AT&T started selling the Alcatel 871a - a basic phone with a QWERTY keyboard through indirect channels such as Best Buy for $40 with no contract for sale. The phone sports memory card slot, music player, Bluetooth, and 3G data. PCD (Personal Communication Device) is managing the phone's U.S. distribution for Alcatel. This phone is part of AT&T's GoPhone prepaid lineup, although it is not yet for sale through AT&T directly.

The additional features of Alcatel 871a are writing sms is more simple with the Cootek system. Send and receive multimedia messages with MMS 1.2, the camera with resolution of 2.0MP (220 x 176 pixels) with 4x zoom and TFT 262k color display. The internal memory is 50MB and extended up to 32GB via microSD card slot.

The Alcatel 871a basic phone sports with lithium-ion battery with Up to 4 hours talk time and 18 days standby. The Speed dial makes easy to call frequently used numbers with the touch of a button. This device Operates on dual-band UMTS/HSDPA and quad-band EDGE networks
along with 3G speed for fast, reliable wireless connectivity. MP3 playback along with a built-in music player and FM radio, so you can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks and stations.