Test report and technical data Alcatel One Touch View db
Alcatel One Touch View db - a mediocre hand phone!
Plus of the Alcatel One Touch View db: the Alcatel One Touch View db is cheap, well finished and robust
Minus of the Alcatel One Touch View db: unsatisfying instructions manual
First of all I want to say that when it comes to making calls the Alcatel One Touch View db does a good job, but the extras of the Alcatel One Touch View db could have been more.
What can be said about the Alcatel One Touch View db in general is that it has a small but well-structured display which has a gold/brown background illumination. The keypad of the Alcatel One Touch View db stands out positively; it's comfortable to use because you don't slip, you don't have to use toggle switches and there are no contact-problems.
I sometimes drop hand phones, and the Alcatel One Touch View db has proven its robustness; even I haven't managed to break it yet. Also using the Alcatel One Touch View db in the rain won't damage it, sadly not the case with other models.
Quality if reception and transmission of the Alcatel One Touch View db are very good.
The phone book of the Alcatel One Touch View db is well equipped and important numbers can be set as one-touch dial numbers of the Alcatel One Touch View db, which saves you a lot of time and trouble searching for the number, unlike other models.
Unfortunately there are a few negative aspects to the Alcatel One Touch View db as well. When using the hands-free function of the Alcatel One Touch View db you have to expect that the person you are talking only understands chunks of what you say.
Also the battery of the Alcatel One Touch View db could be better; the standby time is only about 2 days even without using it a lot.
If you're looking for a slender, elegant mobile the Alcatel One Touch View db is not recommendable, because the Alcatel One Touch View db is rather thick with its 3 cm. Although the possibility to power the Alcatel One Touch View db with regular alkaline batteries is very helpful in emergencies, they won't last longer than a day if you make a few calls.
The instructions manual of the Alcatel One Touch View db is pretty worthless, because the descriptions are only partly helpful. The explanations concerning SMS and W@P are too short and superficial.
You can only type capital letters with the Alcatel One Touch View db, small letters would have been be a useful extra. And, compared to other models, the Alcatel One Touch View db really has the smallest space for text that I know of.
If you want to use the W@P-function of the Alcatel One Touch View db you have to keep in mind that it will always dial up by itself for the configuration. Of course you can hang up and set up the parameters of the Alcatel One Touch View db yourself, but due to the one-minute-pulse the money is already gone. Operating the W@P-function of the Alcatel One Touch View db is generally very difficult, but that's the case with other models, too.
The menu structure of the Alcatel One Touch View db is actually pretty good, except for the high risk of accidentally logging on to the net with the Alcatel One Touch View db.
I would be glad if I have helped anyone with my report about the Alcatel One Touch View db.
Test report of the Alcatel One Touch View db:
Technical features: ++
Quality of reception: +++
User-friendliness: ++
Standby time: ++
Design: ++
Instructions manual: +
Value for money: ++
Overall result: ++
++++/excellent, +++/good, ++/satisfactory, +/unsatisfactory
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