Android Phone (Alcatel) with Front Camera, 30 Euro

confusedquark

Cheap androids with a front camera for skype are hard to come by. I've just ordered this from O2 for 30 quid (after getting a 20 quid discount for changing from another network - a one quid tesco sim works fine). It's 45 pounds on amazon.

http://www.o2online.ie/shop/view/product/ql_catalog/catdevice/ALPOP?tariffType=PAYG

Specs are otherwise decent for the price - not as good as the vodafone smart 3, but that doesn't have a front camera, so if that's a deal breaker, this is a decent option.

http://www.gsmarena.com/alcatel_one_touch_s'pop-5228.php

daytob

This has been 30 euros on tesco mobile for weeks.

m4rkiz

rather poor screen, isn't there a code for further 20% off o2 internet shop ( http://o2priority.ie/moments/Offer/Details/6103 )?
plus there is €12.00 cashback from fatcheese http://www.fatcheese.ie/cashback/o2-ireland/ making it something around €12

Akrasia

Every Alcatel phone I have ever seen or had any contact with has been a piece of crap.

I wouldn't bother with this to be honest, they're really unreliable and the quality is rubbish

This phone may have a front camera, But I doubt you'll be able to see anything through it. I wouldn't even be confident that it would be able to run skype very well.

My brother in law had a different version of the One Touch and it kept randomly breaking down. It was replaced 3 times and every phone developed a different problem.

It's not worth it

confusedquark

Arrived today, tried skype on it, and it worked half-ok - front camera's not very sensitive to light, and had to stand close enough to a light bulb to get my face to show up properly. The picture from the other end was coming through fine. You get what you pay for I guess, but it's still not bad for 30 quid. Otherwise fingers crossed about the reliability and how much mileage it gives.

I had a look on tesco mobile's website today and they've only got the lower spec T'pop for 40 quid, so I don't know if it was that one which had been 30 quid or this S'pop.

zom

Much better deal here if you like Alcatel phone (BUT NO FRONT CAMERA IF YOU NEED ONE):

http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones-and-plans/phones/pay-as-you-go/phone-details/vodafone-smart-3-black

Vodafone Smart 3 (Alcatel 975). Spec here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/vodafone_smart_iii_975-5464.php

It's €59.00 but you can have it €20 chepar if you move number (+ €20 from Fatcheese).

jellyboy

Akrasia wrote: »

Every Alcatel phone I have ever seen or had any contact with has been a piece of crap.

I wouldn't bother with this to be honest, they're really unreliable and the quality is rubbish

This phone may have a front camera, But I doubt you'll be able to see anything through it. I wouldn't even be confident that it would be able to run skype very well.

My brother in law had a different version of the One Touch and it kept randomly breaking down. It was replaced 3 times and every phone developed a different problem.

It's not worth it

This .. They shouldn't even be called phones
I found the dummy phones to work better than these phones

I have 2 in my drawer that are a reminder to think before I buy ...