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Optus Alcatel A3 @ Woolworths for $74.50

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Optus Alcatel A3 @ Woolworths for $74.50
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Lshp on 21/12/2017 - 12:04 woolworths.com.au (885 clicks)
Last edited 22/12/2017 - 15:00 by 2 other users

Optus (locked) Alcatel A3 at half price from woolworths. Not a bad phone for this price. It has fingerprint scanner and option to store multiple finger prints - hardly seen at this price point.
Also comes with free screen guard, and earphones (I know its not much, but $900 Pixel 2 does not come with either of those :) )

Eligible for Optus Bonus Gift Card Offer : $50 EFTPOS gift card after $30 recharge for new customers (looking at description - I guess it means you get a new number rather than porting existing number). Original $50 deal post

If you use this process you may end with final out of pocket cost of $45.8

  1. Use 5% egift card (you pay 74.5 * 5% = 70.8)
  2. Use Cashrewards (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/350739) - get 5$ back (70.8 -5 = $65.8)
  3. Activate and recharge 30$ following optus terms and conditions and get 50$ eftpos card (65.8 + 30 -50 = $45.8)

Optus Bonus Gift Card Offer :

$50 EFTPOS GIFT CARD:
Available to new customers who purchase a specially marked box containing an Optus X Smart, Optus X Spirit or Alcatel A3 online or in-store, activate the included SIM and on their first recharge, recharge with $30 or more from 02/10/17 until 04/02/18, unless offer extended. For info on available plans and pricing, see optus.com.au/prepaidplans. $50 EFTPOS card available for activation within 24 hours of recharging with $30 or above. $50 EFTPOS card must be activated by 31/03/18 at optus.com.au/optusgift. You will need to enter the security code printed on the EFTPOS card and your mobile number. The EFTPOS gift card will have a 12 month expiry from the activation date. Limit one handset purchase per customer. Excludes handset upgrades and SIM swaps. While stocks last. Card issued by Blackhawk Network Australia Pty Ltd ABN 84 123 251 703.

Phone Spec

Display
5" HD (720x1280)

Size (H X W X D)
142 x 70.5 x 8.5 mm

Weight
135g

Color
Prime Black

Processor
Quad core 1.25GHz

RAM
2GB

Internal memory
Up to 16GB (~10GB for end user)

Expandable Memory
Expandable MicroSD up to 32GB

Camera
Rear: 8MP (capable of doing 13MP photos by software interpolation)
Front: 5MP (capable of doing 8MP photos by software interpolation)

Video
Video Playback: 1080 @ 30fps
Video Capture: 720p @ 30fps

Connectivity
Bluetooth: V4.2
WiFi: Yes
GPS: Yes
NFC: No
3.5mm audio jack: Yes
FM radio: Yes (RDS)

Operating System
Android 6.0

Supported Audio Formats (Playback)
Playback: AMR, AWB, MP2, MP3, OGG VORBIS, WAV(ADPCM/Alaw/Ulaw/Raw),APE, FLAC;
Recording: AMR, OGG, ADPCM

Supported Audio Formats (Recording)
AMR / OGG / ADPCM

Supported Video Formats
Android default scope (H.263 / H.264 AVC / MPEG-4 SP / VP8)

SIM Card compatibility
Nano

3G Network
850/900/1900/2100 MHz

4G Network
B1/3/5/7/8/28/38/40 MHz

Battery Capacity
2460 mAh

Battery Usage
3G standby time: Up to 330 hours
3G talk time: Up to 10 hours

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  • battler on 21/12/2017 - 12:13
    +3

    has B28 & unlockable too: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/253262896788

    • swampson on 26/12/2017 - 19:01

      Hey Battler - have you tried this unlocking service, with this phone?
      Wondering if this is tested successfully before I give it a shot. Cheers

      • Colombian on 26/12/2017 - 19:13

        I did, worked well.

        • swampson on 26/12/2017 - 19:15

          awesome, ta - good enough for me

  • TomGum on 21/12/2017 - 12:17

    Where is the $50 gift card offer?

  • dlovep on 21/12/2017 - 12:20

    $50 EFTPOS GIFT CARD:
    Available to new customers who purchase a specially marked box…..

    Sound conflicting with step 2…

    • battler on 21/12/2017 - 12:22
      +1

      new to optus, not new to WW

  • WatchNerd on 21/12/2017 - 12:24
    +1

    Does this have a notification led?

    • firefly2k3 on 21/12/2017 - 12:38
      -2

      While we are at it, let's ask for NFC and ip67 as well… Oh and metal unibody :)

      • WatchNerd on 21/12/2017 - 12:56

        I prefer a removable battery.

    • shp on 21/12/2017 - 19:40
      +4

      Yes. It does.

  • TomGum on 21/12/2017 - 12:29

    So does it actually come with an inactive gift card?

    • headphonejack on 21/12/2017 - 12:37

      Yes. It’s inside the box.

  • Jaduqimon on 21/12/2017 - 12:40
    +5

    Finally a 2gb ram budget phone.

  • kirt on 21/12/2017 - 12:58

    Good deal :)

  • lzwdavid on 21/12/2017 - 13:08

    Is it possible to upgrade to android 7?

  • jamba on 21/12/2017 - 14:18
    +2

    Can you use this offer to get $10 off ?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/316850

    • koakun on 21/12/2017 - 17:39
      +1

      I have successfully applied.

  • Perete on 21/12/2017 - 14:20
    +3

    I have this phone. My only issue with it is front camera is shite if using led - not that one would use it all the time anyway.The light messes with the shot. Everything else is actually ok.

  • yow on 21/12/2017 - 15:14

    Mediatek MT6737
    Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53
    Mali-T720MP2
    according to https://gsmarena.com/alcatel_a3-8589.php

    • TomGum on 21/12/2017 - 15:21

      Also interesting to see this showing 1.5gb RAM and Optus showing 2gb RAM.

      • Perete on 21/12/2017 - 15:41
        +1

        Mine actually shows 1.9

      • shp on 21/12/2017 - 19:42
        +2

        Website/Box say 2 GB
        OS shows 1.9 GB

  • Helenn on 21/12/2017 - 16:31

    Out of stock?

  • koakun on 22/12/2017 - 12:59
    +5

    I bought one and found small printed paper in the box.
    It said "There is an error , the correct bands are 3G B1,2,8 and 4G B1,3,7,8,38,40"
    It means 3G 850MHz and 4G 850MHz are missing. So that this device is missing important frequency on Telstra and Vodafone.
    And optus home page may not update until sold all of the stocks.

    • ozhunter68 on 22/12/2017 - 13:12
      +2

      Could someone who has this phone please Test this out if possible. Would love to know this as for me a definite deal breaker.

    • andrew1879 on 22/12/2017 - 21:12

      Has anybody who has bought this phone been able to determine which bands it suppports? I was set to buy it but koakun's comment regarding potential error in the specs and lack of 3G 850MHz and some of the 4G bands is probably a deal breaker for me also.
      I'm not sure exactly how one checks this on the phone itself. Perhaps using this app?

    • Hacheoy on 24/12/2017 - 18:07
      +3

      Picked one up today, here's the little correction notice, it still has band 28: https://i.imgur.com/AbIrYDK.jpg

      • b2dz on 26/12/2017 - 08:58

        Interesting.

        Does anyone know if this is just disabled in the ROM? Could another firmware be loaded?

        • koakun on 09/01/2018 - 09:51
          +1

          I asked alcatel to unlock frequency (850MHz) and replied,

          I am writing you in regards to your concern that you are asking about A3 phone (that you purchased from Optus) if support UMTS 850.
          I would be happy to assist you on this one.
          With regards to your concern our engineering team has replied that A3 phone doesn't support UMTS 850 and the website information provided is not correct.
          And our engineering team has said " We can't help the customer support band unlocking, since the original change was part of a specific customisation."

        • b2dz on 09/01/2018 - 10:29

          @koakun:

          Great research. Thank you.

        • froodh on 25/03/2018 - 17:48
          +1

          @koakun:
          @Hacheoy:
          @andrew1879:
          @b2dz:
          @Columbian:
          @OzHunter68:

          I purchased this deal before Xmas

          Only recently I found out about the implications of the 850MHz band blockage:
          - the upshot is this phone is not fully usable on Vodafone and Telstra networks.
          - On Vodafone network: only allows calls, txt and 3G access, no 4G, so consequence is low data rates
          - On Telstra network: no calls but txt and 4G data work OK
          - Optus network is fully functional.

          But: there is a work around, alluded to by andrew1879's post

          I found using the MTS engineering mode app, I can reenable 850Mhz bands, on both 3G and 4G, such that it bypasses the above restrictions. Unfortunately, it is not a permanent fix because when the phone is restarted, the phone's Optus-branded firmware must reset these bands to off by default. I can use the MTS engineering app again to turn back on, each time after the phone is restarted. Not a perfect solution, but workable.

          I've currently got this phone fully working, using the Belong $40 free credit deal on Telstra network

  • aboutconfig on 22/12/2017 - 17:07
    -2

    it is MT6737 with 1.5GB RAM

    • andrew1879 on 22/12/2017 - 17:45

      Do you have this phone or are those specs from gsmarena? I'm curious as the comment from shp says above that the OS reports 1.9GB.

      • Roja on 22/12/2017 - 20:43
        +3

        I checked the display unit out instore and can confirm that it makes reference to 1.9GB of memory in the Settings Menu

        • andrew1879 on 22/12/2017 - 21:05
          +1

          Thanks, good to know.

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