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My wife and I have the exact same phone: Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, yet my phone boots up in approximately two minutes, while hers can take up to 15 minutes to boot up. While it’s booting, the screen is black, with a white message box, within which is displayed “Android is starting” and beneath...

Why does my Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 “Bong” instead of play its default ringtone? Our Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3 phones occasionally make a “bong” sound (very soft, too) instead of playing the default (or assigned) ringtone they’re supposed to. I have tried everything to rectify this problem with...

My wife’s Alcatel Idol 3 has a weird idiosyncrasy: Whenever I call her phone, the ringtone she has assigned to my contact information does NOT ring; instead, there is a low “bong,” “bong,” “bong,” sound that is barely able to be heard. (I have the same problem on my own Alcatel Idol 3 when it...

I have an Alcatel idol 3, one touch phone on the Cricket network. When I try to send a text to a number, sometimes I get a message saying “Error Invalid Number. Please re-send using a valid 10 digit mobile number or valid short code.” I have sent texts to the number in question before. I also...

I am using CastBox. I was wondering if the problem might not be with the app.

I have an Alcatel OneTouch Idol 3, and lately whenever I listen to a Podcast, there is a screeching, squealing sound that lasts a split second, every couple of minutes when I use my Plantronics bluetooth headphones. I do NOT get this noise when I listen to my stored music, only when I listen to...