Feb 01, 2004 01:56 PM
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(Updated Feb 01, 2004 01:56 PM)
I was looking for a inexpensive phone for my son who has a propensity to lose his mobiles, nokia 3310, 3315 were looked at, but were too pricey for my budget of Rs. 3000 for a new mobile, and then I sighted this french phone, it was a revelation, neat, and slim like my 8250.
The handset has compact dimensions (106х45х20 mm) and weight (80 grams). It allows one wear the phone wherever you like. A mono display also has a green backlighting, it contains up to 3 text lines and one service line ). The displayed font is rather large and highly visible.
Alcatel 320 is equipped with lithium-ion battery of 700 mAh capacity. The battery works 2 days under normal usage. There is little possibility of duplicate battery in Alcatel as these are legally imported by Salora. (Lot of nokias in market have duplicate batteries) Phonebook.
Phone numbers from both memories (phone and SIM-card) are displayed in the total list. When you add a new contact, you can select where your phone numbers will be saved: either in SIM-card memory or in the phone memory, but they can?t display separately.
Up to 100 phone numbers can be stored in the phone memory. Messages. SIM-card memory is used to store SMS messages. There are up to 5 groups of templates (10 messages in each). One can?t record new templates. The handset doesn?t support EMS and T9. The user can create messages up to 160 characters long. Profiles. All profiles are changeable. For example, you can set a special ringing tone in each profile.
Totally, up to 15 8-tones polyphonic ringing tones are available in the phone. Settings. One can adjust a display contrast, volume of the loudspeaker, auto keypad guide, welcome text message. Calls. One can view duration of the last call and all calls.
A total list of calls is also hidden here. It includes 20 records with date and time indication for each one. A calculator is not thre in this phone. The calendar has both monthly and daily view. To add a record, press a phonebook key. Total up to 4 type of records are available: reminder, birthday, call and meeting. You can?t view the whole list of reminders, only by days. A usual signal tone or a sent SMS-message can be used as a reminder.
One can view world time in different cities of the world. There are three games in the phone: Miner, Tetris, and Snatch. Impressions The phone has an average loudness of the ringing tone. The set of 15 available ringtones, mainly classical melodies, is rather nice. It is pleasant to listen to them, but you can miss the call when you go outside. A vibracall is also average, you can feel it if you wear the phone near on a belt. Speakerphone function is a good feature. Just press a phonebook key during a talk to activate it. Overall a GSM phone worth more than the going price of Rs. 3000-00.
