AT&T Avail Prepaid Android GoPhone (AT&T)

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1. 34 of 34 people found the following review helpful

   
   Great low cost smart phone, January 2, 2012

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   Rich (Rochester NY) –

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   This review is from: AT&T Avail Prepaid Android GoPhone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

   I purchased 2 of these phones for my college aged children. At college and home the students have full WiFi coverage so they don’t need a data plan ($0). Using Google voice and WiFi they have full smartphone functionality with no monthly bill, and the kids love the phone. Almost all Android software will run except some of the really high power games that require a dual processor. Purchase a $100 go phone card and you basically get a smart phone for about $20 a month. (including the purchase price and the 1 year service plan) The battery seems to last for days even though the kids are using the phone ALL THE TIME. Only time will tell if the phone will hold up, but at this price the phone only has to last 3 months before we break even versus a traditional plan. I might buy a 3rd for me.

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2. 35 of 37 people found the following review helpful

   
   An impressive phone for the price and no contract, November 12, 2011

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   Dennis Hibbins –

   This review is from: AT&T Avail Prepaid Android GoPhone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

   Pros: 3.5 inch screen is nice (compared to the Thrive’s 3.2 inch)
   5 mega pixel camera takes good pictures.
   Screen is bright and responsive/ does not look or feel cheap
   Compatible with most apps
   Gingerbread 2.3.4 runs flawlessly
   Call quality is good, speaker is

   Cons: Does Not support Adobe Flash.
   CPU run at 600MHz (This has not been disclosed anywhere I looked online.)
   Case feels a little cheap
   No flash for the camera
   Lags when loading big apps
   Battery life is about 5 hours with heavy use (apps and text/talk)

   Summary: I had been using the LG Prime since June of 2010 and wanted to upgrade without a contract. I considered an Lg Thrive but didn’t like the price point or weight of the phone. Saw this in the AT&T store. I liked the feel of it and the size of the screen. I have had it for about three weeks now and have no complaints. I think this is a good prepaid android phone and a steal at $149.

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3. 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful

   
   A long trip, February 22, 2012

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   Evan “Evan” –

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   This review is from: AT&T Avail Prepaid Android GoPhone (AT&T) (Wireless Phone Accessory)

   I bought this phone as a personal phone. I have a work cellphone through AT&T, but it’s very basic. I wouldn’t say I use my personal phone for much more than texts and the occasional call. I originally went with Straight Talk since I didn’t want to pay a lot for monthly service. While with them for a year, I had 4 different phones. Only one was a touchscreen and it had made me wonder if touchscreen phones are just not made for me. This past December, I decided it was time to get a new phone. I tried one of Straight Talk’s Androids, but even though Sprint is listed as having excellent coverage at my home address, I could not get any reception inside and only 1 bar outside. A Sprint rep told me to try their prepaid services instead of Straight Talk’s. I tried an HTC on Virgin Mobile and had no reception. I returned it and tried a Motorola on Boost Mobile, no reception. I should add that the area I live in has very good – excellent coverage on all the major networks, including full coverage on Verizon and AT&T’s LTE networks. So I’m not out in the sticks trying to get coverage here, but was having no success. I ended up buying a Verizon phone through Straight Talk. It was okay, but I was back to paying 50 dollars a month for an unlimited plan that I maybe used 100 minutes of talk on.

   I have never had problems with reception through AT&T, but I found the Go Phone’s plans to be a little confusing, but when I saw this phone, I decided to keep the Verizon Straight Talk and give this phone a try. I’ve never used an iPhone or any of the high end touchscreen phones, but I couldn’t imagine them being any better than this phone’s touchscreen. Maybe they are, but it’s highly unlikely I will ever try one of those out. I searched through reviews here and elsewhere to understand AT&T’s data plans with the Go Phones, but found very little information that answered my question. I know I’m not a whiz when it comes to the new phones or technology in them. I did want some internet capability though because of some apps that Android has that would come in very useful for me. So I am going to explain that part in case anyone else has the question I had.

   Others have told you don’t have to buy a data package with this phone. My problem was, if I was going to have an Android, I would want some internet connection to add the apps since most of them cannot be downloaded to your computer then transferred to the phone via a memory card. I saw where this phone had wifi, but I could not find any mention of if you still needed a data plan to allow the phone to rely solely on wifi.

   That’s the good news. You can use this phone with wifi without any data package. I’m sure the cellphone snobs will tell me, but you can’t use it online when away from home and that’s true, unless I get lucky and pick-up a wifi signal, but I don’t need the internet away from home. I signed up for the unlimited text, 250 minutes package, it’s 25 dollars plus tax. Mine comes to roughly 28 dollars a month and with a cheap Cisco Valet router, I get unlimited data at home. That’s perfect for me. So you know if you’re wondering about how the wifi/data package works, you can use just wifi without a data package.

   The rest of the good news: I had been force using a T-Mobile Samsung Exhibit II as my personal phone. It has a slightly bigger screen than this phone does, but this phone has a bigger screen than the other prepaid touchscreens I have seen. Another thing I liked about this phone is the width. I by no means have small or average-sized hands. The touchscreen I had through Straight Talk was so small in width that I could hit 3 keys at one time. I don’t have that problem with this phone. Comparing it in size, it’s very similar in overall size to most iPhones. I have not had any problems whatsoever with this phone, though I will warn against the screen protectors sold here on Amazon by a marketplace seller. As I went through all 5 without any working. Everything on this phone though works as it should. I can’t say I would be happier with any other phone because I don’t see anything that would make it any better than it is.

   The battery did seem to run out pretty fast, but I downloaded the Juice Defender app and that fixed it. I can leave it unplugged for 24 hours and will still have roughly 75% charge. It has all the customization options that I know of or at least that I would use.

   The closest thing I have to a complaint is one that I think most phones now have and that is I have to take the back cover off the phone to get to the memory card. My favorite phone I’ve had was a Nokia e71, it had the memory card slot on the side so it isn’t quite as easy to change the memory card in this phone, but that’s hardly a big complaint. The sound when playing music without headphones could be better, but that’s hardly a complaint either. It does have the standard headphone jack in case anyone is wondering so you…

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