This phone works but has lots of drawbacks....
925389
After buying this phone for a friend, she loved how it worked but it cracked when slipping out of a chair and falling 11 inches and it ruined the ENTIRE mid section of the input area, which denotes something of a "cheap" screen to me. When we ordered parts to repair it, we found that the wiring for the screen was so tucked and glued it was a lost cause and we had to just throw the phone in the trash (and i replace laptop LCDs for a living along with a few phones). It was just too much of a hassle so we just bought a different phone.

This phone could be called a "nice" throw-away phone, kinda like the ones you get in Dollar General. Use it, you will enjoy it, but protect it like it's an infant child because it will break at the drop of a dime (so to speak) and it's a serious hassle to even get into with all the gluing going on inside of it.
4363506
I like the size of the phone but only probably is that it's not a 4G only way you can use it is on WiFi and if you don't have it on WiFi then you are screwed because it will go slow and probably won't work for the internet and if you download to many apps it will say insufficient space I regret buying this phone but you pay for what you get i guees
3251330
The good:  This phone works and it is cheap.  The battery life is good and I get a good signal.  No complaints about the sound quality.

The bad:  Buttons feel cheap.  The outer shell of the phone feels cheap.  The user interface for almost everything is poor.  Typing texts is just awful.  The layout is different than other samsung phones I've had before.  It is way too easy to switch modes from predictive text to a different mode.  The predictive text dictionary is ABYSMAL (and I guarantee you that word is not in the phone's dictionary even though I haven't tried it.  Even the most simple things, like I could not ask somebody to pick up a screw at the hardware store, not even risque stuff but everyday words require a lot of effort to edit before I can send.  The camera is pointless  but that's to be expected with a phone this cheap.  If you never do texting this phone could be OK.
1708431
This phone does not compare to my previous phone HTC EVO shift 4 g i had. The only reason i had to swith because i was changing carriers. Here is a list of something i like that didn't liked about this phone.

Pro- Wifi calling, front facing camera, the back cover design, International phone, battery life, phone Reception

Cons- speaker phone and the audio of the phone is really bad
-Screen resolution is not bright at all
-The touch screen response is slow
-freezes up and force closes all the time
-The on/off button on the side is a little annoying. It litterly takes 3 secs to pull up the screen after you pressed it ( -slow response)
-This phone cover design is REALLY slippery, i almost dropped the phone many times
- Cannot turn off 4g
784254
So I bought this phone last summer and it's OK. I use it mostly to call, text and use the maps (I don't have twitter, Instagram, facebook... etc. and its not compatible with most of these apps anyways). Since I've bought this phone I've had several issues. 1. The battery would drain super fast and the phone would get really hot. To fix the problem the phone would have to be set to its factory settings. Otherwise, the phones battery would last me 3 or so days. 2. It randomly shut off in the middle of me using it and didn't respond to anything. I plugged it in and such, but nothing worked. To fix it, the phone had to have a hard reset by holding down the power and volume buttons. 3. Now the phones not receiving text messages. They all come flooding in when I get a phone call. Still looking for a fix for this. Nothing seems to work....
The phones cheap but its risky.
4691385
Don'get me wrong this hotspot works amazing, but it has so many issues:

-first you can't charge the device and tether at the same time
-battery life is poor less than 3 hours for every charge that is totally unacceptable! And thats the main reason I gave this device 2 stars
-it gets very hot when you download or upload large files

Overall I don't recommend this device, if you're looking for a good hotspot look for other brands or a newer version that performance better
4325174
So I bought this just before my current trip abroad to use as my unlocked phone. I really was attacked to the fact that it has slots for 2 sim cards. You can keep your one from home and use the country your in cell plan. As I did if you're going international.

I have heard people use one sim for business, one for personal easily. It's standard Android operating system which can be good and bad. Lol I find some little annoying issues with the way BLU has laid out the system not all Android options are available... like call blocking. It's hard to also personalize the phone as well, which in Android is pretty easy. Also there seems to be a few glitches like the system randomly rebooting and resetting system settings like keyboard, texts settings and launcher. That is super annoying and it only stops after a system reset. Who has time or desire to do that constantly? 

Also there's a BLU user guide that is preinstalled that opens in your browser when your WiFi drops or your data drops a lot. Ugh. Aside from these issues it's a good buy at $50.00.
2405914
There are couple bad things of this Alcatel One Touch Fierce 7024W.
1), the color of the LCD screen is very inaccurate. The white color looks light-blue. And, the screen is hard to see outdoors.
2), both the rear/front cameras are fixed focus. It always takes blurry images for most the cases. For example, if you want to take a photo of a check, and then deposit it electronically by uploading the photo to your bank. Forget about this model.
3), the total internal memory is only 4GB. After the OS and Apps, it may only have 500MB for your own files. Well, if you only use it as a phone, doing text, emailing, online accounts, watch stream videos like YouTube, and use as GPS on Google Maps, it will be just fine. (however, if you want to store your own files like songs, images, movies, then you need plug in a micro-SD card and store them there. The phone's own left-over space is really too small.)
And the minor bad: no NFC, not removable battery (which implies when the battery goes bad in 2 years, the phone will go bad with it).
Other than above, it is a low-budget fast enough Quad-core 1.2GHz smartphone with 4G (HSPA+, around 6M download speed. It is not LTE), and very good to use everyday. It does not have any add-on and you will experience the very original Android v4.2.2. You can't expect to have everything great for this low budget phone, but it really gives you the high value for the price you paid.

In addition, with T-Mobile WiFi Calling feature built-in that, for example, if you are in foreign country, you can use WiFi Calling that can call or receive just as you were in States without any roaming fee. And, it also allows you do tethering that it can work as a hotspot to share its internet to other WiFi laptop or tablet.

======== UPDATE
T-Mobile announced (2014 August) the newer "Alcatel One Touch Fierce 2" which just cost $20 more that gives you a 5 inch screen, auto focus rear camera, and Android v4.4, which should be a lot more worthwhile than this model.
4586732
The phone fits most of the basic needs. You have to open it to read most texts and there is a limit on how many words you can text which is annoying. Finding a replacement charger for the faulty one included is proving to be a pain.
1269128
First the good: This phone does everything that I need it to do. The apps are terrific. The price was good. However the major flaw is the battery life. I keep my charger handy at all times. After the phone is fully charged I unplug it. Five minutes later the battery is at 97%. Five more minutes and its at 93%. Mind you the phone is not being used at all, yet the battery is rapidly losing its charge. It's terrible.
I'm not exaggerating. The battery & the phone are brand new.
I wouldn't recommend this phone to anyone because of the battery life. I'm shopping for another phone this week.
749952
Well the phone is ok, considering the price, for me the mayor issue or disadvantage is that the internal memory is not enough after you install few apps the phone  will tell you that there is no more memory even for seending a text message, so you have to root the phone to be able to send apps to de external memory if you don't care rooting your phone i think is ok
100881
This review is for an unlocked 8GB phone using a T-Mobile SIM card. It is a pretty good phone, but there are some drawbacks.

The good:  The size of the device itself is better than my old iPod at over 5.5". It is bright and mod looking with all the pretty little lights and bells to keep your brain occupied.  The camera, which is the big draw to the phone is satisfactory.  The pictures can be edited before taking to thin out the face or get rid of blemishes.  You can also edit afterward.  I currently have a BlackBerry Passport 10 that does the same thing, so I was familiar with the settings and features of the camera.  The clarity of the camera is okay... if you hold it still.  It does the autofocus quite slowly.  I also took several pictures of my puppyperson to see how the red eye came out.  There is no red eye feature that I could find, which I thought was strange.  I had to tap the flash myself, which is not easy with a puppyperson who would rather take a nap than have a bright light flashed in her face.  Flicking the flash myself took out most of the red eye but not all.  Maybe my puppyperson is just a little evil....

Most of the apps you want are already loaded on the device, which is good.  The bad part is there is only 8GB of memory and you only have four left.  This is a Google based phone so you have to set up gmail if you haven't already.  The app stores available are Google play store and Amazon.  That's pretty good.  My BlackBerry is very limited with only Amazon and the BlackBerry World.  But my BlackBerry 10 has an operating system of 32GB.  The Blu can take a memory card.  I have used memory cards in devices before and had problems.  I'm not talking off brands or used ones; I'm talking the kind the device manufacturer recommends and I still have problems.  So the memory issue is a bad for me.

Here is some good:  for the $80 price, you not only get the adapter, but you get a case and screen protector.  I not only thought that was cool, I think that is the way it should always be.  The protector is shiny and brings out all the apps, but bad in the sun or if you want to read a book.  The phone surface has two small raised dots and my BFF had a fit because she wants screen protectors to go on perfect.  We don't know, what purpose the dots are for.

The bad:  opening the dang case!  The directions say in four different languages, to open the case and insert battery and SIM card.  Unfortunately, it doesn't tell you how to open the case.  I was afraid I'd damage the phone so I used an exactoknife to pry it open.  I did shake it pretty hard and the battery stayed in place.

I like the wallpaper the best.  Seriously, there is a moving wallpaper that is a space vortex and really cool.  I really like the browser.  My BlackBerry browser is the worst feature on the phone.  The Blu works great and is easy to use and find history.  There is a IM feature that is easy to use once it is set up.  It is Android based.

The phone quality is pretty good.  I can't really tell because I have T-Mobile.  The operating system is quick.  The soft close is similar to the new Apple products.

As an adult, would I buy this phone for myself?  Probably not.  With all the potential apps you can load, I would rather pay for more operating system memory.  This phone is a step down from a BlackBerry or Apple.

As an adult, would I buy this for one of my kids?  Yes, this is a step up for my younger son who is in college. This would actually make a great gift for a teenager. I think if a teen is responsible, this phone at this price would be fine.  If the teen is still irresponsible, get them a flip phone.
2290444
I previously owned another Panasonic phone and throught I am getting an upgrade.  After getting the phone, I was quite disapointed.  I will list pros and cons of buying this phone:

Pros:
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1. Good sound clarity and signal.  I had to through out the garbage and took the phone outside with me while talking.  That's about 20 feet through a wall.  I didn't notice any interference.
2. Plenty of ringtones for all tastes
3. 2 extra handsets.

Cons:
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1. No talking caller ID.  Afer my previous phone this feature is sorely missed
2. No way to transfer phone book from one handset to another and to the base.  This means that if you want to have contacts in both handsets and the base, you have to type them in separately in each.
3. New message indicator lights up on both handsets as expected.  However if you listen to the new voicemail on one phone, the other phone will still have the light blinking until you either listen on that phone or erase the message. (this could be a bug in programming)
1170810
Pros:
Clear Sound
Long Battery Life--spent hours on the phone without recharging.
Adding Contacts are shared by all phones.
Handset Locator button allows you to find a lost phone.

Cons:
Menus to dial or store number, or store numbers is cumbersome.
One of my three handsets, the speakerphone does not work. It took me a while to discover this fault and too late to return it.

I can not recommend this phone. It has just poor menu design.
297553
I cannot warn potential buyers strongly enough to avoid this phone.  I purchased mine in February 2012 through Amazon from Unlocked Cell Phone Kings. I am a professional who relies on my smartphone when I need to be out of the office.  Specific problems:

1.  The phone was very slow to ship.
2.  When I did finally receive it, the phone would not recognize my sim card.  Phone support at Unlocked Cell Phone Kings was evasive and did not call back with tech support as promised.
3.  The phone's battery cover came bent and does not stay on.
4.  Eventually I got the phone to recognize my sim card, and realized then the phone was not really unlocked; it is an AT&T phone, and as such is programmed to not let you install standard apps that you buy an Android phone for, such as wifi tether and internet radio.  You are forced to use the AT&T programs, which will not work if you do not have AT&T service.  (I have T-Mobile.)
5.  I spent several hours finding and installing the Z4 root program that would temporarily root the phone, in order to load functioning programs onto the phone.  The root worked such that I could install a few basic essential apps, such as a wifi tether; and I was able to delete some but not all AT&T proprietary apps that were consuming the phone's memory and operation.  Some programs such as internet radio, simply will not work.  The phone will allow the wifi tether to work about 1/3 of the time.
6.  The phone continues to be terribly unreliable:
  a.  As others have said, it spontaneously shuts itself off.
  b.  It can take as long as 30 seconds after you touch a command button for the phone to react and execute the command.  This includes making phone calls, WHICH MEANS THE PHONE WILL FAIL YOU IN AN EMERGENCY.
  c.  As of today, the battery indicator has stopped working.  The battery is fully charged, but there is a big question mark on the battery symbol on the phone.
  d.  The phone is telling me its memory is full, although I keep it purged of old data and cache files.
  e.  The phone has stopped receiving text messages.
  f.  The voicemail indicator will not go away, even though there are no messages in my inbox.

I have ordered a new phone from a completely different source, and am attempting to return this phone.
4317049
I have had this phone about three months, and I hate (read: HATE) it for a number of reasons. I use this phone for work, and have it tied back to our company Exchange environment via Active Sync.  Now here's why I hate it so much:

1.  Too often (most of the time) I have to make multiple selections just to get to where I want to go.  For example, to get to my work Exchange e-mail I have to make 4 selections.  This should be one-button programmable.

2.  Caller ID often does not work, even if the person is in my address book.

3.  The phone makes way too many annoying beeps, and has this stupid data tracker that turns off at the beginning of each call (with a beep) and back on at the end of each call (another beep).  It often turns on and off randomly as well..with a beep...usually while I am sleeping.  Yes I could put it on vibrate, but then I wouldn't hear it ring would I?

4.  Software is slow to respond.  Press a key, wait, press another key, wait, go back to the beginning because it waited so long I pressed the key again and now I am somewhere I don't want to be.

5.  Ever time my company network password changes, I spend 30 minutes trying to find the option to reset my password in the Mail for Exchange client on the phone.  Very annoying.  I am an IT guy, the menus should not be this hard to figure out.

6.  The keyboard is not easy to use.  It's a bit too small to type very fast.

7.  Call logs are bad, at best.  Want to return a missed call...press another 3 keys to do it.

I could go on and on, but basically, the software is what sucks about this phone.  I replaced a very old Blackberry with this, and I wish I had the Blackberry back.
3693704
I have had this phone for one year. Numerous problems. It has low internal memory; after hardware it has about .75 GB of room for apps/photos/messages, so a micro-SD is a must. However, many apps cannot be put onto the micro-SD so you will not be able to have many apps. The photo quality is not great; I knew it would be bad but mine was worse than expected with most photos very grainy. NO CASES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THIS PHONE due to its scarcity on the market. Had to do a factory reset once to fix a software glitch where apps could not be installed even if there was space on the device. Charging port broke after .75 years of use, had to be taken apart and bent back in shape. Charging cord fits poorly. Headphones that come included work with no other devices. Driver device software never installs properly, so the phone can't connect to a PC. The micro-SD sometimes unseats itself. I am changing phones after 3/4 year because the battery manager is broken leading to a dead phone. The screen brightness is calibrated poorly and does not have much range. The phone has maps and GPS tracking software, but IT DOES NOT HAVE A GPS IN IT. You will not be able to use any sort of navigation. Sound quality on calls is a little quiet, but forget about speakerphone as neither the speaker nor the microphone can be used effectively to this extent. Absolutely 0 tech support.

Otherwise, the phone is great! Can send pics, group messages, etc. Unlocked phone is nice, can switch carriers. Supported by AT&T. The browser works very well, and the touch screen is very responsive. Buttons haven't broken on me, and I've been hard on them. You could do a lot worse for a $100 phone.