Alcatel Pop 4 €50 from Tesco - unlocked

digitaldr

Just picked up an Alcatel Pop 4 to use as a spare phone. Only €50 (was €100) from Tesco mobile and is unlocked. It's obviously not flagship quality but seems very good for the price - 5 inch 720p screen which would be very rare at this price point. Only 8gb but supports microSD. Needless to say camera is a bit sh*t!

me_irl

Here's the link for anyone interested.

https://www.tescomobile.ie/phone-details/364/Alcatel-Pop-4?prepay=1

digitaldr

Thanks - can't believe I forgot the link

Atlantic Dawn

Decent battery too in it for the price, 2500 mAh.

RobbingBandit

Anyone know if these are in store too?

clairek6

I've seen these in store. Are all Tesco mobiles unlocked? Looking at buying the moto g there

digitaldr

Picked one up yesterday in Jervis street. Memory is a bit tight 5gb used with OS and uninstallable alcatel apps (can take a microSD though) but grand as a spare phone. Not sure if all Tesco mobile phones are unlocked - the original Moto G I bought years ago wasn't.

RobbingBandit

Gonna try Jervis now

digitaldr

You've actually got to go customer services in Tesco store in the basement rather than the kiosk. They didn't have in the drawer under the till - she had to call the guy who deals with mobiles.

RobbingBandit

Thanks for thst

RobbingBandit

All gone in Jervis 6 people ahead of me in queue half hour ago got last 3 on the way to santry now in search of one

digitaldr

Not sure if Tesco parnell st do mobiles? There's also Clearwater and Phibsboro

RobbingBandit

Parnell sold out too guess these went fast always the hazard of putting an alert up on here most dont thank they Just take

digitaldr

Good luck. Not sure if the Tesco metros do them - there's a few in town Camden st, Temple Bar and Cork st off the top of my head

long_b

RobbingBandit wrote: »

most dont thank they Just take

said RobbingBandit

digitaldr

You could always buy online

RobbingBandit

long_b wrote: »

said RobbingBandit

Sad that bargain alerts has become a troll's nest, reported

RobbingBandit

Lots of pop 4 plus and very rude staff in the stores I've been to so far just want a cheap phone for pokemon go.

cathalj

An agent on Tesco mobile live-chat told me all phones sold by them are locked to their network. Best check this out before buying if you plan on using another Sim.

long_b

RobbingBandit wrote: »

Sad that bargain alerts has become a troll's nest, reported

It was just a pun on your user ID.
Which you seem to have missed.

EDIT Exactly like you yourself did here http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056892797/320/#post104303460

digitaldr

I tried my Vodafone sim in it - works grand calls data and texts

RobbingBandit

long_b wrote: »

It was just a pun on your user ID.
Which you seem to have missed.

EDIT Exactly like you yourself did here http://touch.boards.ie/thread/2056892797/320/#post104303460

Time and place which is not here.

TheDriver

stop the crap lads, ba chat only. It is what it is

RobbingBandit

Got one in santry thanks for the tip

digitaldr

How do you find it?

RobbingBandit

Yeah it's a very good phone for the price I've been using an Alcatel pixi 4 for the past 15 months got if on special too in hmv when they closed this one is much better so far very happy with purchase. Stuck a meteor sim in it no prob too so both Vodafone and Meteor confirmation.

10green bottles

Somebody went blah about the camera? Is it 6.8mp on one of them? which dosn't seem so bad so why the blah?

TheDriver

The sensor is probably low grade. Its not just MP that you need to look at

RobbingBandit

The model is 5051x if anyone wants to look up the specs, it's a good phone for the price IMO.

manageit

€50 is OK but the POP4 is an awful phone. Big time lag on screen.

derra

Thanks for the heads up on this.

As soon as i installed this free camera app, it produced far better images.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=slide.camZoomFree&hl=en

Kristopherus

Out of stock online now.

clairek6

Got one at the weekend. Did anyone else's come with a Tesco sim and number? Mine is for a present so didn't want to set it up but it's for someone in Vodafone. I know previous posts said theirs was unlocked.

digitaldr

They all come with a Tesco SIM so should be fine.

Concerned Irishman

I was able to order online today at 1pm.

I received an "order completed" mail later.

Thanks OP.

RobbingBandit

Yes it had a tesco sim inside just pop it out and put in which ever you plan on using.

RobbingBandit

One tip the screen is extremely bright and sharp even on 25% to conserve your battery power.

whiteshorts

Deffo unlocked?

RobbingBandit

Yes for the most part as I've used a meteor sim in mine others have used Vodafone unsure on three or virgin or lycra, if anyone has used any of them can they confirm.

me_irl

Kristopherus wrote: »

Out of stock online now.

Concerned Irishman wrote: »

I was able to order online today at 1pm.

I received an "order completed" mail later.

Thanks OP.

Bit the bullet and picked one up.

It let me order online, money already taken out of my account but no confirmation email as yet!

Kristopherus

me_irl wrote: »

Bit the bullet and picked one up.

It let me order online, money already taken out of my account but no confirmation email as yet!

Tried the same just now. It let me order & I got the confirmation email almost immediately.

CitizenFloor

I needed a replacement due to a mishap with my Nexus 5X last week....

Just received my POP 4.....great value, seems decent enough for whatsapp & phonecalls etc. Wont be doing any on-the-fly video editing, but a nice phone as a burner, while I await the Pixel 2 or Essential Phone.

Would recommend for this price.

Picky owner

It's ok for an emergency,slow phone, memory fills up with a couple of apps, constantly have to clear storage.

kevthegaff

I can't use mobile data for some reason with Vodafone, anyone else?

CitizenFloor

kevthegaff wrote: »

I can't use mobile data for some reason with Vodafone, anyone else?

Happened mine too initially, until I updated the APN.....didnt have to do that for a long time with a smart phone. 4G working fine now.

http://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Other-Devices/Apn-settings/m-p/79172

me_irl

Picky owner wrote: »

It's ok for an emergency,slow phone, memory fills up with a couple of apps, constantly have to clear storage.

If you format the SD card as internal memory it should resolve this problem (a bit). But yeah, I'd love to root it and remove the crapware / google apps.

CitizenFloor

me_irl wrote: »

If you format the SD card as internal memory it should resolve this problem (a bit). But yeah, I'd love to root it and remove the crapware / google apps.

Are you aware of any custom ROMs?

me_irl

CitizenFloor wrote: »

Are you aware of any custom ROMs?

None so far unfortunately. I tried a quick search on XDA but didn't find anything. Am hesitant to use those "root" apps.

And a youtube search just brings back a load of Spanish results!

CitizenFloor

CitizenFloor wrote: »

Happened mine too initially, until I updated the APN.....didnt have to do that for a long time with a smart phone. 4G working fine now.

http://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Other-Devices/Apn-settings/m-p/79172

Specifically, I just added an APN....

APN: live.vodafone.ie
Username: dublin
Password: dublin

I didnt change anything else....

Zico !

me_irl wrote: »

If you format the SD card as internal memory it should resolve this problem (a bit). But yeah, I'd love to root it and remove the crapware / google apps.

howd ya do that

me_irl

Zico ! wrote: »

howd ya do that

Be sure to insert a blank SD card and choose "Internal Storage" when it picks it up. If you don't see the message, then you can go in to Settings - Storage and do it there.