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T-Mobile Sparq Prepaid Phone (T-Mobile)
 | T-Mobile Sparq Prepaid Phone (T-Mobile) 3.0 out of 5 from 3 user reviews. |
Technical Details
- Affordable messaging phone with slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and access to instant messaging services
- Pay as You Go lets you stay connected with no monthly payments, no hidden fees
- VGA camera/camcorder; Bluetooth stereo music; microSD expansion; personal organizer tools
- Up to 11 hours of talk time, up to 500 hours (20+ days) of standby time; released in September, 2011
- What's in the Box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guide
Product Description of T-Mobile Sparq Prepaid Phone (T-Mobile)
An affordable and reliable messaging phone, the T-Mobile Sparq makes staying connected to your friends and family has never been easier. Send text messages and browse the web with the full QWERTY keyboard. Enjoy great entertainment options like a music player and an FM radio.
And with prepaid and postpaid calling plans from T-Mobile's No Annual Contract, you'll be able to pay the way you want without being tied down to a monthly contract (learn more about prepaid services below).
The built-in Palringo Instant messaging (IM) app allows you to chat with other people using Palringo account. You can also connect to other popular IM services through Palringo, like Yahoo, AIM, GG, ICQ, Google Talk, iChat, and more.
Other features include Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, a VGA camera for still photos and video capture, memory expansion via optional microSD memory cards, phonebook with up to 1,000 contacts, and up to 11 hours of talk time.
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay--and talk--as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile Web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.
With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it--there's no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you'll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won't expire for a year after the time you refill.
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The built-in Palringo Instant messaging (IM) app allows you to chat with other people using Palringo account. You can also connect to other popular IM services through Palringo, like Yahoo, AIM, GG, ICQ, Google Talk, iChat, and more.
Other features include Bluetooth for hands-free devices and stereo music streaming, a VGA camera for still photos and video capture, memory expansion via optional microSD memory cards, phonebook with up to 1,000 contacts, and up to 11 hours of talk time.
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Vital Statistics
The T-Mobile Sparq weighs 3.85 ounces and measures 4.3 x 2.0 x 0.7 inches. Its 670 mAh lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 11 hours of talk time, and up to 500 hours (20+ days) of standby time. It runs on the 850/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies.What's in the Box
T-Mobile Sparq handset, rechargeable battery, charger, quick start guideT-Mobile Pay As You Go Prepaid Service
T-Mobile prepaid plans give you wireless access with less commitment, so you can pay--and talk--as you go. With no annual contract, no credit check, and no monthly bill, prepaid plans are a simple, direct way to go mobile. There are many ways to conveniently refill your T-Mobile Prepaid Plan so that you can stay continually connected with the people who matter most, including using web2go directly from your phone, via the T-Mobile Web site, or using refill cards available at over 90,000 locations nationwide.
With Pay As You Go, you get wireless service exactly how you like it--there's no long-term contract, no credit checks, and no surprises. Add $100 in refills with Pay As You Go and you'll become a Gold Rewards customer, which gets you 15 percent more minutes on all refills and your minutes won't expire for a year after the time you refill.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
Basic for Texting, Good for Talking, Web is UselessBy Steven A. Vidaurri
I have had a flip phone for 5 years on Verizon. Wanted to pay less per month and get a better phone without spending a bundle. Wanted the Nokia X2 but the salesperson talked me into the new Sparq.
The call clarity is great. People on the other end though say that when I am not talking it sounds like I have hung up, there is complete silence. From my end though there is no distortion, no humming or buzzing, it's very clear. I have had only 1 dropped call in a week and that was in the basement.
The front keypad is horrible. The buttons are spongy rubber and you have to press down with your nail right in the middle of the button, thankfully though most of my calls are to my contacts.
The phone is small and slippery, I have almost dropped it or dropped it on my lap numerous times. The back of the phone is smooth plastic.
The music sounds great from the phones speaker, much better than my girlfriends LG touchscreen. The music menus though are cumbersome and difficult to use. There are fewer options than both our last LG's for sorting and listening to music.
The camera is average for cell phones, takes decent pictures in good lighting. Pictures do blur easily.
The menu's are not intuitive or easy to use. It's hard to find menu options you are looking for.
There is no volume button anywhere to be found, you have to go into the "profiles" section to set your ringer volumes and then switch between these "profiles." You cannot manually turn the ringer up or down otherwise.
Internet is about worthless. Trying to look up anything takes FOREVER, I mean slower than dial-up, don't know what dial-up is, ask your folks. Every page is a "loader." I even got a "memory full" error message when trying to load a google page. I got a "network unrecognized" error outside my work, after sevral attemts it just wouldn't connect to the web in the parking lot of my work. I was able to find a business phone number on google but it took about 5 minutes, calling information would have been easier and worth the $2. If you are going to use this phone for web, even 1x a month get a different phone.
Texting is okay if turn off the smart text. That's when it autofills in a word it thinks you are trying to type. It's awful and accidentally fills in words you didn't choose. My girlfriend has this feature on her LG touchscreen and it works well. The slider is okay but feels cheap and flimsy. I have small hands and small fingers for a 6' tall guy and it's still harder to txt on the slider than my old flip phone. I thought I'd love the qwerty keyboard, I don't. The function button that you have to use all the time is hard to hit, and doesn't always respond. The keys almost need to be pounded and not touched to work right.
Battery life seems good, got about 100 texts, hours of talking, even some frustrating web usage and the battery needs only to be charged every other day. I did turn down the brightness on the screen, all the way up it's like a lighthouse beacon at night. I also changed teh duration that the screen stays lit after you stop hitting keys. It's preset for 30 sec and I think I changed it to 10sec. That saves a lot of battery life when your phone is just sitting.
Ringtones were surprisingly easy to change. My LG, still haven't figured out how to do it without paying verizon. This phone, I just loaded my music, went to profiles and selected a song from my library. You can do the same with each contact, they can all have different ring tones.
There is definately a learning curve for this phone. My LG flip phone and my girlfriends LG touchscreen are both intuitive and easy to operate. Finding and changing settings on both our LGs was a snap and its fast and easy to navigate the menus. This phone is anything but easy. I will be retruning this phone and trying the Nokia x2 or the Lg Optimus. I would not recommend this phone to anyone who plans to text a lot or use the web. Its basic generic phone with extremely basic features.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Good basic phoneBy Mike Thorn "Mike"
I lke this phone after 1 week of usage: good quality of calls, good battery life, FM radioo, music player (should buy MicroSD card). I commute to work by train and can listen news and musi w/o any additional player. Unfortunately, it does not look fancy or attractive, warranty is 90 days only but I am OK' with that at such price tag.
0 for resonable price.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Good phone for the moneyBy Tony Apf
I was looking for a replacement phone for my Nokia for my Tmobile prepaid, since a decent Nokia phone that isnt a droid is difficult to find at Tmobile these days I chose the sparq by Alcatel. the phone is pretty close to my Nokia as far as accessories and ease of use. My only complaint is that when I end a phone call and press the end button for more than a second, the phone will power of. I have to adjust for that and give the button a quick push, and not hold it too long. Otherwise, the phone is simple to use, easy to follow instructions and does what it should. Its nothing fancy, but all I want to do is make a phone call or send a text and thats what I can do. I would reccomend this phone to anyone who wants a decent phone with out all the hassle of apps and secret key stroke tracking that Droid phones are known for.
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