Nice dead simple 99 cent unlock for this phone. Thanks for the reference. Very little bloatware, not like the Bell one I unlocked last year.
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Alcatel POP ICON Telus Prepaid $79.99
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- spensar
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- Oct 18, 2008
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- Phils
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- polizeifritz
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is there any rom and rooting available ?
- chucky-boo
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- Mar 28, 2006
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those pop icon owners, can you comment about the IPS screen quality for outdoor usage and the touchscreen responsiveness? thanks
- Phils
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This phone has been out since August and, I believe, the Fierce 2, which is the identical phone, has been out even longer. A few years ago, I bought a spare battery for my old HTC phone where the description of the battery was actually for a camera. Thevendor assured me it would work and it did. There are lots of cases around for the Pop Icon so I was hoping batteries would have caught up by now.polizeifritz wrote: ↑It is a pretty new phone without a huge support network. You will likely have to wait a few months for batteries to become readily available and easy to find.
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- apvm
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Bear in mind my previous were LG Optimus One and Huawei Y300. Screen quality for outdoor is better than both, at least I can still make out what is on the Pop Icon under sunlight but could not read anything on the other two. Touchscreen responsiveness is not better or worst than the other two.
- Phils
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I could have written your response as I am also coming from an Optimus One and a Huawei Y300 (although I had an HTC Amaze after the Optimus One). I would agree mostly with your assessment. There is one area where I find the POP Icon to be weak. When in camera mode, I press the button to take a picture and it does not work reliably. I think that speaks to the responsiveness of the touchscreen. I think my previous phones were much more responsive at least as it applies to taking pictures. I don't notice any difference otherwise.apvm wrote: ↑Bear in mind my previous were LG Optimus One and Huawei Y300. Screen quality for outdoor is better than both, at least I can still make out what is on the Pop Icon under sunlight but could not read anything on the other two. Touchscreen responsiveness is not better or worst than the other two.
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- Rogido
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The screen responsiveness is inconsistent. Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 tries to register a press. That said, I don't think it's a deal-breaker. It's just a nuance of a $80 phone.
- elamalaka
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- john80
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- Nov 10, 2009
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I bought this phone from Futureshop. Just unlocked it and tested with Fido SIM. It works perfect.
I have a Wind hotspot. I put the Wind SIM (data only) to this phone. I can select Wind 3G network and "Wind" is showing on the bottom of the screen.
On the top of the screen, the signal bar is about 50% (the signal at my area is not strong I know). But browser can not access internet. I tried different websites. No luck.
Part of the reason I bought this is as a back up of the Wind Hotspt.
Has anyone every tried to use Wind data only SIM?
I have a Wind hotspot. I put the Wind SIM (data only) to this phone. I can select Wind 3G network and "Wind" is showing on the bottom of the screen.
On the top of the screen, the signal bar is about 50% (the signal at my area is not strong I know). But browser can not access internet. I tried different websites. No luck.
Part of the reason I bought this is as a back up of the Wind Hotspt.
Has anyone every tried to use Wind data only SIM?
- makarios
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- Nov 19, 2014
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I ran into that trouble too. I found running a plastic card, e.g. a credit card along the seam once the corner is open makes the taking the back cover off so much easier.crystallight wrote: ↑Just got the phone in the mail today. I'm wondering...is there a better way to take the back cover off?!?
It appears you're suppose to pry it off through the little slit in the bottom left corner of the back. But you still need to force it quite a bit and the part beside it (the usb port) seems like it could break SOOOO easily.
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