Just choose your preferred sim .. total to pay £19.99. Not sure how many there are.
Overall Specification
Talk Time 12hrs(2G)/ 11hrs(3G)
Standby Time 473hrs(2G)/ 441hrs(3G)/ 196hrs(4G)
Dimensions 140.7 x 72.5 x 9.7mm
Weight 169g
Screen Size 5 inch
Internal Phone Memory RAM: 1GB Storage: 8GB
External Phone Memory MicroSD up to 32GB
Email Capability Yes
Operating System Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow
Charging USB charging cable only
Back Camera 5 MP
Front Camera 2 MP
HD Camera No
Video Capture Yes
Music Player Yes
FM Radio Yes
Data Connectivity Yes
Band Type GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900
Bluetooth Yes
Stereo Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
GPS Yes
3G/4G 4G
Type of Audio Connector 3.5mm
All comments (40)
AndyRoyd
20 Jan 17#1
Bought one last night. Currently zero obligation to buy with a top up, although the process suggests it is obligatory. If no top up is required, just select a SIM type (example: "Classic Pay As You Go") and when clicking "Select" no top up costs are added.
not a bad phone for £20 use mine as a backup phone
ashmac
20 Jan 17#8
clicked pay as go classic and got this
confirm I want my service to start as soon as I top up my sim (you'll still have 14 days to cancel, you'll just pay for what you've used)
- I have read the terms and conditions and checked my coverage
- If you've chosen a 4G package, additional terms apply.
this isnt a contract sim is it
rhyming_geek to ashmac
20 Jan 17#9
Well I didn't have to enter bank details for direct debit but any sale is a "contract" nor did I when I bought one when last available back mid-December - I think they would have produced a bill by now.
bertiebasset to ashmac
20 Jan 171#10
Nope, you should have noticed the total amount at checkout is only £19.99. (This is confirmed in the email you'll probably have received by now)
They do send out a SIM card with the phone but it's then your option to top it up or not.
Frankly, with unlocking only costing 99p, I'd doubt anyone would choose an O2 tariff!
ashmac
20 Jan 17#11
no they didnt ask for sort code ect just 12 digits n 3 number code
ashmac
20 Jan 17#12
thanks ..wife smashed her s7 and its off for repair so this will see her through
seaniboy
20 Jan 171#13
Got the 3G, Pixi 4 4" like new from o2 yesterday for £9.99 as a wifi hotspot - if this has better specs buy it, well worth the money imo, HEAT!.
thewongwing101
20 Jan 17#14
Thank you been meaning to look for something like that
edwi69
20 Jan 17#15
Sold out
tuna89
20 Jan 17#16
Just got one, thanks been looking for a phone for a while & this'll do great as a 'phone'.
Hoping it'll work with my GiffGaff sim... :s
little_green
20 Jan 17#17
Damn wanted to get this for mum but oos again
kevjosant to little_green
20 Jan 17#18
I've purchased 2 within the last 20 mins...I selected a £25/month tariff and it became available
bertiebasset to little_green
20 Jan 171#19
Worth bookmarking it and keeping an eye open. It's been back in stock since Wednesday, and likely to come back again, according to my local O2 shop staff.
Also this one https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/pixi4-4-like-new
only 3g but then only a tenner (plus 99p to unlock), which was available just before Christmas and again for a couple of days last week. Grabbed it in December and think it's a lovely little basic phone.
edwi69
20 Jan 17#20
They are all out of stock for home delivery
davening
20 Jan 17#21
Couldnt buy as it had one of my contact details wrong and couldnt change it. Anyone encountered that?
AndyRoyd to davening
20 Jan 171#22
I had similar issue; o2 website's address database appears to be poor. In a chat session with o2 I was told to create an o2 account prior to purchase using incorrect but acceptable-to-the-website contact details, then call o2 to correct the inaccuracies, then place an order online. Already lost interest ? Wouldn't blame you; far too much faff for a £20 mobile.
shadey12 to davening
20 Jan 172#26
i had this, used a different email and used my middle name instead of 1st, went through.
bertiebasset to davening
20 Jan 171#27
Same for me today. Despite having already set up an account and bought a phone last month, and my name and address showing up correctly after logging in, it wouldn't let me past that page (Your details incorrect).
Ended up having to buy it through their sales dept by phone...
Nightmare, kept cutting me off before completing sale, and every time I had to start all over again from the beginning (plus two of them told me point blank "we don't sell Alcatels", others "you mean Alcatel pop", one even "Never heard of that brand before, it's only my second day" after I spelled it out to him) but I wanted this phone A LOT having missed out last time.
These people made EE's CS look good!
Pity because the staff in my local O2 shop couldn't have been more knowledgeable and helpful when I visited.
galene
20 Jan 171#23
oos
danflorin3
20 Jan 171#24
not again..oooooooooooos
dannz
20 Jan 17#25
Looks like would be good as cctv unit. Screen not an issue, has camera and 4G.
faxmax
21 Jan 172#28
O2's website is awful to order from. Took me about 20 attempts, it would go into loops of requesting login then failing on the payment page.
sajjadashraf to faxmax
21 Jan 17#29
Same with me. unable to order.
sajjadashraf to faxmax
21 Jan 17#33
Same happened with me. Couldn't place order
seaniboy to faxmax
21 Jan 17#34
It's been doing such since the Genie days...it needs a complete overhaul the online store
bertiebasset
21 Jan 171#30
When I bought the Alcatel 4 4 the week before Xmas (their busiest time, you'd think?), it all went flawlessly at the first try.
The same process, this time trying to get this 4 5, took me 3 days on and off from Wednesday through till Friday.... nightmare!
davening to bertiebasset
21 Jan 17#31
After the third or fourth try last night and deleting my prev payg numbers, I thought as AndyRoyd discerned, it wasnt worth the hassle.
You got the Alcatel 4 4?
I got the Alcatel 4 4 from EE instead previously. How did you find yours?
davening
21 Jan 17#32
Sorry, have just read bertiebasset's appraisal "lovely little basic phone".
I found I could barely get it to play music as I set the micro sd as portable storage and ot adoptable storage as was not sure I could copy music across by the usb.
bertiebasset to davening
23 Jan 17#37
What do you expect for a tenner?
With the SD card fitted (finnicky!) I set it for "USB Storage" and a folder pops up on my desktop, already mounted, into which I can copy over any data I need.
I find the media volume and clarity, both on phones and speaker, very good indeed, better than with other, dearer phones I've owned, and can easily set my stored music as clear, loud ringtones, which wasn't always the case I found on others.
Great call quality and reception too.
I think, for the price, it's wonderful value, when I only really bought it for tethering, as a cheap option to a midi or dongle, to use the Asda Xmas bundle and the Three 24 GB deal.
Maybe I'm not used to any better? :stuck_out_tongue:
thewongwing101
21 Jan 17#35
Thank you worked for me as well :smiley:
winchman
23 Jan 17#36
I replaced my first one because the volume was lacking, bu it seems the next one is the same, pretty weak speaker, not a loud ringer.
winchman
23 Jan 17#38
Have you used any apps to increase volume?
bertiebasset
23 Jan 17#39
Nope, bog standard, except for running the firmware update when I first got it.
I should add I'm a deaf old b***** so a good volume and clarity of tone are important to me.
winchman
28 Feb 17#40
i've installed the MTK engineering app but there is no audio setting in the hardware menu, any ideas?
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Opening post
Overall Specification
Talk Time 12hrs(2G)/ 11hrs(3G)
Standby Time 473hrs(2G)/ 441hrs(3G)/ 196hrs(4G)
Dimensions 140.7 x 72.5 x 9.7mm
Weight 169g
Screen Size 5 inch
Internal Phone Memory RAM: 1GB Storage: 8GB
External Phone Memory MicroSD up to 32GB
Email Capability Yes
Operating System Android™ 6.0 Marshmallow
Charging USB charging cable only
Back Camera 5 MP
Front Camera 2 MP
HD Camera No
Video Capture Yes
Music Player Yes
FM Radio Yes
Data Connectivity Yes
Band Type GSM Quadband 850/900/1800/1900
Bluetooth Yes
Stereo Bluetooth Yes
Wi-Fi Yes
GPS Yes
3G/4G 4G
Type of Audio Connector 3.5mm
All comments (40)
Pros:
Very responsive
Plenty of storage
Only 99p to unlock
only £19.99 !
2% tcb
Cons:
awful screen with a terrible viewing angle and while you can turn down the brightness
the contrast is set way to high imo
Your suggested £39.99 price is the "New" price https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/pixi4-5/#contractType=payasyougo
confirm I want my service to start as soon as I top up my sim (you'll still have 14 days to cancel, you'll just pay for what you've used)
- I have read the terms and conditions and checked my coverage
- If you've chosen a 4G package, additional terms apply.
this isnt a contract sim is it
They do send out a SIM card with the phone but it's then your option to top it up or not.
Frankly, with unlocking only costing 99p, I'd doubt anyone would choose an O2 tariff!
Hoping it'll work with my GiffGaff sim... :s
Also this one
https://www.o2.co.uk/shop/phones/alcatel/pixi4-4-like-new
only 3g but then only a tenner (plus 99p to unlock), which was available just before Christmas and again for a couple of days last week. Grabbed it in December and think it's a lovely little basic phone.
Ended up having to buy it through their sales dept by phone...
Nightmare, kept cutting me off before completing sale, and every time I had to start all over again from the beginning (plus two of them told me point blank "we don't sell Alcatels", others "you mean Alcatel pop", one even "Never heard of that brand before, it's only my second day" after I spelled it out to him) but I wanted this phone A LOT having missed out last time.
These people made EE's CS look good!
Pity because the staff in my local O2 shop couldn't have been more knowledgeable and helpful when I visited.
The same process, this time trying to get this 4 5, took me 3 days on and off from Wednesday through till Friday.... nightmare!
You got the Alcatel 4 4?
I got the Alcatel 4 4 from EE instead previously. How did you find yours?
I found I could barely get it to play music as I set the micro sd as portable storage and ot adoptable storage as was not sure I could copy music across by the usb.
What do you expect for a tenner?
With the SD card fitted (finnicky!) I set it for "USB Storage" and a folder pops up on my desktop, already mounted, into which I can copy over any data I need.
I find the media volume and clarity, both on phones and speaker, very good indeed, better than with other, dearer phones I've owned, and can easily set my stored music as clear, loud ringtones, which wasn't always the case I found on others.
Great call quality and reception too.
I think, for the price, it's wonderful value, when I only really bought it for tethering, as a cheap option to a midi or dongle, to use the Asda Xmas bundle and the Three 24 GB deal.
Maybe I'm not used to any better? :stuck_out_tongue:
I should add I'm a deaf old b***** so a good volume and clarity of tone are important to me.