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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 1177 reviews

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

  • Quality

    Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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84%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are positive about the price, ease of use, battery life, and size of the Alcatel Ideal 4G LTE Prepaid Cell Phone. They appreciate that it is affordable, user-friendly, has a long battery life, and is conveniently sized. However, customers are negative about the screen quality, limited memory, lack of a flash, and insufficient storage space. They find the screen to be of low quality, the memory to be insufficient, the absence of a flash to be inconvenient, and the storage capacity to be inadequate.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Backup phone, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great Starter phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For the price, it is a fantastic smart phone with great front and back camera.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Screen

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Better Than Thought

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This go phone actually surprised me. I thought it would be a poor choice; but it proved to be quite robust. I added a SD card of 32 gigabytes and it really performs well. The screen is a bit sensitive. You barely touch it and the icons or apps start up. Not good have as a but phone, as it will call any and everyone. With a case to cover the screen it is a real good deal for the money.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good deal - Alcatel Ideal 4G LTE

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good phone which is not expensive. It work well but the quality of screen could be better.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good starter smartphone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    As a disclaimer, I got this phone primarily to use as a music/media player so I'm not sure about the call quality. The sonics are more than adequate through the small on-ear Panasonic headphones that I use. Although this doesn't have a high def screen, everything is quite readable. This is a good value especially with the BestBuy Black Friday pricing and quick delivery through the USPS.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good phone to use an alternative, value for money easy to setup. not too slow

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product for the monehy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Doesn't have a flashlight and not the best camera but for someone like me who isn't constantly carrying and using the cellphone it's GREAT!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It's a bare bones smart phone. While it only had 8gig of storage I have to add an ad card to make it functional. The OS takes up over 4gig so an additional sd card is essential. The 5meg camera is fine. Opening email can be slow if it's an ad or something with lot's of pictures. But hey, the phone was 20 bucks. It functions, it was cheap and that's what I wanted.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Decent phone for the price. Bought it as a replacement phone and my husband has continued using it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    For the price-point you can't go wrong.

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    For a phone at this price point, you can't go wrong. Very much a capable device in 2017

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price
    Cons mentioned:
    Screen

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent phone in such a minimum price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent phone in such a minimum price, screen is not HD but its ok.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone and can't beat the price

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    Posted .
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great phone at a decent price! and easy to use excellent!!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Simply works

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great simple phone, battery holds very well , I like it so far

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Easy to use, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Easy to use. Great price. Good beginner smart phone.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good replacement android phone.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Needed a replacement for my teen. Just inserted my AT&T sim card, phone set up was easy. However, phone memory is small and easily fills up. Trying to transfer apps to SD card but it keeps saying it's full. Still 14 GB left. Will keep working on it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good New Phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was worried at first about ordering so cheap a phone, but I was surprised how we;ll this phone does the Job. I get the internet, email and clear conversation's . Nothing fancy but for the price, it is worth it. One complaint, it does not have a loud ringer, but again for the price that is a small price to pay.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    It is a smart phone

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A smart phone for this price, yes and it works perfectly with At&T.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    works well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    dose what its should, ok battery for now. good deal

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I got this phone at a very low price for black Friday. I bought it so my 3 and 6 year old could use it with our wifi since they always want mine or my husband's phone. The quality of this phone is very good the kids have drop it several times and still functioning properly. Very good phone and the price was amazing

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Backup phone, Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for the price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This smartphone is great for the price. Very fast processor, big screen, good camera, good battery life. I bought this phone to use as a security camera and it's been great. I highly recommend it if you're thinking of using it for that.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Speed

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great short time use

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The phone is very fast in the beginning but drops off after several months. It was only supposed to be a month or two but turned into six which might have been too long to expect for a value phone. Good for short time and after a reset was good again for a while.

    I would recommend this to a friend