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Alcatel GO 3 Flip phone
I made the mistake of choosing this phone. I chose this device because all I want is a phone. I don't use it for anything else except to make calls and text messages. Herein lies the problem. In ...
To all who offered assistance - thank you.
Turns out the problem was not me me, but it was a software issue. About a week after I had the phone I was watching TV when the phone alert went off and there was a text message from the provider advising me there was an update available for download. I downloaded the program and lo and behold, my problem was solved. I could enter names in Contacts along with phone number. The text feature on this phone is not nearly as efficient as the previous phone I had (Samsung) but since I don't send than many text messages, I can live with it.
The manual for your phone can be downloaded here:
Page 15 has the instructions on how to add a contact.
Page 18 has the instructions on how to use the keypad to enter numbers, letters and special characters.
Spoiler
Abc (sentence case), abc (lower case), or ABC (caps lock case): with this mode you must press each key multiple
times to create each letter. For example, an ‘S’ is created by pressing the ‘7’ key four times. An ‘e’ is created by
pressing ‘3’ twice, and so on.
times to create each letter. For example, an ‘S’ is created by pressing the ‘7’ key four times. An ‘e’ is created by
pressing ‘3’ twice, and so on.
