Music on your mobile doesn’t have to involve a pricey handset. Alcatel has just unveiled the OT-E801 mobile, a rubberised handset that’s available in black or white, and is aimed at music fans on pay-as-you-go tariffs.
The phone includes MP3-playing software, and comes with a 128MB memory card, capable of holding up to 50 tunes transferred from your PC or Mac. However, if you buy a bigger card, you can have up to 2GB of space for songs. But best of all – if you’re on a budget – is the price. It’ll cost you just £39.99 from Argos, Woolworths, T-Mobile and Orange shops.
Updated 8th June ‘07: Following the dozens of posts we’ve had about this phone, we asked Alcatel for some advice for those of you who are still having problems. To read what Alcatel had to say click here.
Dis looks brill
it is brill it all u need
why can i not get my music onto my mp3 mobile , by useing the usb port nad card in the mobile.
same problem here mate.give me a bell back if you solve it
could anyone out there solve this problem of loading music on to this phone
Same prob, I also could get the headphones to work properly
when i plug into usb,nothing happens. why is this?
yeye the same thing has happened to me i cannot load music onto my mobile it isnt the usb cable as i tried it with my mp3 player and it loaded songs completely fine but it always says failed and you cannot get sent music through mms as it only has sms help someone i bought this phone to listen to my music but it isnt working can you email me if you know how to fix this disturbing problem thanks ! lil_miss_chav_06@hotmail.co.uk
what website can i download the software for free because no other softwares work
from ash
thanks
Same problem, got this for my daughter then got 1 myself. thought it was a prob with the card at first so figured she could have the 1 from mine but failed comes up on both!
the problem is the memory card you need to format it before using it. that shuld sort it .
yea i had that prob but then i formatted the sd card by puttin it into another fone that can format disks and now it works .but does any1 now how to get ur songs as a ringtone.or download more
Hi Everyone
I have had the same problem as everyone else but the solution is simple….but hard
The micro SD card needs to be formated. Once this is done then your PC (xp anyway) will recognise the member card as a new storage device and you can then download away.
The hard part is formating the dam card !
I was very lucky and had a multi card reads that tool micro SD’s. Some basic card readers will need a micro SD adaptor. Other than that use another mobile (a friends or even a nice person at the mobile shop you purchased this from) that has the ability to format.
If you would like a larger memory card then I can recomend e-buyer.co.uk They have a 256mb micro SD for under £8 !
Good luck all
Does it actually support a 2Gb micro SD??
Has anyone tried?
thanks…
You need to enable the usb on the phone when you plug the phone into the pc it may loose the connection a few times and times out after about 30 seconds so you have to be quick and have your mp3’s ready to tranfer as soon as your computer registers the phone is connected.
Also I would liek to know if there is a way to turn your mp3’s into ringtones on the phone aswell it is quit frustrating there is no mention of it anywhere.
hi i have purchesed the same mobile but can anyone please tell me how to format the memory card, if you have any info on formatting the memory card then can you please contact me on shaban_cool@yahoo.co.uk…….
thanks…
hii all i have to say is that i buy this mobile to listen the music and i sucess to load the mp3 music in my mobile but one thing still remains i wnt to trasfer my mp3 music to ringtones is any one know how to tranfer the mp3 music to ringtones if some body really to help me plz contact me on this e-mail id salman_dew2003@yahoo.com
hiys iv had the same prob as everyone else. the memory card seems to get recognized when you load it onto a computer with a memory card reader installed onto it, this is probably why it can read the micro sd. plus theres a file on alcatel website http://www.tctmobile.com where it lets you download a pc converter and mp3 thing that i think will let you convert your mp3 trcks into smaller clips that can be used as an mp3 tone.
i hope that this is useful.
thanx..
how the fuck can i get my card formatted without having to go to a shop it takes the piss why wont my com recognise my phone!!!
vicked phone.propa useful. jus da ting i neded coz i liste 2 music a lot
if u get a memory card reader u can format it yourself but it doesnt always work and it could be a lil expensive
how is the quality of the mp3s?
try here for a memory card reader as this web site is cheap
http://www.mymemory.co.uk/memory/MyMemory/SD/6/in/1/USB2.0/Mobile/Card/Reader
THE MEMORY CARD MUST BE FORMATTED TO FAT NOT FAT 32
hope this helps
U can do this in MS Windoze XP right click on memory card and chose format there should be a drop down menu which lets u chose which Format either FAT or FAT32. Also music shouldn’t be any bit rate less than 128 kbps as I found out the hard way. As for this phone I’ve had many mobile phones but this is best value phone from T.mobile just £20 and my Virgin Sim card works with it straight out of the box
go on to cnet i had same prob but now it works
Have you tried activating USB Connection from Settings menu on phone?
Is their a way that i can make the mp3 player work without having 2 format the card an if nt wot uva phones take cards? i no its a stupidd question lol
how do you formatt the memory card it is doin me ed in, so can sum 1 help asap
To format the card the only option is to use a card reader to do it, or insert the mini-SD card into another phone and do it through the phone’s options.
Once you’ve done this, attach the USB to phone and computer, activate USB in the Alcatel’s Settings Menu, and it will be recognised as a mass storage device by Windows.
Make sure you create a folder named ‘MP3′ before putting any onto the phone (by dragging and dropping from your computer), otherwise it won’t read them.
This should solve all of the problems.
My own is trying to get MP3s to play as ringtones. I’ve ‘cut’ the MP3 using the software on the website, but can’t find any options. Anybody any ideas? gorbatayagora@yahoo.co.uk
Whom ever decided on creating a cell phone like this is an idiot.
This phone is such a waste of my time, trying to get it to work…
RECOMMENDATION: When you see the name Alcatel…run for your life IT’S evil I tell you…
Got this phone from the UK and now I’ve got to throw it out…
I really need a phone now…
Angry customer…
btw in woolworths they have a cooler white version of the phone where it is on t-mobile but can be on virgin mobile with a 64mb memory card for only 19.99! bargain if u can get it 2 work! lol
Can u download like a music organizer for mobiles and if, were from. thanks Will
I have this phone and suffer like everyone else with these problems. I have emailed the manufacturer and Woolworth where I bought it, and have had no response. Might be an idea to do the same. Maybe this is why they are selling it so cheap.
Plugged it in to the PC (winXP) and it worked first time. No messin’, no formattin, no problem. Great little phone.
which card do i have to get because there are different ones,i would like to get the 512?
Wollworths emailed me and suggested I go to Carphone Warehouse and they will format the card for me. Will try that tomorrow.
wollworths said the same to me. carphone warehouse and all the other name chains do not do this. find a shop that unlocks phones and the likes. wooloworths knew of this problem last year and still sold them. this could be a case for watchdog.
I GOT THIS FONE 4 MA LIL BRUV, I FEEL WEL BAD CUZ IT WOZ HIS B-DAY PREZZIE ND I CNT GET FUKIN MUSIC ON, IF U ASK ME ITS A LOAD OF SHIT ND IF I CNT GET MUSIC ON IM TAKIN IT BAK WIV A SMAK IN DA FACE 4 DA SHOP ASSISTANT.
LUV YHOO ALL
X X X X X MRS DEPP
Can now down load music after getting the SD card formatted however phone won’t co-operate with any volume. Can’t hear a thing.
Am going to take it back and get my money back.
Hi
To formatt the micro sd card go to the carphone warhouse and explain to them whats wrong, if they dont know what to do tell them to put the card in another music phone (they dont sell alcatel phones) and to formatt it that way they should’t refuse service but if they do go back later and ask another member of staff IS worth the hassle!
having problems with the usb connection can anyone help me?
The problem with the SD-card and mp’3-songs is that the songs must be placed in an directory on the SD-card called: MP3
If it’s not on the card then simply make a new directory with windows explorer on PC.
i cant get the bloody mp3 tracks to go into ringtones! the software they give u on the web is soo confusing and is an absolute waste of time, and has no instructions what so ever to tell u how 2 use it! so if anybody has figured it out plz can u reply 2 this message! thanx.
arghh!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive just bought this fone nd when i plugged the usb in it dosent reconise it ive tried it in 3 different pcs nd it dosent work.arghhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!! im taking thsi fone back as soo as possible!
USB problems = activate via the phones menu. Menu>Settings>USBconnection>Activate.
Format Card= right click on drive (in my computer) selct format 32 (not fat 32) that’s it.
You also need to create a folder in the drive (where the files are) call it ‘MP3′ but all your mp3’s in there!
Hope this helps
im going to get the alactel do you think i shud get it ??????????????????????????
u might as well but def keep the receipt just encase your computer doesnt support the phone making it a waste of money.
By the way you know the headphones are really annoying and uncomfortable?
…. well on ebay theres a mini usb to 3.5mm headphone jack so now you can listen to all the mp3 tracks through the mini usb port with your favorite headphones! yippee
this phone is pure bull, the internet said its £25 wid a 512mb but wen i got there the idiot said no no no £30 wid 128mb card. I am outraged pls read this it is for your own good.
also i forgot to say that the stupid phone does not even connect to the computer im sitting here right now trying to connect but it aint fucking happening
with regards to “your mum” clearly your an idiotic child with no life}
this bloody phone has been giving me hassle and it isnt 5 mins old
if you make a phone that has a usb connection etc atleast format the card before letting everyone buy it or atleast supply the soft ware
this phone is rubbish and watse of time am takeing it back and suggesting nayone even thinking of buying this phone to NOT do it
hi can any one tell me how to make mp3 song a ringtone tried going on website suggested cant download it. Any where else I can go.
Dear sir I bought the ot/801 at christmas time but to this day i cannot goe the mp3 player to work .Please can you tell me we did not get a disk to down load the soft were just a lead to plug into the phone and computer we are lost many thanks
Once the phone is connected to your PC via the USB cable you must go into the Settings menu and activate the USB. Following this, (give it a minute), you can drag and drop music files into the phone.
i cant get the usb 2 connect to my pc so i cant put music on it any one help plz
Roy, as above, once the phone is connected, go into the Settings menu on your phone and select ‘Activate’ for the USB option. After a few moments your PC will ’see’ the phone and you can drag and drop files into the music folder.
On reading the comments posted here it sounds a lot like people are not reading the instructions that come with the phone. A PC will not automatically recognise the phone is connected and this is becuase the mini USB port is used as the music port as well as the charging port. If you want to transfer, (music), data you must first tell the phone by way of activating the USB for this purpose.
I have had no problems transfering music files and having upgraded the micro SD card to 2G am now enjoying the very best of my music collection.
just lemme know how to load ringtones or wallpapers..music part is sorted out
id advise all of you not to get this phone or just give it back as its really poor once used for a long amount of time, no texts will go through, it shuts down on its own after regular use and the mp3 player cant even be added as ringtones or listened to out loud! so id warn everybody about these problems before they decide to buy it! also u can get a better range of mp3 phones off the link and you can trade in this poor one for a better one and get 10pounds off! might be worth it.
yo ppl i got all da same probs wid every 1 alcat pppl plz send me a message to help me use my mp3 fone
yo scotty sed that he formated da sd card what fone did u use
Hello, Matt could you please advise, was the headphone adaptor you mentioned on ebay this one
Motorola Audio Stereo Jack mini USB 3.5mm V3 U6 Adapter
Or will this only work for motorola phones.
thanks
michel
Hi Michael it was the ‘Motorola Audio Stereo Jack mini USB 3.5mm V3 U6 Adapter’ yep mine hasnt arrived yet but should definately work
thanx, matt
Hey You Do Not Need A Software All You Have To Do Is Plug It In The USB And Go To Settings And Then Click On USB Then Activate, Its Really Simple And I Never Read The Booklet
Also You Can Connect It To The Computer And Go To My Computer The Right Click The Drive And Click Format, Note: You Have To Make A New Folder After You Formatted It Called mp3.
The Only Trouble I Have Had With My Phone Is That I Dont Know How To Get New Ringtones Or Make My MP3 My Ringtones
Dan
dan_92510@hotmail.com
Just a quickie, most of my music on my computer is .wma file extension, will the phone accept those?
this fucking phone is a waste of time,
if ur planing on gettig one don’t even think about.
who ever said cheap is expensive he knew what he was talking about.
mom stroszne problemy z tym telefonym nie moge znoleżć do nigo żadnego programu pomóżcie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! moj mail to kolin_6@o2.pl
ive got the fone but its very rarely recognised on computers it is totally crap is there any EASY ways to make the computer recognise the phone hheeeeelllppppp
hey every1 iv had all the same problems now iv got it working iv gone and broke my earphones does any1 no where i can get new ones from
i put the songs onto the removable disk then when I try to play them on ma phone it says “no valid mp3 files present” can any1 help me. email me if u can danmccool@hotmail.co.uk
You DON’T need to format the microsd card. As said above (very clearly) activate the usb connection in the settings menu.
It is VERY simple to use - once you know how;)
I was like you all. I didn’t use the instruction manual. When I couldn’t get my macintosh to recognise the SD card, I did accept to look at the manual but as usual couldn’t find the pertinent info.
After wasting 2 hours phoning to technical departments and searching the web for solutions I finally went through all the menus in the phone to see what was offered.
The solution was found in less than 2 minutes!!
Any headphones with a minijack will work.
help me plz i put it in to the pc and removeble disk k cums up i make a folder MP3 and copy and paste it into it and i go on music player and it say not a vaild musicthing so can any one help if u can email me at uksexy2007@hotmail.co or juts leave a coment
dis is no joke my fone is gettin on my nervesssss hw du u gt da stupid mp3’s 2 workk kmt
ca sum1 just submit a guide or sumting coz it says failed when i try activatin the usb or goin to mp3 menu
Hi,
I think i have the solution to most of your problems with the OT 801. To get your MP3s on the OT 801 is really Simple: You don’t need any software!
When you plug the USB cable it should act as a memory stick: you should see it as removable disk. You should have a file named “mp3″ where to drag and drop your songs.
The point is for some reasons (due to windows???) the “mp3″ file doesn’t always appear (on my laptop for instance). In this case you just have to create in the removable disk (your OT 801) a new file: “mp3″ (menu FILE/New and small caps!)and drag and drop all your mp3 file in and nowhere else.
good luck!
Marc
Don’t you people read the advise given out by the useful posters here and the instruction manual given out with the phone?! The same questions have been answered over and over again!! It takes about 5 minutes to read the posts here that contain ALL the answers to your highly repetative questions!!
How do you expect us to answer these questions when you insist on typing in a language that barely resembles English! Is it really that hard to type a sentence using proper language?
Somebody know how play my mp3 as ringtone??? plz tell me… thks…
Naturally the E801 is perfectly capable of using MP3 files as ringtones. In order to ‘cut’ an MP3 tone from a complete MP3 track, there’s an MP3 converter supplied on the Web site. This program does actually work, the INQ succeeded in ‘cutting’ a 20 second ringtone with it. But the control keys are badly translated from the original Chinese version and you have to guess what their function actually is
Mike, I have to agree with your observations regarding the persistent and exceptionally poor use of the English language with which to entreat advice and support from others and the apparent inability of people to read instructions.
I can only assume it to be a reflection of the ‘instant’ lifestyle people seem to expect nowadays and the mediocrity with which they approach life in general.
Glad you are enjoying your phone.
i bought diz fone but i cant put songs on it da card is in n wen i connect it to da usb on ma p.c n downloads songs it goes on phone but wen i try to play on the phone it says no valid mp3 file? i dont get what i have to do plz help
ok… i had the same prob,
what i did was.
Menu > Settings > USB connection > Activate …. then plug usb in 2 the phone and then usb in 2 the computer (for some reason it dont work if the usb is is already in the computer and then i plug the phone in 2 it so yeah….)
then jus drag and drop.
o yeah and if it says no valid mp3 file then you prob tryin 2 put a format other than mp3 on the phone.
based on using Windows XP
i bought my phone last jan22. at first my phone cannot connect to the usb port even i keep on pressing ACTIVATE. so what i did is transfer my sd card to a card reader or my videocam with sd card slot. i can transfer music to my microsd even without formatting. i can listen to the stored mp3s using my phone. my problem now is my phone shuts off. my battery drained yesterday, i connect the charger but it cannot charge anymore. i tried to connect to pc to charge using the usb port. but untl now, my phone is still off. is it because of the virus got from the pc? can anyone help me. im really disappointed
i forgot 2 tell, 2 days befor my cellphone shuts off, i can already connect to the usb port of my pc using the usb cable of my videocam. the bundled usb cable doesnt work so i tried other cable. after that 2 days, my phone doest work anymore. do you know guys what happened? what will i do? im planning to buy 1gb mmemory before my fone shuts off. but now, im planning to buy a new phone!
please help do i got 2 itunes windows media player OR what
i have been to settings and selected USB connection and i pressed activate. and it has said now for ages USB connecting can not play music now. and i have already formatted the micro SD card. I have also lost the instructions which came with the phone. can somebody help me out this is so annoying thanx
pleaz help man im desperate
marc plz help me im beggin ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
pleaz im only 15 and i have been lookin forward to listening to the music for weeks im a very dissapointed. i havre done everything that everyone has said to do but it still dont work i think i might just jump off a cliff or somenthing cos this is doin my head in.
OMFudge!!!!
thuis phone is sooooo good!!!!
i just brought it today and it is one of the best i have ever had!
the quality of the msic is outstanding!!!!All of you have complained about problems whereas i have had none!!!
BUY THIS PHONE!
does tis phone come wit a head set??????
HI People
I’ve just bought this phone and Ii’s great. But, there is also one problem: i can’t hear music whitout my head set. Can somebody help me?
please =)
bunteski
o yeah i can’t hear music without headphones either.lol.
I Don’t think you’re meant to though.lol.
I ain’t to bothered about that though.however,if anyopne does know how to make it so you can hear without headphones i would be grateful.
:):):)
You all just need to take your time……!
Assuming you have assembled the phone, do the following:
Plug the usb cable into your PC.
Plug the other end of the usb cable into the phone - you will see a message on the phone saying it is charging.
Press the ‘Menu’ button, (top left on the keypad) and go to settings.
Go to USB and press ‘Select’ button, (top left on the keypad)
When you see the word ‘Activate’ on the phone screen press the ‘Select’ button, (top left on the keypad)
You will now see a message saying ‘usb connecting, can not play music now!’
On your PC, go START menu/my computer/ then look for the removable drive. Double click on it and you will see a folder named mp3.
Drag your mp3 files from your PC onto this folder and let them copy over.
All music files must be in mp3 format.
You do not requrie to format the mico SD card.
If you have deleted the mp3 folder on your phone, make another on you PC and drag it accross.
To disconnect your phone, go to the system tray, (bottom right of your PC desktop) and click on the icon which lists removable drives. Choose ’safety remove hardware’.
Of course, you could just read the instructions!
Above all - have fun!
You must use the supplied headset to listen to music.
Reece - it is good isn’t it!
The phone comes with a folder on it called ‘mp3′
The phone will only play music, (mp3 files), in the folder called mp3
You can only see this folder when connected to a PC - once connected go to My computer and double click on removable drive.
Drag your music - it must be in mp3 format - into the phones mp3 folder
If you have deleted the phones mp3 folder, simply make another.
dis fone is crap i cant download nothing because i dont no how and cant get any help if some 1 nos how also let me no
Danny,
Plug the usb cable into your PC.
Plug the other end of the usb cable into the phone - you will see a message on the phone saying it is charging.
Press the ‘Menu’ button, (top left on the keypad) and go to settings.
Go to USB and press ‘Select’ button, (top left on the keypad)
When you see the word ‘Activate’ on the phone screen press the ‘Select’ button, (top left on the keypad)
You will now see a message saying ‘usb connecting, can not play music now!’
On your PC, go START menu/my computer/ then look for the removable drive. Double click on it and you will see a folder named mp3.
Drag your mp3 files from your PC onto this folder and let them copy over.
All music files must be in mp3 format.
All music must be put into the folder named mp3
You do not require to format the mico SD card.
If you have deleted the mp3 folder on your phone, make another on your PC and drag it across.
To disconnect your phone, go to the system tray, (bottom right of your PC desktop) and click on the icon which lists removable drives. Choose ’safety remove hardware’.
Oh, and by the way - you could just read the instruction manual!
I DONT HAVE A REMOVEABLE DRIVE please wat do i do i only have
hp pavilion
hp recovery
now ino that im fugded up
pls can some one help thnx YOUNGTIE
I’ve read just about all your comments and I agree with most of them that say the USB wont connect - EVEN IF YOU DO TRY TO ACTIVATE THE USB FROM THE PHONE!!
Unfortunately I think I know the problem - I HAVE BLOODY VISTA on my PC!!! Nothing works with VISTA!!!!!!!!!!!
it’s ok, but you can’t hear songs whitout fucking head set.
the phone is fucking rubbish it is dodgy
when u do get music 2 go on 2 phone how many songs can u get
Hi,
MP3:
with this phone, you can listen mp3 from the SD card. But you CAN’T change the ringtone with the MP3 from the SD card. THE SD card + MP3 Player and the phone are too separate tool.
But you can put your personnal data and carry them in your phone (it’s easy than having another USB stick), and use TrueCrypt to secure them
HeadPhone :
the original headphone is crap, and I have a good headphone but jack model.
who try to use a mini USB - Jack Adapter?
I tried the headphone for Motorola sell on EBay. doesnt’ work.
Find another web stie which sell some:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/12552.htm
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=142090
http://www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_item.aspx?i=145066
haven’t try them, if you do, let me know
Thanks
BTW : great phone !!
Hi,
MP3:
with this phone, you can listen mp3 from the SD card. But you CAN’T change the ringtone with the MP3 from the SD card. THE SD card MP3 Player and the phone are too separate tool.
But you can put your personnal data and carry them in your phone (it’s easy than having another USB stick), and use TrueCrypt to secure them
HeadPhone :
the original headphone is crap, and I have a good headphone but jack model.
who try to use a mini USB - Jack Adapter?
I tried the headphone for Motorola sell on EBay. doesnt’ work.
Find another web stie which sell some:
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/product/12552.htm
http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=142090
http://www.expansys.com/htc/p_htc_item.aspx?i=145066
haven’t try them, if you do, let me know
Thanks
BTW : great phone !!
Miguel,
Thanks for your advice it really helped me out big time.
There was no MP3 folder on my phone so it didn’t recongise my mp3 files. :d
I then read this thread, then created one and it worked!
Thanks again
I have tried the Motorola mini USB - Jack Adapter advertised on ebay (Motorola Audio Stereo Jack mini USB 3.5mm V3 U6 Adapter). Unfortunately it does not work with this phone. Does anyone know of an alternative adaptor which will work.
Thanks
bull shit phone u fuckes can actel do somthing about this shity phone you ass holes, go fuck ??? sons of bitchies…. the whole fucked lot of you asshole
(Edited)
umhhhh NICE
I get lost after f…es.
But realy interesting comments,
Very useful.
i have no idea why the 512mb that came with it works, although i had to format it, but a 1gig card won’t. I’ve tried the FAT and FAT32 format options and the gig card works in everything else. If you can get your card to work and it does seem pot luck then i think for £25 including a 512mb card from currys its a good deal. But if you end up hanging yourself in frustration at trying to get another card to work then its crap. What is even more crap is their website which is unbelievably crap/dead/pointless.
It does seem that its cheap because it has lots of problems. I’m happy with mine for £25 as a phone/flashdrive/mp3 player. Not much else around for that money.
to activate the usb go to menu/settings/activate USB and it should recognise it if you have the patience to wait. Those who have posted and not even read the previous posts to get all the answers already need to know that it isn’t just the phone, its also because you are as thick as shit, and need information spoon feeding. And write in english, spanish, french whatever just write in a language, putains/cabronitos/muppets!
Seriously cool phone currently 5 pound with quidco discount through orange shop ,
I want to play phone through mp3 compatible car radio , does any one know what cable works with I think mini Jack?
To make the mp3 work:
Turn off your phone.
Insert properly the microSD card in the slot (this support up to 2GB).
Turn on your phone. You will need having it working with your SIM chip so you can access the menu.
Connect the USB Cable to cell phone.
Connect the USB Cable to computer.
In the phone go to Menu->Settings->USB connection and select Activate.
Now you can format, partitione or access the contents of the microSD card.
For that I use Linux so I formated it:
mkdosfs -F 16 -I /dev/sdb
where “/dev/sdb” is the microSD card. Change it according your computer drives order.
If you use Windows I guess what you can do something as me in Linux.
Now you have formatted the microSD. It is moment to mount and copy mp3 music in it, then:
In Linux I mount the device (in Windows you don’t need it).
mount /dev/sdb /mnt/phone
Where /dev/sdb is the microSD and /mnt/phone the directory where I will mount it. You need root access and you need to create /mnt/phone manually (mkdir /mnt/phone).
Now create the “mp3″ directory:
mkdir /mnt/phone/mp3
In Windows you can do it with the “Explorer”.
Now you can copy all mp3 files from your hard disk to the phone.
Before deataching the phone remember unmount it in Linux, in Windows remember choosing secure extraction.
umount /mnt/phone
All gone.
Now you can disconnect your USB Cable and go to main screen in your phone pressing repeteadly the “hang up” key. Next press the play button or choose the mp3 player and you can listen music.
This phone only permits you to listen music from earphones not from speaker.
I’m searching for some hack or firmware update to get more functions because the hardware of this phone permits you more than actually do.
Have a nice day, bye.
Who wants an adaptor for connect to another kind of earphones? I can make one with commercial factory quality.
Anyeos.
I’d be interested in your adaptor. How about some email/price details so we can get in touch.
Ok. Let me know the price of what I need and let me make one for me. Contact me via e-mail: lagunaloire at argentina dot com.
I will send you details when I done. Give me at least a week.
If someone other interested contact me via mail
Cheers Anyeos. I’ll email you.
get a usb 2.0 memory card reader from a orange shop or any shop put your micro sd in the card reader put in ur computer and then go your my computer look for the area on the mobile phone and right click on it mand format it
hi dus ani1 kno hw to open mp3 files on dis fone
well i put da usb cable in n it came up i put tracks on to it
n den wen i press play it sez no valid mp3 found
rply bk if eni1 knows about it asap on
gunit.06@hotmail.com
thnx anyways
please somebody
how ca we put the mp3 files to ringtones?
Guys, please, first read above for solutions. Some other people already posted a solution for your problems but you need to read above and will understand.
bye
This is a great little ‘phone for the money, no need to format sd card, just create ‘mp3′ folder in removable drive (having first activated usb).
It is a little limited re. ringtones etc. but the audio quality is very good.
big’ol RTFM…
the usb is on and when u plug in your phone go to settings and usb connection and then activate problem solved
Amazing how many people are not bothering to read the solutions to thier ‘apparent’ problems posted here. Curiously I didn’t find I had to format the card at all. An ‘mp3′ folder was already there on the micorSD card and I just dragged my mp3 files into it. I have since bought a 2GB card and after putting an ‘mp3′ folder onto it have filled it with more tracks. - it worked without a hitch. Smashing phone/mp3 player for so little cash!
I’M BACK!
lol
just wondering,can u put pics on the phone?
O and that whole thing about it not working after a month or so-LIE!!!
lol
chao y’all
omg this phone is driving me mad does eney one wno how to pot music on it im gona go mad !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the person hu made this shit phone can go suke there mum becuse it is relyey shit i am upset with this phone im gona go mad look how meny bad coments u need to fix up and make da phone beta cus im going to the shop to get my muny back xxxx hope the shit phone dont make no suses muvufuker xxxx
ita, ita, ita, you sound stressed dude, that’s bad for the old ticker. Chill - read the solutions posted on this site. Try reading the instructions that came with the phone. Consider, just for a small moment, that perhaps you are not doing the right things to make the phone work for you!
i got the phone the black on
its crap now
in the beggining its good
but then you go tierd of it
Hey Davebat, what language do these people speak?
To judge by their spelling, they probably cannot read the manual.
Hi Obleo, know what you mean….doesn’t score any points in my book! And these are poeple living in what are optimistically called ‘First World Countries’. A peasant in the rice fields of China who has not yet seen a mobile phone would be both more eloquent in speech and erudite in method. Isn’t it nice to be smug about it all though! LOL.
Indubitably
got my phone for £19.99 incl. £10 top-up and 512mB micro card. Great stuff
My only problem is the screen goes black after a few seconds of no use (IN ADDITION to the screensaver which is black screen with time/date)
Anyone else have this?
happy with my 512MB phone/mp3 player - but why does my screen go black after only a few seconds? this is different from the screensaver which is black plus time/date details.
Stew, there are powersave and screensaver settings though I havn’t bothered much with them. Allwing the phone screen to go off aftr a few seconds suits me since I use the mp3 player so much and don’t want to run down the batery unnecessarily. You will need to fiddle about and see what happens.
thanks Davebat
by the way has anyone got the conversion software to work? or found instructions? I can’t work it intuitively to crop existing mp3.
how the hell do i make a vali mp3 file it is storing the songs but not plaing them on the music player
pleas emale me if yoy find out
i know it gay isnt it all of my memory usd up but can not play eny songs
I had one of the shit white ones from woolworths. It looks like a faulty batch of phones went out to me. Yes I have read the instructions, Yes I have activated the USB and Ive even sent it back to Alcatel in a little Jiffy bag and the fucking thing still cant play music. Stamp on it. Made me feel better.
make sure all your mp3s are in the mp3 folder on the micro card and de-activate the USB connection from the PC before initiating music player.
Yes, the songs will not play unless they are stored on the micro SD card in a folder labelled mp3
I hate to say it….but it says so in the instructions!
I have no doubt that you are both correct and thank you for your wisdom, Its getting my PC to recognize the USB conection thats the problem. All my other bits N bobs bring up a removable device but not this one. Maybe the French cant make phones as well as cars without problems.
OK, I’ve been through everything in the right order and I’ve found that it is very easy to use this ‘phone for music with the supplied SD card (128MB in the case of my son’s ‘phone) as long as you follow the instructions. My problem is that I can’t get a 1GB microSD to work. I can USB connect, see the mp3 folder on the PC and copy music to it. I can even see the titles on the ‘phone once disconnected and start playing one of the tracks - but as soon as soon as I try to change the track I get a microSD card error and then can’t see anything until I power the ‘phone off and on again. I’ve tried formatting FAT and FAT32 - makes no difference.
SD card I’m using is Kingston Technologies. A couple of people have mentioned succesfully using 2GB cards - can you tell me what brand they are? I’m sure the problem is not the ‘phone. Sure it’s basic but what do you expect for ten quid?!
CJL, I am using a 2GB Sandisk card and all I did was use a card reader to access the card on my laptop. I found the SD card under My Computer, created a folder on it called mp3 and then dragged my music accross into it, (in mp3 format). I then put the card into the phone and it all worked. Don’t know if that helps at all but it was a simple as that for me. Good luck.
Chris - what system software are you using on your PC? If I want to add a song to to the phone, I just plug in the phone and it immediately displays a message after which I use the menu to activte the USB. I find then that the computer makes the usual noise to demonstrate it ’sees’ something and aftershows the ‘removable device’.
Davebat - thanks for the info. I’ll try a Sandisk card. The one that came with the ‘phone is the same brand so maybe there’s a compatibility issue. They’re supposed to be generic but who knows! I’ll report back. Did you format FAT or FAT32? For completeness what is your PC running - just so I can try to exactly emulate your setup? Interestingly I can’t even see the Kingston card in my much more expensive Samsung ‘phone!
Davebat-All sorted. XP still wont recognize the phone USB so Ive just bought myself an MP3 player instead and its the donkeys doughnuts. Does exactly what it says on the tin and hay, might even super glue it to me phone for a cool new look. In your face Alcatel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
im going to get 1 of these phones , just curious tho does the phone let you view pictures if there on the micro sd?
Anyone got this phone to work with vista yet or do i just go out and buy myself a card reader…. I only own two devices that dont work with vista.. this phone and my digital camera.. everything else works.. ps I have a 1 gb card in my phone and had no probs whatsoever when i was running xp… cool phone.. just want it to work with vista.
can you view pictures stored on the memory card with the phone?
It’s simple: phone menu -> settings -> USB -> activate USB ->
you can’t view pictures on the phone except the few wallpapers.
the only thing the memory card does is carry the mp3s for the player (although you could use it just for storage of any old files if you wanted)
Can anyone tell me how to put new mp3 ringtones in the phone
I don’t think you can put any ringtones on
alright i read this whole page top to bottom but at home i got a shity apple mac and when i plug the phone into the usb ( and yes i have went to menu, settings and so on ….)
i get no responce if this was windows i would have no problem but could anyone tell me step by step how to do it on a mac pease
many thanks
couldn’t agree more with davebat, if i wasn’t one to try things out for myself, i wouldn’t have touched this phone with a 200 foot pole! turns out the so called first world country residents have the same problems they attribute to us ( i’m writing from Nigeria!) got the phone 2 days ago with an all french manual, figured it all out after running thru this website the day before…..and it’s working perfectly… except for the battery lasting a measly 4.5 hours, it should be able to do better,its all good though, open to suggestions. thanx folks, u made my day…great phone, can’t wait for my 2 gig card.
I’m not a thicko, but after reading and following the advice on here, still can’t get my music transfered onto this phone( £10 from orange website less £5 from quidco !!!) when I connect the usb lead and I activate the usb port on the phone, it says it is connecting but does not show up as a storage device in my computer, but as an unknown usb device in device manager!!! has anyone got any advice for this problem??? I have a canon printer with memory card reader, but it wouldn’t let me format the card as it says it is write protected( But it isn’t!!!) so i put the card in my wifes samsung and formatted it there!!!
Help please…
I can successfully paste mp3 files onto the phone (E Drive) - I know this ’cause I can then play them back from the phone through realplayer or windows mediaplayer and listen to them on the PC. But when I try to listen to them on the phone it says… yes you guessed it “no valid mp3 file present” - aaaaaaaagh! I’ve tried different mp3 formats and nothing works. Have looked through the message board and can’t find the solution to this problem. Only strange thing is under My Computer the E drive comes up unnamed - whereas a number of posted solutions seem to suggest it should say MP3.
Ideas welcome at nickthevicparker@btinternet.com TA.
i every one man i´m portugueses but i think can help!!! make the folder coled mp3 and put the song´s in the folder ….then they play well in my mobile works i like to help niga_pit lol txau para tdos
Red the whole pole but haven’t found any solution for the ringtones. It seems to me that this phone truly is an mp3 player. The reason I’ve bought this phone was to put some cool mp3 ringtones on it cause I heard it has a great sound when it plays out lout but, when I gained a little knowledge and saw it for my self that no matter how hard I’ll try I won’t get any ringtones to work on this, nor to play the mp3’s out loud, I realized that I hate myself for not buying sony-ericsson. Anyways, this phone realy is a load of shit and all of you people out there would be beter off with an mp3 player, cause this phone is nothing better from one
PS: Looks like the poor always gets ripped off by the rich and their cheap shit
Best regards from the Jerk }{
Could anyone please tell me if this phone comes with a pc suit software. Can we sinc the phone book with our pc and send sms through pc (comfort of using pc keyboard). itteeq@yahoo.com
“Ginger
May 14th, 2007 at 8:56 am
Could anyone please tell me if this phone comes with a pc suit software. Can we sinc the phone book with our pc and send sms through pc (comfort of using pc keyboard). itteeq@yahoo.com ”
LOL - what phone do you think you bought?
hey dibley,
if i got u right and all is well with ur pc the e drive should come up unnamed, what u should have is a filder IN the phone (e drive) with the name “mp3″ .u create it if u don’t already have one, then drag all ur music files into that folder, it should work then.
hop it makes sense
that’s hope with an “e”
For all you out there who are having trouble with this phones mp3 player, have gone through the usual settings/usb/activate procedure, and the phone does not show on your removable drive, and you get the message “usb device not recognised”. This is what I did, I bought a 5 in 1 plug in card reader/writer (£2.99 including delivery), also a micro sd/sd adaptor (£2 including delivery from hong kong). Formatted the card, made a file called mp3 put my music in there then put the micro card back into the phone and it now plays music. Hope this solves your problems.
Tried for ages to get my computer to recognise the MP3 player using all the info above. Kept being told there was an error with USB storage device. Eventually plugged the USB cable into a USB 1.0 socket instead of the usual USB 2.0 socket IT WORKED FIRST TIME and worked no problems. Give it a try
Never, in the hisotry of the mobile, has so much been written by so many about such a little, (cheap,) phone!
Sounds like people are working through the problems though…and don’t you just come to love it once it works for you!
At time of writing I have it plugged into my PC playing all my fav stuff through Wiondows Media Player….Sooper!
Do u have to have the headsets to listen to the music?
Hi Babiibuttonsz, yes you can only listen to music through the headphones or thorugh your laptop/PC when the USB cable is connected.
is there a calendar/scheduler software 4 this? i need 1…
is ther a downloadable calendar/scheduler 4 thiz? i nid 1…
MANonymus
No, there is not.
i think this is a bunch of cock
y cant the card come formatted!
Hi Matty,
The card needs nothing done to it. It comes preloaded with a folder labelled mp3. Drag your mp3 files into it once you have connected the phone and activated the USB connection in the settings menu.
Alternately you can use a card reader to connect the microSD card to your PC. Either way you are not required to ‘format’ the card.
ig to this phone just cause its cheap, i dont really care bout the mp3 stuff…
worked fine for a month and now when i try to answer calls the line goes dead… same happens when i call people… i cant even phone the credit line…
how can i update my firmware?can’t send any messages … create messages is not even shown …
Adam, try removing the battery and then putting it back to reboot…if no joy, use your gaurantee and return it to the shop.
Mathias, try removing the battery and then putting it back to reboot. Alcatel do not appear to have any firmware updates available. If no joy, use your gaurantee and return it to the shop.
For playing songs on Music Player…..just make a folder inside the removeable drive disk name MP3 and add songs with extension .mp3… and ENJOY listening songs;)…awesome sound
Isn’t it amazing that people want alot of things from a relatively cheap phone?
lol
Sensible,
Yes, never fails to amaze how cheapskate but demanding people can be. But then its only mingers who buy these phones….ooops did that come out…this Tourettes is getting worse!….
Hi all. In case you’re still having problems with the E801, we asked Alcatel for some advice to help you out. To read the story click here.
hi all,
there is no problem at all with the music player. You have to format your memory card in FAT , allocation size 16 kilobytes.
Once it’s formated make a folder called “mp3″ (small letters!) and put your mp3 files there. They will appear in the music player.
hay people im having trouble adding tunes and my fave songs on to my T- Mobile Alcatel OT-E801 white, mobile phone
i dont know how to do it lol when i put it into my pc what am i suppossed to do after i cant add songs to it watso ever plz help
i dont reccomend this phone wat so ever, lol
thx people
plz help !! froms sarah x0×0x0
sarah,
the answers to your questions are all in the above comments. your music must be in mp3 format.
For me all I did was:-
1. Plug the USB cable into phone & PC
2. On the phone, select Menu/Settings/USB Connection
3. Select Activate
I could then see my phone from explorer as another disk allowing drag & frop of MP3 files
anyone know how to get ringtones onto this phone without downloading from extortionate sites?
1 - E801 PC connection
To put music onto your new E801 handset your computer should be equipped with Microsoft Windows XP or 2000. However if your computer has Windows 98 then a pilot is available for installation on the following website http://www.tctmobile.com.
Pilot Installation
On the TCT Mobile homepage click on TOOLS & GOODIES, SOFTWARE use the scroll panel to find the E801 handset and click on the image.
Here you will have the opportunity to install the Windows 98 driver.
Establishing a connection between E801 and USB port
Ensure that both the E801 handset and your computer are both switched on and the Micro SD card (delivered in the box or bought separately) is correctly positioned in the handset (for help please see user guide, page 16).
Plug the USB cable into the E801 handset and your computer. Using the settings menu on the E801 handset activates the USB connection.
The computer should then recognize the E801 handset. If for some reason the connection is not correctly working please try another USB port on the computer.
The Micro SD card is considered as an additional disk and should be visible when PC connection has been completed.
If the connection is not possible please refer to user guide for hotline help phone numbers.
2 – E801 Music earring
Music on this handset can only be listened to via the headset provided.
The E801 handset plays MP3 songs ONLY (other music file such as wav, .aac, etc cannot be played), also please note that any MP3 stored on the Micro SD card cannot be used as a ring-tone.
The E801 music handset cannot download ring-tones on the Micro SD card.
When the connection between the handset and PC has been correctly established a default folder named “MP3†should be visible, if not please create it. Copy and paste any songs that you want from your computer into the “MP3†folder displayed, this will ensure that you can listen to tunes on your handset. Music cannot be played from any other folder therefore please don’t create any other folder in an attempt to listen to music.
Certain MP3 are not compressed in the same way than a standard MP3, therefore if you have difficulty playing a particular a song this will most probably be the issue. In such a case, please download the GB converter from our web site http://www.tctmobile.com menu TOOLS & GOODIES, SOFTWARE use the scroll panel to find the E801 handset and click on the image.
Here you will have the opportunity to install the GB converter required for the handset.
For any additional information on how to read your MP3 songs please consult your Music Player User Guide manual (page 5).
PIECE OF SHIT PHONE
tut tut Anonymous ….you never even gave it a chance….
hey Alcatel Mobile Phones Hotline - is there any way to use earbuds other than the ones that come with the phone?
So has anyone found a suitable mini-usb to 3.5mm adapter? They exist for just about every phone out there, I’m really suprised no 3rd party has created one yet. It’s an easy cash-in.
From previous comments I can only assume the current ones advertised on ebay are not compatible with this Alcatel.
I’ve been waiting for an adapter to arrive from HK for a week or so. If it works I’ll leave a description of where it came from. So far I’ve tried one eBay sourced adapter that was described as mini-USB, but wasn’t - so it didn’t fit.
In the meantime can anyone tell me where I can buy a replacement for the headset that came with the phone? The original has broken and neither the Alcatel site, TCTMobile or http://www.acbs-gsm-store.com can provide one.
Nice one CJL, will be interested to know whether you get an adapter that works.
Someone mentioned a link to mobilefun’s adapter above, I contacted them and they’re sure it’s not compatible with our Alcatels.
CLJ, could u provide a link to the store you ordered your adapter from? i might be able to tell whether itll work with the alcatel e801 or not just by looking
tnx……..
The adapter still hasn’t arrived. Having looked closely at a Motorola RAZR (which it’s supposed to be for) I’m less and less confident that it will fit when it does arrive - the tabs in the middle of the mini USB socket in the two phones are a different size and shape.
David, URL of the item is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120110786718. Let us know what you think.
I’ve still no luck in sourcing a replacement set of standard earphones. Again, if I do manage to find some I’ll post the URL here.
I did stumble across a planned docking station for Alcatel ‘phones that looks pretty cool though, see: http://www.cellatel.com/accessories.html. Assumes it’ll fit the E801 of course….
Has any1 tryed this with a 4gb mini sd card?
And whats wrong with the adapter u get with the phone?
I use better earphones with it
@Erexen, E801 supports up to 2gb only.
What do you mean the adapter you use with the phone? You’re able to plug other earphones into the E801? I’m pretty sure the next model up from the E801 supports this, the E801 itself comes with its standard headset and no method of connecting 3.5mm headphones.
Feel free to enlighten us….
Adapter I ordered does not work. It is fine with Motorola phone but not the E801 (this was at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120110786718). Don’t go ordering one of these, it won’t work. It fits into the mini USB port on the phone but the tab inside the hole in the phone is proprietary to Alcatel it seems. Not sure that anyome will be able to help us here - unless someone Alcatel can!
‘Horse with no name’ - we’ve been trying to find somewhere that can supply a convertor to change standard headset socket to use 3.5 mm phones. No luck so far. Looks like I’m going to have to get the soldering iron out…
i got an adapter thats has a volume control from mini usb to 3.5mm.
i think its 3.5mm is that standard size for earphones?
or the bigger 1 they use for big headphones?
# the adapter also has a 1-2 meter wire and mic.
Is it just me or is the volume on this phone realy low even on high setting?
@Erexen, could you provide a link to the adapter, or was it given to you with the phone?
thanks
im afraid It came with the phone and its make by alcatel so they might sell it on there site
sorry for the stupid question but can some1 tell me how to check the credit on the phone cos my manual didn’t come in english
Been doing a bit more research. If you read this http://www.mobile-review.com/review/alcatel-e805-en.shtml it describes the newer model (E805) which, apparently, comes with an adapter for a 3.5 mm socket. So, if anyone from Alcatel is monitoring this forum can you PLEASE tell us where we can source one of these from. Maybe anyone buying an E801 today will get one like Erexen did. If this is the case then someone must be making them!
Please can you inform me of the site to download the English Instruction Manual
does anyone know where i can get headphones for this phone? im finding them almost imposible to find, and the standard motorola ones dont work : ( meh
yeah that might my why as i only bought myn a about a week ago
i got mine 3 days ago and no headphone adapter was inluded and the alcatel earphones are pretty mediocre if not poor in quality. shame cause the phone is not too bad at all :/
you cant play music outloud, you cant transfer pictures or wallpapers, the headphones are uncomfortable, a lot of the time my songs decide to switch off for no reason and it hardly sends any of my messages.
waste of fucking money.
So any1 know how to check the credit???
Hi!
I’m writing from Germany, so you have to excuse my bad English. I hope I can help you with your adapter. Motorola is using Mini-USB with 5pins… And Alcatel is expected (I’m not sure) to use 11pins… There are not too much adapters with 11pins, but HTC has some for its smartphones or T-Mobile MDA, O2…. I’ve found some on German Amazon, Ebay too… Some answers would be great
With Greetings from Germany!
Hi!
I’m writing from Germany, so you have to excuse my bad English. I hope I can help you with your adapter. Motorola is using Mini-USB with 5pins… And Alcatel is expected (I’m not sure) to use 11pins… There are not too much adapters with 11pins, but HTC has some for its smartphones or T-Mobile MDA, O2…. I’ve found some on German Amazon, Ebay too… Some answers would be great
With Greetings from Germany!
hi peeps i have formated my fone but when i plug in the fone only says usb connecting and the pc says that it is some times it will let me put music on to the fone does any body know what to do
does it come up with any option if has clik yes
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hi my phone when i press the usb connection is says that the card has not been iserted but it has(does it ment to clik in fully or spring out CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT TO DO PLZ
hi, can anyone help me , how can i use is as a ring tone?…
can i download new wallpapers???
MavicX44 - no you can’t.
bruce2007 - The SDmicro card needs to be fully inserted before activating hte USB.
simon woodall - First, you don’t need to foramt the SDMicro card. If you have formatted it, you need to create a folder on it and name it mp3. The phone will only play mp3 music files from the SDMicro card, and only if they are in a folder named mp3 on the SDmicro card.
So does anyone know who is supplying the adapters for the newer model E805 or where to get a similar adapter to fit a 3.5mm jack and replace the poor quality earphones that came with the phone?
have you looked on ebay i bet they will sell them.
So has anyone found a suitable mini-usb to 3.5mm adapter? They exist for just about every phone out there, I’m really suprised no 3rd party has created one yet. It’s an easy cash-in.
From previous comments I can only assume the current ones advertised on ebay are not compatible with this Alcatel.
i bought this cell phone a couple of months ago and had no problems at first. but then i started having many problems with the usb connection. i keep trying but the pc does not recognise the damn phone!! you can read on the display”usb connecting” but nothing happens. can anyone help me please!!! thanks a lot. max from argentina!!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/11-pins-to-3-5mm-jack-stereo-converter-adapter-mini-usb_W0QQitemZ260159844554QQihZ016QQcategoryZ10364QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Can someone tell me, if this adapter will work, as long as someone said that alcatel has 11 pins (not 5, compared to motorola)
Yassen, I very much doubt that the item you’ve found on Ebay will work. I’ve tried 2 different ones so far and they won’t do the job. Fine in a Motorola but not the E801. Problem is that the Alcatel uses a 10 pin mini USB connector (not 11 as I said before - I can’t count…). All the others use mostly 5. This is not an issue in itself, but the location of the pins is. Alcatel pin locations are different. There is a diagram showing all the pins on GSM-Forum and I tried to use this to make my own connector. Because I’m useless with a soldering iron I failed, but I suggested to the bloke in the forum that he might want to take a look at this site and offer to make adapters for all us folks that are desparate for them. Hopefully he’ll accept the challenge. It’s got to be worth a few quid to get hold of one of these. In the end I did make my own, but by cutting off the Alcatel headset connector and using that. Works fine and now I can plug in speakers etc (or at least my kid can whose phone it is).
my screens gone blank i have took it back 4 times now. it turns on but the screens blank
@CJL - My friend, a haven’t bought anything, I was just asking… However, since I’ve lost my original headphones I can’t use their jack, that’s why I’m searching for an answer. So isn’t there a 10pin to 3.5mm convertor? Or does any other phone use this type of mini usb? Someone please help.
I live in Bulgaria and here I can’t find anywhere a spare headphones. The told me the headphones go only with a new phone…crap.
Guys, i’ve got the cell with 2 gb, hearing my music while connected to the pc (one i’ve never tried before),the micro sd is formatted in fat32,the first time i’ve connected the cell i formatted it with windows xp with no problems at all.
The only thing is that i haven’t found any software or hacker who made the cell use the mp3’s you load from the sd and use it as ringtones or make the mini usb gets in the telephone memory instead of the micro sd.
If anyone needs any help i’m always available.
Luciano_rivera_1581@hotmail.com
Bye from Argentina
пршлите прошивку пожалуйÑта base11@ukr.net
Sorry Yassen - we have the same trouble here. No 10 pin mini USB to 3.5 mm convertors. Take a look at http://gsmhosting.com/vbb/showpost.php?p=2503307&postcount=6 for the circuit diagram if you want to have a go at building one. Apparently you can use a standard 5 pin mini USB but you need to modify it so that the pins are in the right place. Real pain in the A. That’s why I just e-bay’d for a whole phone to get a spare headset. Can’t find anyone to sell just the ‘phones.
Alcatel - if you’re monitoring this forum please help!
Anyone had any luck unlocking one of these for other networks?
Need the same plugs. Here they are
http://akamai.globalsources.com.edgesuite.net/f/593/3445/5d/pdt.static.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/SPEC/046/K1002335046.pdf
But they sell only 200 pcs…
Need the same plugs. Here they are
http://akamai.globalsources.com.edgesuite.net/f/593/3445/5d/pdt.static.globalsources.com/IMAGES/PDT/SPEC/046/K1002335046.pdf
But they sell only 200 pcs…
By the way: I have an Qstik Bluetooth Headset. They use the same mini usb.
best from germany.
If anybody builds the adapter (in the future), let me know..
Oli
i have a problem with this phone.
when i put in tha micro-sd card(1GB) says “Micro-SD card error”.
if i push the mp3player button more times, enjoy the music fine
but when i want to play next song , i got the message “no memory card”
sometimes works, sometimes no , dont want to read the card:( any microsd card
is here a solution ? or some firmware ?
when i leave empty the phone, without card, i got the message “microsd card error” just after 7-10 seconds.
when i put in the card, i got the same message after 2-3 secconds ,(microsd card error) ;( i formatted the card , but no result
My Alcatel E801 plays MP3’s like a charm now
- I formated my 1Gb mSD card via computermanagement in FAT(16)
- I created a MP3\ directory on that mSD card.
The .mp3 files copied to tht directory played fine via the USB headphones that were delivred with the phone.
Uberquaker , you formatted the microsd card in windows? (right click on card and format?)
Cool phone, didn’t have any problem in uploading mp3. You don’t need any special software nor drivers just to make it work. The question is, is there a way that I could make the uploaded mp3 as my ringtone?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
By the way, don’t make things complicated in formating the sd card. If ever the system unit didn’t installed the necessary driver needed (if ever it is….). Just right click on “My Computer” >> Select “Hardware” tab >> then “Device Manager” >> finally, click on “scan for hardware changes”. Restart you system unit to update the drivers installed on your pc.
mp3 folder will be created automatically.
Upload your mp3 at the “mp3″ folder created.
Also the good thing about this phone is that i can use it as a flash disk.
This phone is a piece of rubbish. People say because it’s cheap. Not really. Why should I pay anything for phone which is a crap? Because it has a nice name? It lacks standard features. I don’t need to spend £30 for sth not worth. I could keep my money. People, don’t buy it unless it gets better software AND headphone adaptor.
Alcatel OT-E801 is a basic mobile phone that can be use for texting and calling…..Which was originally the use of a certain mobile phone. This cannot be called a crap because it doesn’t have fancy features and headphone adaptor……those are simply add-ons and you will always get for what you pay for.
I hope it clears the air!
Well i bought this phone coz its simple and yet trendy. one thing i like is that it has a memory card slot. and i can listen to all my fave music all the time. i even improvise a usb cable that connects my phone into an amplifier to share great music to my neighbors. well its as simple as that.
iv jst brought a new one got the music on fine but it wont play can you tell me how 2 get it to work please ???
OMFG i rly wanna listen to sum songs but how doo yu load them on im not rly cleva nd i dunno what that card fingy is soo wat do i doo ??
sumone explain it to me so i can understand
Well i didnt format the dam card and its working
After the memory card is formatted, you may create a directory or folder named “MP3″ and this is where you store or save all your MP3 files. Otherwise the phone would not be able to read your mp3 music.
Just being curious though… it says in the product specifications:
Messaging
SMS with predictive input ( T9 )
SMS product memory (up to 250 sms)
Group messaging (up to 30 recipients)
My question is, how can I use the maximum of 250 sms, if it’s true that SMS product memory is up to 250 SMS?
I’ve lost my earphones and can’t find a replacement set of phones that’s compatible. Anyone found any?
I lost my headphones and its proving to be difficult for me to find a new set.Thus not enjoy Music via the phone .Please help me
hi. i did what the manual exactly said. and i had no problem whatsoever in activating the usb setting and transferring mp3 file in the already there mp3 folder. i properly disconnected it from the pc, placed the headset, pressed play on the side, and the phone said “no valid mp3 present”. how is that?
im beginning to get frustrated. please… help… anybody…
great phone, 2 bad people got problems with putting music on them.
My experience with putting music on this phone:
Buy an microSD card.
Put it in an SDadaptor (supplied?).
Plug that into your pc with a CardReader (comes sometimes with ur pc)
Format the Card in Windows. (Fat!?)
While it’s busy think about changing the world.
When its done, put the MicroSD back into your phone, connect an usb cable from your pc to your phone.
Open the drive.
Make folder called “mp3″ in root.
Say “cheese”
Place your mp3’s in this map.
You’re done.
BTW it worked for me.
Only problem i had with the phone is that it went off and never went on again. Ahh, But that reminded me of my garantue lol:P
Great phone!
One question for you, is it possible to play mp3’s through the built in speaker? I mean, with the ringtones its possible too.
i think its rather stupid for a large company like alcatel to make a phone like the e801 and not to make spares for it like the headphones as these have to be the most fragile thing about this phone
if someone could give me a contact number to a uk customer support center i would realy like to give them a piece of my mind
its a bloody good phone for the price and if you have problems and read through the posts here they are all sortable
just dont lose your headphones or you will have to buy a new 801 just to get a new set
how friggin anoying
OK I have this music phone and I like it but it is beginning to make me angry…. I have a SD port on my comp for my Micro SD Card and I can put music on it just fine…..So why when I put it back in the phone it tells me “NO VALID FILES” when they are! all Mp3 and they played on my last phone so Y not this one? Help ASAP thanks
ALCATEL IS VERY NICE SITE I WOULD LIKE TO SUSCRIBE
quero renova minha senha do bluetooth
Hi gyes
Same problem with me too i’v tride everythin and its not working i’m not happy and i need help.
see you morgi boii
I have problem with my telphone, becouse I´m not able to search some music. please help me. thanks for your acomodate service
i brought the phone and the memory card, 2 GB, i get to dowload from my computer songs but it won’t reproduce them, it’s like, he start to do it, but i can’t hear a thing… so, i was thinking that meyba only via headphone it would work, i try two different motorola hedaphones but still, haven’t listen a thing… this phone only works with alcatel headphones?!?!?
email me to frances.seiglie@infomed.sld.cu if you know anything please, becouse i’m returning it if it’s that way… i wanted to listen to music and looks like I can’t!
does anyone know where i can get earphones for an alcatel ot-c 701?
tanx
im feed up with this fon i tried everything from manual to format anything that is posted on this site it took me a months searching but same thing happen, i hope those who write here and says that there fon works are not from ALCATEL. For sure they admit that there product works but the truth it sucks a lot..
since alcatel wont do a bloody thing about the lack of headphones for the ot e801
http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/gotastory/ please all go here and register a complaint and maybe we can get there arses kicked into sorting this problem out
hello. i bought this fon. at first i didnt know what to do to download mp3 songs but when i read the comments on how to download songs ( need to format sd card., etc ) i finally got songs from my pc.. the problem is..
the song is playing but i cannot hear any sounds.. can you please help me? email me jillannrepalda@yahoo.com ..
thankyou very much, folks.
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