my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
@@zoemarialawson8943 u gotta call tracfone wireless and tell them it shows some one else name on the caller id and they will change it to wireless Caller
@Windows386: I would not recommend kia OS over obama's Android or ancient laptop but you can can use the my flip to watch bad quality RUclips videos and the my flip can play 1 hour of music video manually recorded from the camera.
@@crazfamily7339 Well if that's the case it should be accurately labeled as cell phone with Pac-Man because anytime you start throwing around the computer words like OS or CPU in any context then I will automatically expect a laptop experience to some extent especially with basic web browsing media.
Not sure if you watched the video but this isn't a "flip phone" as you're talking about it. It runs a derivative of Android and has RUclips, Facebook, web browser, etc. It's a smart phone in a flip package
I just got this phone at Target a couple of days ago on sale for $10. Not a nad deal for a spare "burner" phone with the $20 unlimited talk/text plan. Apparently you can download games/apps, but it's like 2006 technology. Still, not a bad deal for something so cheap. I like having a spare phone and new number to give out for times I don't want to give out my smartphone number. I've even found that I make more phone calls on it than I do with my smartphone. I had forgotten hold cool flip phones are to hold and talk on.
Another difference between the old LG flip and a Alcatel MyFlip is that the older LG flip has 2G/3G connectivity whereas the Alcatel has 4G LTE and VoLTE connectivity.
Ordered a refurbished version of this phone from Tracfone's eBay store - for a family member - paid the same price as you...You def got an awesome deal. :)
Sadly, my parents don’t trust me with a phone so this is a reason why I am getting a flip phone AND THERE SO AESTHETIC WITH STIKERS AND YOU PAINT ON THEM!
So does anyone know how to check for minutes on this phone? is their a way without calling or going online? Because it seems pretty ridiculous to not be able to display minutes on the main menu.
I had a TracFone back in 2010 when my contract with Verizon was cancelled. No reason. Then my aunt added me to her plan and then after that I carrier hopped and now I'm back on Verizon. I really wanna buy a flip phone by a unique one LTEV is probably the VOLTE which is what is needed since the 3G networks are shutting down
I was confused by all the Alcatel models, like My Flip, Go Flip 3, Go Flip V, thinking they were like oldest model to newest. But that's not the case, right? The different names/numbers are just depending on which carrier it goes with?
I have tracfone, haven’t used it in over a year. I went a got a prepaid card to give more airtime. I entered the airtime code to refill the phone. Now the phone has more airtime, and will not work. I called the 1 800 # and tried to reactive my phone online. Airtime refill was confirmed but my phone still will not work. I lost $20 on a minute card, it really sucks. 😣
Nice review, but from personal experience, I dont reccomend it. I bought one at the beginning of this year because I needed a phone and couldn't afford alot. I did like the way it felt and It was an easy and enjoyable phone to use. Not a bad phone for the price. However, I had problem with it. I owned it for almost two months and never dropped it. I even kept the screen protector on so it wouldn't get scratched. One day it just stopped working and i dont know why. It was either an internal issue or a battery issue but it wouldn't turn back on. Battery stores dont carry this battery, so you'll have to buy another Myflip just to get one if it happens. I understand you get what you pay for, but I wasnt expecting it to break as quick as it did. I lost about $30 worth of minutes I put in just before it broke, as well as photos and numbers. Haven't bothered to fix it. I just bought a different phone. Just something to watch for if you get this phone.
my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
@@zoemarialawson8943 i dont have this phone but i would check the settings or anything that looks like a profile editor then maybye you can change it best of luck to you
The instructions in the box are conflicting from one booklet to the next. They don't tell you all of the steps required to activate the phone. After 35 minutes with customer support this evening, I got the phone activated, but the call quality was terrible. I'm taking the phone back to the store tomorrow for a refund.
Thank you for the video. I was curious if it is possible, with this phone, to have someone's picture come up whenever they call on the outer screen? I could not locate anything in settings, do you know if this is an available feature on the phone?
I totally agree with you. It would be nice to know how to use the phone settings and not just that it has the settings! The instructions that come with the phone for setting up an account are not what is actually on the phone.
Hey there, I recently got the same model tracfone, and i'm not so sure about the PIN activation; do I have to buy it myself as in airservice? Or does it come with said pin number, i'm totally confused, any help would be appreciated.
It's a good phone prepaid definitely has its positive sides..... affordable monthly payments with tracfone paying 15 a month for unlimited calls and text......
I have a question pls ... for the "password" part, is it my password for my home computer? I'm kinda confused. I have Frontier Communications for my service provider and it's ethernet connection. :) Thank you
Reading the comments on Amazon, includes, does not stay charged, your information will be shared, connected to FB, and other social platforms, etc. I'm just looking for a phone to carry in truck in case of a breakdown, not to socialize, is there such a phone for that reason only?
Because it's not an actual smartphone, you can't use the Tracphone 'MyAccount' android app. However, Tracfone has a dedicated text message # that will tell you how many minutes, texts and megs you have left. If you text 'Balance' to 611611, you'll get a reply with that information.
This phone does have a cost for minutes and text I got a relative that rarely uses a cell phone on the 90 day 60 min that’s 20 dollar it’s great for them.
Nugget is a cool cat flip phones are actually cool I remember mine Star Trek was the inspiration for the flip phone the original series in the the movies based on the original series where they were the inspiration for the flip phone
I was watching You Tube and playing checkers on my TCL Flip (Boost Mobile) while waiting for my son to have a medical procedure. So, it's cheap and OK for old boomers like myself. A little learning curve to use all the features however.
my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
Zoe Lawson it should show whoever registered the phone number on the caller ID. I would contact Tracfone to verify they have the correct information on file as that would be something with the network.
I have bought two of these phones within the last three months. The first one every time I went to answer the phone would hang up on a person so I took it to a T mobile store, And they said they could not fix it. And then I took it to A computer store and they said they also could not fix it. Then I threw it away and got another one of your phones. And that piece a cramped would answer the phone only through the voicemail and I went to the same procedure and this one taken a two T mobile. And they said all so they could not fix it. Then I took it to the same computer store and they said they don't know what's wrong but they couldn't fix it. If I was gonna grade this phone I would say, it was a piece of scrap That I would never ever buy another one. And I would recommend to anyone else that would thinking to get one to use a spring into tin cans which would be better. I am I Vietnam era veteran with ptsd and this fall does not work for me at all. It was a waste of money
Hey sir thank you for the video and I just want to clarify that kia OS phone is absolutely not Android because based on my experience I could not even use basic laptop web browsing on this kaios flip phone because I kept getting the error message that the scripts were not supported and as much as a JavaScript shill Google is I can confidently say that there is no there's no high function scripts on the kaios and it's more like Java the c+ aka j2me which is very similar to JavaScript except j2me cannot be used to replicate high function code the same way a Linux kernel like Android does with JavaScript and I know for a fact that there is no terminal on this guy wears flip phone so I don't believe that the kaios flip phone even has a Linux kernel which I could be wrong but I cannot find any information.
omg i am realizing kai os phones (which i assume this phone is) is still tracking your every move, since there is a long pause each time you open an ap. how dissappointing. thanks for vid!!
@@IansTechsame country here, philippines. I got this literally like yesterday. It doesnt work on our any local providers here, so you cant use the sim. Though wifi works. It just sucks because i would have love it for call and text purposes which i CANT DO. Pretty much im using it for radio and.... for flex using "old" phones. Haha 😂
@@IansTech I highly recommend using WiFi and leaving the cellular broadband off because the rates are expensive on regular tracfone service which other divisions of att prepaid like net10 have better rates with sim kits compatible with all att based service.
Sorry but your review doesn't tell me how you got to the accounts and storage Etc you're pushing buttons but not telling us what to press. You're telling us all the features of the phone without telling us how to get to them which is why I was watching your video in the first place. My mother just bought this brand new phone and handed it to me and I know nothing about it and the instructions are not how you actually set up the account. It would be helpful if you did a video on how to do all of this instead of just the features.
If you’re interested here’s a $15 smartphone for Tracfone: ruclips.net/video/ml5fBRsgINQ/видео.html
Hi were to buy this phone
my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
where can i see how many mins and service days i got left and what kind of cards it take
@@zoemarialawson8943 u gotta call tracfone wireless and tell them it shows some one else name on the caller id and they will change it to wireless Caller
@@tyreestewart6111 thanks
For ten dollars, honestly, that's a great deal. As a backup or burner, it's a amazing value
@Windows386: I would not recommend kia OS over obama's Android or ancient laptop but you can can use the my flip to watch bad quality RUclips videos and the my flip can play 1 hour of music video manually recorded from the camera.
@@diceroll2843 Its not for RUclips or of music its only to call someone or for someone who didn't have a phone and wants to buy one cheap to call.
@@crazfamily7339 Well if that's the case it should be accurately labeled as cell phone with Pac-Man because anytime you start throwing around the computer words like OS or CPU in any context then I will automatically expect a laptop experience to some extent especially with basic web browsing media.
I had flip phone for 20 yrs, no tech issues---no viruses, no patches, no distracting apps. You're free to focus, I'm in my 30s no problems
How do I add more minutes to my Tracfone Alcatel flip phone?
@@screamingdean5 by calling 611
Not sure if you watched the video but this isn't a "flip phone" as you're talking about it. It runs a derivative of Android and has RUclips, Facebook, web browser, etc. It's a smart phone in a flip package
@@adultlunchables What I'd call a flip smartphone. A flip phone, but a smartphone at the same time.
Flip phones suck compared to smartphones. I’m going to do a destruction video on one. This ain’t the 2000’s.
I just got this phone at Target a couple of days ago on sale for $10. Not a nad deal for a spare "burner" phone with the $20 unlimited talk/text plan. Apparently you can download games/apps, but it's like 2006 technology. Still, not a bad deal for something so cheap. I like having a spare phone and new number to give out for times I don't want to give out my smartphone number. I've even found that I make more phone calls on it than I do with my smartphone. I had forgotten hold cool flip phones are to hold and talk on.
Is wifi on it? And can i download espn or hulu?
@@1meancyberbully329 this phone does have WiFi but the apps it can use are a bit limited it’s great for old people I got one for an older relative.
@@dawnfrostshadow1872 i have o e since oct. I like it. Im 33 so i guess om older ahahaha
i can't get to the homescreen. i can't do crap with this thing. will someone help me?
What about call quality? Kinda the main reason someone gets a phone like this.
Another difference between the old LG flip and a Alcatel MyFlip is that the older LG flip has 2G/3G connectivity whereas the Alcatel has 4G LTE and VoLTE connectivity.
Soon many carriers are removing 3G connectivity so it will be only LTE and above.
Ordered a refurbished version of this phone from Tracfone's eBay store - for a family member - paid the same price as you...You def got an awesome deal. :)
Sadly, my parents don’t trust me with a phone so this is a reason why I am getting a flip phone AND THERE SO AESTHETIC WITH STIKERS AND YOU PAINT ON THEM!
IK THIS IS 2 YEARS LATE BUT PPL GET SO CREATIVE AND EVEN RHINESTONE THEM!!! they look so cute too! :3
Aaaaah!! 😊
Your Fur baby (*Nugget*) is sooooo cute!💕
Thanks for the 📱 presentation 👍
I think the price has gone up to $20 to buy one.
The Hawaii Files Channel it’s 20 at my rite aide near me
5 bucks now
Still cheaper than the Kyocera Flip phone. Costs $50 in Verizon and $30 at Walmart, regardless $20 is still a good deal.
i got a renewed one from amazon for $9.99 with prime and its not here yet
So does anyone know how to check for minutes on this phone? is their a way without calling or going online? Because it seems pretty ridiculous to not be able to display minutes on the main menu.
I had a TracFone back in 2010 when my contract with Verizon was cancelled. No reason. Then my aunt added me to her plan and then after that I carrier hopped and now I'm back on Verizon. I really wanna buy a flip phone by a unique one
LTEV is probably the VOLTE which is what is needed since the 3G networks are shutting down
OMG your cat is SO CUTE!!!!!! And by the way good review on the phone!
Thank you!
I was confused by all the Alcatel models, like My Flip, Go Flip 3, Go Flip V, thinking they were like oldest model to newest. But that's not the case, right? The different names/numbers are just depending on which carrier it goes with?
I have tracfone, haven’t used it in over a year. I went a got a prepaid card to give more airtime. I entered the airtime code to refill the phone. Now the phone has more airtime, and will not work. I called the 1 800 # and tried to reactive my phone online. Airtime refill was confirmed but my phone still will not work. I lost $20 on a minute card, it really sucks. 😣
Hope you also tried texting on it to see if it’s good for fast texting. The LG one was bad.
Nice review, but from personal experience, I dont reccomend it.
I bought one at the beginning of this year because I needed a phone and couldn't afford alot. I did like the way it felt and It was an easy and enjoyable phone to use. Not a bad phone for the price. However, I had problem with it.
I owned it for almost two months and never dropped it. I even kept the screen protector on so it wouldn't get scratched. One day it just stopped working and i dont know why. It was either an internal issue or a battery issue but it wouldn't turn back on. Battery stores dont carry this battery, so you'll have to buy another Myflip just to get one if it happens. I understand you get what you pay for, but I wasnt expecting it to break as quick as it did.
I lost about $30 worth of minutes I put in just before it broke, as well as photos and numbers. Haven't bothered to fix it. I just bought a different phone.
Just something to watch for if you get this phone.
Instructions provided with the phone are useless. That's why I'm here on RUclips trying to find out how to activate it.
my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
@@zoemarialawson8943 i dont have this phone but i would check the settings or anything that looks like a profile editor then maybye you can change it best of luck to you
Wow that youtube part made me excited for the future
The instructions in the box are conflicting from one booklet to the next. They don't tell you all of the steps required to activate the phone. After 35 minutes with customer support this evening, I got the phone activated, but the call quality was terrible. I'm taking the phone back to the store tomorrow for a refund.
Review is an immediate 10/10 when the cat interrupts lol
Looks ok but I just don't like that type of keyboard for texting.
Thank you for the video. I was curious if it is possible, with this phone, to have someone's picture come up whenever they call on the outer screen? I could not locate anything in settings, do you know if this is an available feature on the phone?
How do tell how many minutes you have left? I have one of these and cannot see how much time and minutes I have left to use as my old LG did.
It would be helpful to see how the keyboard is used to go from all the different features. Thanks!
I totally agree with you. It would be nice to know how to use the phone settings and not just that it has the settings! The instructions that come with the phone for setting up an account are not what is actually on the phone.
Can I change the wallpaper to my own picture?
Yes.
what is the difference between this Alcatel A405DL cell phone and the TFALA405DCP. ?
That is just the full model number for the phone. Same phone
this is random but do you think i could bedazzle it lol??
I don’t see why not
Hi, can you turn off the GPS on that phone? and how? Thank you
Hey there, I recently got the same model tracfone, and i'm not so sure about the PIN activation; do I have to buy it myself as in airservice? Or does it come with said pin number, i'm totally confused, any help would be appreciated.
It's a good phone prepaid definitely has its positive sides..... affordable monthly payments with tracfone paying 15 a month for unlimited calls and text......
Thank you for the post extremely helpful much appreciated
You are a fan of old flip phones for sure
Good buy, I paid 29 for mine. They're good phones.
Next time I am at target I am definitely getting some random ass pre paid phone
Also Nugget is ADORABLE
What target because they sell it for 20 at mine also do you need the sim for wifi
It should be at every target (unless they stopped selling it) but it comes with a SIM card so it will let you get on WiFi
ohhh thank you found where that would be! settings/device ... this says unknown.. maybe when i put the $50 prepaid card on there... ???
Did you have to buy something separate for the minutes to be able to call?
A just bought this phone for 5$ refurnished simple mobile!!!! Grandpa don’t want a smart phone lol this is a great option for are seniors
What is the SAR rating?
Set up for friend can’t find space to put phone number in
You just typing numbers and it shows up on screen to dial.
@@IansTech where can i see how many mins and service days i got left and what kind of cards it take
What are they keys made of on the tracfone my flip 2 or any tracfone flip phone? I hope it’s not rubber!
I have a question pls ... for the "password" part, is it my password for my home computer? I'm kinda confused. I have Frontier Communications for my service provider and it's ethernet connection. :) Thank you
Reading the comments on Amazon, includes, does not stay charged, your information will be shared, connected to FB, and other social platforms, etc. I'm just looking for a phone to carry in truck in case of a breakdown, not to socialize, is there such a phone for that reason only?
Is there a way to download apps that are not available in the store? Like a Walmart barcode scanner?
I’m not sure. I think you should but not sure how that part of it works
@@IansTech Thanks for your reply but I have tried everything that I know to do with no success. I just gave up on it.
Can you look up your remaining minutes and when it’s time to refill?
Because it's not an actual smartphone, you can't use the Tracphone 'MyAccount' android app. However, Tracfone has a dedicated text message # that will tell you how many minutes, texts and megs you have left. If you text 'Balance' to 611611, you'll get a reply with that information.
@@KneelB4Bacon does it take minutes to get the balance
@@jessicawellman3818 No
I loved the LG VX8300. I wish I could still use it but I can't
Nice review does it have talk to text on it ?
Wait do you need to pay for each money for Bill's or phone service?
This phone does have a cost for minutes and text I got a relative that rarely uses a cell phone on the 90 day 60 min that’s 20 dollar it’s great for them.
Is this unlocked? Like can you put any sim card here?
does this connect to optimum internet and can you play games on this?
Im looking for a dumb phone with calling over wifi capability... does this one call over wifi?
Nugget is a cool cat flip phones are actually cool I remember mine Star Trek was the inspiration for the flip phone the original series in the the movies based on the original series where they were the inspiration for the flip phone
how to use the speakerphone?
I tried to check but don't have an active sim. I believe the option should be under the options key when in the call
Of course Nugget will drop by. You're talking and there's nobody around but you and him, so you must be talking to him. Right? :-)
That will be my phone when I’m in 7th grade
And I’m in 6th grade
What type of phone is the old lg phone
Just one question where in blazes is the space key
The 0 is the space key
got my ftracfone flip phone-how do i add minutes-can i do it on my phone with a card that i buy to add minutes?
I was watching You Tube and playing checkers on my TCL Flip (Boost Mobile) while waiting for my son to have a medical procedure. So, it's cheap and OK for old boomers like myself. A little learning curve to use all the features however.
How do you connect to network ?
How do i get mine to call keeps dropping calls so frustrating
Can I use my old number with a Trac
A shame we cant get them in the UK as I would purchase one.
If I put my T mobile SIM card, would it work ?
How do you turn on speakerphone?
Apparently, I accidently turned off my external caller id for incoming calls. How do I turn it back on?
Great question.
Since my parents won’t get me a smart phone this is the next best thing
How do you block calls
Did I miss how you add minutes?????
Text ADD to 611
How do you add minutes
Bought this for my 83yr mother
Good luck trying to add minutes to this phone. My wife and I haven't figured it out yet.
Where can I get this phone please
my 78 yr old father just got this phone but when he calls someone it shows someone elses name! How do I change it to show up his name on caller ID? i DONT SEE a prepaid menu either where is that!!! ???? HELP ME 7/27/2020
Zoe Lawson it should show whoever registered the phone number on the caller ID. I would contact Tracfone to verify they have the correct information on file as that would be something with the network.
I have bought two of these phones within the last three months. The first one every time I went to answer the phone would hang up on a person so I took it to a T mobile store,
And they said they could not fix it. And then I took it to A computer store and they said they also could not fix it. Then I threw it away and got another one of your phones. And that piece a cramped would answer the phone only through the voicemail and I went to the same procedure and this one taken a two T mobile. And they said all so they could not fix it.
Then I took it to the same computer store and they said they don't know what's wrong but they couldn't fix it. If I was gonna grade this phone I would say, it was a piece of scrap
That I would never ever buy another one. And I would recommend to anyone else that would thinking to get one to use a spring into tin cans which would be better. I am I Vietnam era veteran with ptsd and this fall does not work for me at all. It was a waste of money
Appreciate the comment. I’m sorry this phone didn’t work out for you, I’ll have to check out other flip phones available now.
Hey sir thank you for the video and I just want to clarify that kia OS phone is absolutely not Android because based on my experience I could not even use basic laptop web browsing on this kaios flip phone because I kept getting the error message that the scripts were not supported and as much as a JavaScript shill Google is I can confidently say that there is no there's no high function scripts on the kaios and it's more like Java the c+ aka j2me which is very similar to JavaScript except j2me cannot be used to replicate high function code the same way a Linux kernel like Android does with JavaScript and I know for a fact that there is no terminal on this guy wears flip phone so I don't believe that the kaios flip phone even has a Linux kernel which I could be wrong but I cannot find any information.
Hi. I am new here. Does this phone have talk to text?
This one does not, it doesn’t have the google apps included like the higher end version of this
Sadly my $800 iPhone has broken down so I needed a temporary cell phone I'm watching this before buying it
omg i am realizing kai os phones (which i assume this phone is) is still tracking your every move, since there is a long pause each time you open an ap. how dissappointing. thanks for vid!!
There's anti-tracking settings in the options.
Wanted to see if it was worth it for my preteen who def doesn't need a smart phone that costs 80$ lol
It’ll do the job! No smart apps though, can def find a smartphone also for well under $80 :)
neeeds at least 1500mAH and more, remember this is a big screen despite the old laggy procie.
Do you have to give any of your personal info when activating it?
Me Me does not appear so.
@@IansTech thanks so much for the quick reply
So I don’t need min to call on WiFi
how do you get the front display to turn off?
do i need a hammer and chisel to get the back off?
Haha if you don’t have a long enough fingernail you might! 😂
Group text thread??????
Do minutes and/or data not used expire?
looks like they offer carryover for it as long as the plan is kept active.
Can this be used in Philippines?
Possibly if it can be unlocked
@@IansTechsame country here, philippines. I got this literally like yesterday. It doesnt work on our any local providers here, so you cant use the sim. Though wifi works. It just sucks because i would have love it for call and text purposes which i CANT DO.
Pretty much im using it for radio and.... for flex using "old" phones. Haha 😂
I got that. Phone can you FaceTime on here?
I think they figured out its too nice to be $10 bc now it is $51.99
Good Survey.🌴
Do you have to buy mins or can I use WiFi?
Either will work
@@IansTech So it will still text without buying minutes over wifi?
Sean Laffey did u figure out if u can text thru wifi?
what physical store even sells these?
Walmart, target, dollar general
@@IansTech damned I checked fam dollar and dollar general and they just got the crappy 2 dollar phones. will check target and walmart here soon
bluetooth stopped working, any1 know where 2 find drivers 4 this ?
A405DL is a phantom apparently.
$10? I just got mine for $20. Must be inflation.
$10? I checked at my Walmart and it’s $78…
The thing is that this my flip crap is fake and is NOT anything it claims and you should not waste your money.
You don’t need WiFi for this phone right?
It has the option but has LTE connectivity
@@IansTech I highly recommend using WiFi and leaving the cellular broadband off because the rates are expensive on regular tracfone service which other divisions of att prepaid like net10 have better rates with sim kits compatible with all att based service.
how do you screenshot?
Press # & * at the same time
Sorry but your review doesn't tell me how you got to the accounts and storage Etc you're pushing buttons but not telling us what to press. You're telling us all the features of the phone without telling us how to get to them which is why I was watching your video in the first place. My mother just bought this brand new phone and handed it to me and I know nothing about it and the instructions are not how you actually set up the account. It would be helpful if you did a video on how to do all of this instead of just the features.