If you transfer music on your laptop onto a Micro SD card and put the card into the flip phone does the music come up in the flip phone? And if so since this flip phone has Bluetooth, does it still play when you close it?
I needed a phone which I could have a heaphone jack, expandable memory, radio, small, light, removable batery, a decent camera, cheap replacement pieces and inexpensive. Got a 21 dollars N95, that one seems cute too though.
Very nice job, TK. I actually have an older generation of this phone. I was surprised when I was able to pair the Bluetooth with my hearing aids! Call quality is good - sometimes often better than smartphones!
Do any companies sell an unlocked flip phone? My last two Android smartphones were purchased unlocked but my current phone; a 2020 Motorola MOTO G phone won't take a charge; is still under warranty and I might have to ship it back to Motorola soon but I'll be without a phone. I don't want to spend $200.00 for another smartphone but I'm glad to see flip phones are still being made and sold. My first phone was a flip phone more than 15 years ago.
I got one of these yesterday at the T-Moble store. I bought it because I didn't want a smart phone and don't care about texting, internet, games or any of the other features. All I want to do is use it as a phone. You know, making and taking phone calls. I have spent the entire morning watching ELEVEN of these videos. Not one of them (including this one) explains how to make/take phone calls. The people at the T-Mobile store were not any help. This a college town, and these kids think all a phone is for is to play games and take pictures which I no interest in. Can you tell me where I can find a video that explains how to make or take phone calls on this phone?
First I would say congratulations on getting your new phone, regarding making and receiving calls this phone is in line with most phones on the market where I just opening the phone and starting to dial the number and hitting send the call is made. Hanging up on the call is pretty straightforward as well by just pressing the end and I do apologize for not showing the most fundamental function of a phone, and that would be making the call. I hope that this phone is highly intuitive and should feel very familiar to anybody that has used a flip phone or a smartphone. Again thank you for checking it out and I hope you enjoy the phone it's a great little gem
You said "hitting send." Which is "send"? Which is the "end" button. They are not so marked. I'm sorry to sound like a dunce, but when you have spent 70 years of life only using home phones this is all new.
@@davemitchell116 The Send button is almost universally the green button near the top left of the keypad. The End button is almost universally the red button at the top right of the keypad. Even if the location changes, green means go (send or dial) and red means stop (hang up or end call). Hope that helps.
Great review. Alcatel Smartflip was marketed and sold with Integrated Google Assistant. After a recent software update this feature is now gone from my phone. Can't seem to get a straight answer from At&t, Alcatel or Google why this happened. I bought the phone for Google Assistant as was advertised, now it's gone. I don't think that is good practice.
google is slowly pulling support for kaios, soon there might not be anything google related on it - i've stopped updating my phone incase they drop maps
@@TKBaythank you but I meant to ask is this the upgraded Alcatel one touch 768 flip phone 3g version? I need the same phone but in 4g since T-Mobile is phasing out 3g July 1st so is this Alcatel go flip 4 the same phone as the 3g version but just in 4g ?
So I'm hearing rumors that they're going to have a version of this that runs on Verizon as well so Kyocera makes great phones and definitely more rugged
@@TKBay yes but only for Verizon! When are they going to have phone's to go with any carrier? Verizon doesn't work for certain area's and a lot of devices aren't compatible! If I wasn't forced to buy a new phone I'd keep my 2015 LG flip phone until the end of time 😫 this is why ATT said it was loosing money on 3G because we don't have to buy more than 500M of data and we just need the signal! FCC gave them federal funding for the tower's!
Unfortunately, this phone intermittently goes into a state where it gets hot and drains the battery super fast. In addition, the microphone sound that the other side hears is absolutely terrible. I know these things because I am a cellphone sound engineer and my mother bought one of these because of the mandatory 4G switch. Overall, a much worse phone than her previous flip phone. So, because of the problems noted on this flip phone, will probably get my brother the Kyocera Dura flip, when he soon needs to do the 4G switch for Verizon. (I put this same comment in another review.) I don't work for Kyocera. In this case I am just a consumer that needs one more flip phone soon, because of the change to 4G. So, searching for reviews. But, given the problems experienced with this phone, I want others to know what they are getting into.
Appreciate the review. I’m having trouble finding a good plan flip phone for my 90yr old dad. He has home phone/iPad at home. We talk all the time via FaceTime . He needs a flip phone for his pocket for emergency’s. Falling in yard/ flat tire. What you recommend for that? Are they all $15 month unlimited? Is this the phone for him? Thanks again for a nice video
hello, great video. im trying to find a great compact flip ohone for my mom because shes an alder. which would you recommend for her? the smaller, the better, but it needs to be a good one too. hope you can help out, thanks.
Hey TK, thanks so much for this video. Do you think a case for the go flip 3 fits on a go flip 4 and vice versa? Edit: nm, I see now that the 4 is slighty bigger 😅
Can you make a recommendation, Years ago I had a Motorola Razr and have migrated to a Smart phone. I am tired of the large form and want to go back to a very basic small phone for use as just a phone. Can you recommend any small phone size equivelant to the old RAZR flip.
Is there a way to get caller id to work on the outside display screen? Contacts in phone display as numbers until you open the phone. However texts appear with contact name. Is there a fix for this?
March 9, 2022 Question: how does the Go Flip 4 compare to the Go Flip V? I'm elderly and the Flip V is rated as very good for seniors that need bigger buttons and things of that nature.
Any other good flip phone options w/Google & RU-vid that can be used w/T Mobile? I bought my dad a CAT S22 from Amazon. He likes it but I think it's a refurbished phone, which was not disclosed when I purchased it a few weeks ago.
The go flip 4 unfortunately is only available on AT&t and T-Mobile in the US. You might be able to buy it from them and request a unlock code, but I can't confirm that it is unlockable unfortunately
Just wanted to check, with this Flip phone, as long as it has a google account signed into the phone, can I do Android device finder from another phone to locate this Alcatel Go Flip phone? Also does this also work with older Go Flip phones?
I am Orlando Simoes leaving in Portugal .Please tell me better unlock flip phone between 100/150 euros alcatel go flip 4 ,nokia 2720 or other brand with similar caracteristicas. Thankio
Hi. App, like RU-vid could be deleted? How can I reinstall OS without apps that I don’t need or looking to limit for my kids? Where can i buy in bulk and unlocked? Maybe you have some answers. Thanks
After a little over a year of use, my phone is going bad. The screen messes up. Sometimes, it gets pixelated, sometimes it goes white. Sometimes it goes black, and I have to restart the phone. And other times, the main display cover changes to different colors and gets blurry and the icons get enlarged. And sometimes, the phone works normally but no longer consistently. And my camera doesn't work anymore (the first sign that the phone was going bad). Any tips on how I can fix my Alcatel Go Flip 4?
These phones would be perfect if KaiOS would ditch Google for many of the free and open source programs (yes including a voice assistant!), but now gppgle threw cash at them theyll own this market too.
I can't view MMS messages when I receive them on my Alcatel Go Flip 4 phone, when I try to download the MMS the download fails. I checked the MMS auto retrieve settings (ON), and I'm on a T-Mobile pay-as-you-go $10 a month (1GB data plan (use very little of that)). Anyone know what could be the problem?
I'm glad to see it has Google maps. I was wondering if I would be able to track it thru Google location sharing. This phone is pretty much going to be used for a punishment phone for my teen. Take the touch screen smart phone away.. but i still want a line of communication available going to and from school.. and be able to track them.
If you transfer music on your laptop onto a Micro SD card and put the card into the flip phone does the music come up in the flip phone? And if so since this flip phone has Bluetooth, does it still play when you close it?
If you transfer music on your laptop onto a Micro SD card and put the card into the flip phone does the music come up in the flip phone? And if so since this flip phone has Bluetooth, does it still play when you close it?
@ TK Bay I still can't figure out what version I have. I bought my phone from Walmart earlier this year. The main reason for getting this phone was to make whats app calls, whats app is loaded on the phone. I can't make a whats app call or receive one. Any insights?
If I buy it from Amazon will it work with Consumer Cellular? They have a couple of flip phones and supposed Kios but there not, most likely modified for consumer cellular?
I was told by Alcatel that Goggle Assistant will no longer work on the Go Flip 3 either, so I ordered a 3 rather than the new Go Flip 4 just for that reason. Looks like I will be returning it when I get it. Do you have any new information about this? You said it was still on the Go Flip 3 and not on the new Flip 4, but i don't think it works anymore saccording to Alcatel.
With the loss of WhatsApp I wouldn't upgrade to a KaiOS v3 phone. Everything else looks much more responsive. Probably as much to do with the chipset as well as the improved KaiOS.
Unfortunately no you there is no voice recording capability on the phone although I would imagine if you needed to put it on speaker phone you can always report the conversation or the call there
how do you turn on the speaker ? i cant hear other party on this pos. i miss the kyocera 3g .a square smartphone? no thanks! all this crap has become redundant
Honestly I just wanted to show what the phone can do but the reality yeah the camera is on this not really meant to be used for anything related to video
I got the TCL I Use it for back up when shooting some videos....I used it one time ...I have video need to save ...Transfer to PC ....The Alcatel cells since 2019 2020 shot a video then plug into PC And transfer.....On this TCL I CANT FIGURE OUT HOW TO PUT THE FILES ON THE PC ......The Alcatel would shoot in NON HD ...TCL Is HD Sucks up memory way to fast . I know these phones are not meant to be use for shooting videos ....I've found ya could leave the Alcatel flips on and off gey would record as long as 8 hours .....funny ....... Transfer filesno issues..TCL WT FLIP can not figure out how to get the PC TO ACCEPT THE TCL ..My old other Alcatel flips are best to hell and barley work . Never hooked up a flip as a cell phone Only used it as security devices ..Long story...That goes for new PC cams I don't want HD IAT SUCKS UP TO MUCH SPACE.....I SAVE many many many video files from the flips ..Don't know other cheaper units that record 3 4 5 6 hours long Hot to transfer a video file is my issue..And if ya can turn off the HD on this TCL
You need to asked whatsapp on their website. Whatsapp refused to put it on kaiOS 3.0 and above because it using different kernel than 2.5/2.6 version of kaiOS
Only problem I see is no speech to text, which is vital to these type of phones without keyboard or touchscreen for texting. Predictive text is a nightmare.
Why would you need a touch screen? Keyboard is right on the phone! It's not a smartphone nor is it supposed to be! Unfortunately because of the 3G tower's being decommissioned this is for those of us that have are flip phones and don't want 4G but are forced to buy into big Government
It's nice of having the flip phone but BUT all the access of the internet is not and shouldn't be allowed. I mean thats why people want to get away from social media - so things like google you tube and gmail dont need to be on these small flip units -SHEESH!!!
What I find remarkable about this review is how there's no mention of the atrocious buttons with barely-functional tactility and that utterly loathsome circular navigation pad that makes you bump other buttons constantly whenever you're just trying to navigate menus. The ball has been dropped on the most important feature of a phone with buttons: the buttons! Has flip phone quality been so poor for so long now that people just assume it's a given that the hardware-to-human interface is going to be awful? There are a lot of other things lousy about this phone, but cutting corners on user input is its cardinal sin.
I miss nokia s40 if only they improve the operating system.i remember 2017 where I'm still using feature phone using whatsapp until the app discontinued.
