Alcatel OT 535 - user opinions and reviews
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8.3
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8.3
- Anonymous
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yes u can use the OT535 as a GRPRS modem. but u need the pc suite to set up the connection. i've tried it and it worked without problems. i luv this phone!
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- 2003-10-30 09:45
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- Janto
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Can we use OT535 as GPRS modem for laptop?
Anyone try this?
TIA.
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- 2003-10-30 09:42
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- Geppeto
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ranjith, if you ask for the price, here it is 151€. it's about 170US$ or 90Pounds, i think...
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- 2003-10-30 06:55
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- Geppeto
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I forgot this.. Anyone has bougth the USB cable to connect the ot535 with the pc?? How much does it cost?? I've heard that i can transfer images and midi files to my mobile phone, but i'm not sure. is it true??
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- 2003-10-29 04:34
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- Geppeto
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Hello. I just bought my alcatel 535, and i think it is PERFECT!!!. I've read that some of you ask about in-fusio. Well, i live in spain, and with the most important company here (movistar), i can download games without any problem, and they work ok. Today i've downloaded a game called "IF Racing". It lasted just 2 minutes to download it, and it works.
(Sorry my english ;))
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- 2003-10-29 04:30
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- diamondus
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It's sorted by country, and if New-Zealand is not there, than you can't do anything. I think your service provider is not the same as in Australia... And if it's the same, it doesn't matter, as I said it's sorted by countries. (Vodafone offers that, but NOT in my country, Hungary...)
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- 2003-10-28 21:52
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- non_existence
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Oh no!!! :( anyway do any1 know which country or service provider supports in-fusio? is it possible to check to see which support in-fusio??
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- 2003-10-28 11:26
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- diamondus
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To download a game via In-Fusio, your service provider must support In-Fusio. If it doesn't, (it seems it doesn't), than you can't do anything.
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- 2003-10-22 00:47
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A huge problem has struck me!! When I'm trying to download a game onto my ot535, it doesn't work!! Can any1 tell me why that is?? (you know how the first time you need to send a sms to the country you are in, well, because there was no selection of the country I'm in (New Zealand), I chose instead Australia which is right next to New Zealand)
Be very happy if any1 can answer my problem! Thanks
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- 2003-10-21 12:51
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- joseph akapakuw
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i will like to purchase the set cos i like it and my daddy is using it and i want him to see it in my hand too ,to know that am using d same as he do .
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- 2003-10-14 02:45
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- Anonymous
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Would it hurt if you'd read at least the first page??? There is the answer.
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- 2003-10-14 02:01
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- Peter Sewanyana of W
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My OT535 works very well but what confuses is; when you set it to vibrate,it never rings like the Nokias .Why?
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- 2003-10-13 18:52
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- non_existence
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thanx 4 ur long (but informative) details on this cool phone! Cool, now I finally know how to download games. Can't express how happy I am right now!! :) :)
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- 2003-10-12 15:07
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- kadaku
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the ZOOM functionality depends on the language u are are using on ur phone. if it's english there is no need to zoom as the characters are already large enough to be read.
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- 2003-10-10 12:09
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- Sewanyana Peter
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I have a OT 535 in its mannual the word ZOOM apears but in the phone this function never exists. WHY?
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- 2003-10-09 17:18
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- diamondus
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Wow, kakadu, that was long, thanks... :) You can really download games from the my-onetouch wap-site? That'd be cool! Because there's no game writtem for in-fusio right now...
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- 2003-10-07 22:00
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- kadaku
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I decided to buy the OT535 as a replacement to my old but reliable Nokia 8210. I chose this model after carefully comparing and actually trying it with other competitor products in its class: Nokia 3100, Samsung C100 and Siemens M55. I'm not saying that these 3 products are inferior to OT535. It's just that I find this Alcatel phone better fit to my needs. Now to my review. I will not go to the technical details and specifications as you can find them here in GSMARENA. I will just tell you the features I like on this phone and perhaps, some criticisms as well.
The OT535 has about the same length as my 8210. Although it is a bit thicker, I would say it is sexier with its curvy design. The sides taper down to the keypad portion. The metallic aluminum faceplate gives it an elegant and classic look. I have got the unit with a blue face-plate.
MENU NAVIGATION
I can summarize it in one statement: Use the joystick, moron! This is all that you'll ever need to navigate majority of the menus in this phone. It's a 5-way directional joystick--left, right, up, down and press (to confirm your action). It's a real One-Touch concept unlike the old One-Touch models where it is only 3-directional. Although you have the left and right soft keys on the phone, their only use is when you are surfing via GPRS and when viewing MMS messages. Other than that, you just rely on the friendly joystick thus allowing you to operate the phone with only your thumb.
The menu presentation and structure, I would think is well thought out. Instead of giving you a long list of submenus and options, they are presented in tabs, windows-style. And each tab only presents a short list of options so as not to bore the user in browsing down a long list.
SCREEN DISPLAY
The phone has got a CSTN 4,096-color screen. Although it is low compared to the 65k offerred by Samsung C100, the large screen compensates for that as you can see images clearly in OT535. The phone activates a clock screensaver after a few seconds of inactivity. The exception is when you are composing an SMS and you leave it for a while. I think this is a good idea because you don't wanna start typing your SMS all over again.
PHONEBOOK
The phonebook or directory is organized into folders but presented in tabs as well. You have a separate tab for Simcard records (where all phone records from the SIM are kept), the General tab (which contains all the records from the phone's memory) and the Personal and Professional tabs where you can assign items from the General tab. Plus you can add your own folders if you want. This is the phone's way of allowing the user to create his own groups. Once set, you can assign ring tones to each directory and perform other actions on each item on the chosen directory such as View, Modify, Assign Image (for call identification), Classify (copy),Transfer (via IR), Write Msg,etc.
The OT535 can store up to 800 phone numbers and you can assign multiple numbers under one name as well such as main, work, home, mobile, fax, pager, and other. You can also store email address, snail-mail address, personal notes (up to 4 tabs) and notes. That's a lot of information for one item. The phone supports the vCard standard so receiving business cards with other devices that support this feature like Nokia,Sony Ericsson and most PDAs is no problem. Exchanging this information with the phone's IR port is supported as well. Transferring all my contacts from my Nokia 8210 via IR worked without any problem. Synchronizing the phonebook with MS Outlook and Lotus Notes is possible with the supplied PC Suite.
SMS
A phone has got to be user-friendly and fast on the response with this feature in order to get my nod as a Nokia user. I'm happy to say that OT535 passed my standards as a Nokia user. I tried typing as fast as I could and the phone did not jam and was able to catch up with my typing. Cool! The only adjustment I have to make is that the space key is on the 1 key and the period (.) key is on the 0 key.
There is also the T9 predictive text input if you want but I'm not comfortable using predictive text entry method. OT535 allows additional entries to its dictionary by the way. SMS messages can be stored in phone's memory by moving it to Archives (similar to a Siemens). SMS phone memory is dynamically shared with ring tones and MMS. AS of this writing, I already have 45 text messages in the Archives.
VOICE CALLS
Sound reception is good. It is crisp and clear. You can also use the speaker phone which I find very useful when driving. Its speaker is quite loud for a phone this size. Its even louder than my wife's Nokia 7650. Its mic is very good as well. The other party can hear my voice even if the phone is almost 2 feet away from me (which is precisely how a speaker phone should be used!).
CUSTOMIZATION
The phone was designed with this in mind. You can add ringtones if you want. The phone supports WAV, midi, amr, imy tones. But actually any tone can be used on this phone because of its recorder function. I tried recording Craig David's What's Ur Flava from my stereo and tested playing it on OT535. This phone rocks! I would say that OT535's polyphonic capability has a lot more bass in it. I can feel the phone thumping! The PC Suite also comes with an MP3-to-WAV converter. So using your favorite MP3 as ringtone is no problem.
A color screen phone is useless without images and OT535 does not run short of this. You can choose anything from the stored images as your wallpaper. More images are in the PC Suite and the MY One Touch wapsite. Images, as stated above, can be assigned on each contact to serve as a caller ID.
The phone also supports different themes (called here as Atmosphere). Menu colors can be changed as well.
Speed dial and menu shortcuts can be assigned on the numeric keys. The key on the top of the screen can have assigned functions as well. The phone's voice-command features allows you to call up functions.
OTHER FEATURES
OT535 supports GPRS(Class 10), WAP, complete MMS (image, audio, text) with slideshow, EMS, Polyphonic tunes and vCalendar to synchronize ToDo list with Outlook and allow appointment record exchange with most PDAs. A special feature unique to this phone is Voice MMS. It allows you to record up to 15 seconds of voice memo and send it via MMS. Very useful when you want to convey emotion which is not possible in a normal text message.
The OT535 also has two built in games which can be played Gameboy-style using the joystick and the 'action/shoot' key on top of the screen. You just need to rotate the phone sideways to play each game. Additional downloads are available on My OneTouch website.
CONCLUSION
For its price, in the same range as Siemens M55, Samsung C100 and Nokia 3100, Alcatel OT535, I think, can compete in terms of features and phone design. To those who want to try something different, I would say the OT535 is worth checking out.
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- 2003-10-07 10:16
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