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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

  • Ease of Use

    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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  • Cons mentioned:
    Memory

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    good basic smartphone for the money

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

    Not a fancy phone but it does the jobs it is is supposed to do without hesitation. You need to use a micro SD card to store pictures and other large data files as only 4GB of the 8GB internal memory is left for user.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone for out mom

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

    My mother was wanting something newer then her flip phone but not an iPhone. This one is perfect. But the way to answe a call is tricky because you have to swipe the dots on the screen and sometimes it doesn't work

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nice phone for the price

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

    Great phone at a great price. Not bad for a smartphone. Works great for both a primary or backup device. Runs apps and everything that I need it for. Only con is that the camera doesn't focus well in in-app use.

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

    Great smart phone for the money.

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

    This phone is great for a beginner or someone who doesn't use it all day. This phone is carried daily by my autistic son. My family has a regular AT&T plan with iPhones, but we bought this pay as u go phone strictly for emergency use easily and affordably replaced if broken. We would be able to track my son if he were to wander off. Praying we never have to do so, but peace of mind in case. I am not thrilled with the battery life. I am careful to make sure my son leaves daily with a fully charged battery. Just being turned on with no use, battery life is between 60 & 70% after school hours. The wifi is very good and can internet browse with ease. We haven't downloaded many apps as it is not the intended use for the phone.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great little phone

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

    I purchased this as a back up phone .. I mean it's not bad to use if something happen... heck you could use this for a lids to play games on or even just play Netflix movies to your chromecast ...works well

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Excellent for the price.

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

    I got this smartphone for less than $10.00 for the Black Friday sale. It's wi-fi compatible. Works great by my bedside for Roku remote, etc. This smartphone gets the job done, without breaking the wallet.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    a good buy

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

    I bought this cellphone on sale. I'm satisfied with the phone for my purposes as wasn't looking for something with a great camera or an IPS screen. The screen while not IPS still looked good to me.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good phone for talk, text & chatting.

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

    I bought this phone on thanks giving. Phone looks okay. If you are high-end phone user you don't like the touch screen of this phone. Battery backup is excellent. Overall good phone for best price.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good product for the price

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

    I bought this phone when it was on sale and it was a real bargain, especially considering it provided all of the basic smartphone features that I needed. Nothing fancy but right for the price!

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Best device for $20

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

    I have bought this device on sale. The device costs $20 on sale. I just want to use this device just for entertainment use only. Few things I have done with this device are. 1. I unlocked this device on ebay for just $3 2. I've used this device to listen FM radio(inbuilt app installed) 3. I've installed apps to watch online live TV 4. Installed app for watching TV shows and HD movies I have bought 2 device of same type since it was on sale. I would recommend any one who would like to buy great device for just $20

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great for the price point

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

    If you are looking for a great little smartphone for cheap,then buy it. great battery life and picture quality,and a desent camera.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    for a traveler

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

    we picked up this phone for my uncle grandfather visiting from overseas . it worked as needed for his needs. later that year my uncle used it on his visit . everything worked out fine.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Size

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great for beginners

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

    This is a basic phone that I like because it doesn't have too many bloat ware or unneeded software. It's size is perfect for me to watch Netflix and stream Spotify with games. Will recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Easy to use but limited

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

    The associate set up and walked through a few features. Seemed easy enough but there were a few things I wanted that were supposed to be available. Still, was decent purchase for my child to use for first time being away from home

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Perfect for pre-teens

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

    I purchased this phone for my 11 year old to see if he could keep up with a phone. He hasn't had any complaints the battery life is great and he is able to play all his games on it.

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

    work good for spare phone

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

    a good phone as a spare phone, unlocked after i get it, and i can use it in China while i was traveling there. there is a boot loader unlock already, but did not find any android 7 rom for this phone.

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

    Great entry stater phone.

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

    I was traveling and my phone broke so I purchased this and to my surprise it was like the little giant and surpassed my expectations. I would recommend it for a great starter and keeper phone really.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Pretty good phone considering the price.

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

    This is a pretty good phone for what I need. I kept dropping my phones and breaking them so instead of another $700 phone I bought this. It has worked fine so far no complaints.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Price
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    Speed

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Back up phone

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

    It works, nothing too complain about it. It's obviously not as fast as the more expensive phones but it does the basics.

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great phone when you’re in a bind

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

    I gots this phone to last me a few months until I got my new iPhone and it is a little weird going to an android but it’s good when you just need something cheap

    I would recommend this to a friend