sell faster than iPhone! #
By Anonymous Coward Posted Wednesday 8th August 2007 11:07 GMT
Cheaper at Netto #
By andy gibson Posted Wednesday 8th August 2007 11:23 GMT
Been there, done that. #
By JeffyPooh Posted Wednesday 8th August 2007 12:24 GMT