Timekettle, Fluentalk T1 Mini Translator Device No WiFi Needed, Built in 1-Year Global Mobile Data, Supports 40 Languages and Photo Translation, Instant Language Translator for Travelling White

When I received this item, I opened it with excitement. The boxing is beautifully done with each item in its own little compartment. Enclosed are the directions that are simple to understand, the lanyard to carry it with that allows extension beyond the body, the charging Type C USB cord, and the T1 Mini Translator.I charged it to max and turned it on. The setup was simple, with only a few taps of the screen to get it set up. The user interface is simple and to the point with all menu items accessible with a swipe to left, or right, up, or down.Swipe to the right and you can translate picture text or menu items from 39 different languages to your desired language. This is a beautiful feature.Swipe to the left and you get to system settings of: Network Connections, Display, Shortcut Statements, User Guide, Offline Language Package where you can download them from, System Settings, and Contact Us.Swipe down from the top and you have a shortcut to Wi-Fi, Air Plane Mode, and Settings, along with shortcut setting to font size and screen brightness.The system boots up to the main screen quickly, which allows you to select your language and the target language with ease. This is very intuitive.I found the user interface to be delightful and simple. From the System Settings you can download offline language packs. The translator will hold up to four offline language packs at a time. This feature comes in handy if you are in a no Wi-Fi area or at a place with less than a solid connection. However, the device does come with one year of a data plan to the translator services, but the offline packs are very helpful. There are 13 available offline packs for you to choose from. This device will also connect to any Wi-Fi you have access to and is even capable of using your mobile hotspot for connection.This device has a storage capacity of 8GB and does store your speech record using that space. The entire device weight is about the weight of a smartphone. The dimensions are approximately 3.5 Inches X 2 inches X 3/4 inches.The power button is easily accessible from the top, the sound buttons are on the side for higher or lower settings, and the push to talk button is on the right side.After setup and complete review of this product I went straight to translating, which was a delightful experience. There was no lag while connected to the Wi-Fi and only a slight lag that was negligible when using the offline language packs. The use is so simple by just pushing the push to talk button and speaking then viola the translation of my words was being spoken through the device speaker in the target language automatically. When using the offline language pack, you get yet another screen that allows you to push the language you are speaking in. For example, I want to speak English but have it come out in Spanish and this does that. Then the Spanish speaking person can push their button and their words come through the speaker in my language.I am super impressed with this device and am finding that I am keeping it near me just in case I need to talk to someone in another language. This is a must have device for any person who wants to travel or just speak with people of other languages. It is also very helpful if you just want to practice learning another language as you can replay the translations over and over again until you get the pronunciation correct and then practice until it is right. I absolutely love this device and it is well worth the money to purchase it.WTG Timekettle!!!

We bought 2 Timekettle T1 Mini translators for daily use where we live in Ecuador. You could select Ecuador Spanish which we found amazing. Great battery life and the builtin cellular works very well where wifi is not available. We took a trip to Thailand and T1 mini worked very well according to Thai people we showed it to.Very easy to change languages.The small size is easy to carry or you can use the lanyard that comes with it.

This is a great little device. It can be used without wifi or internet connection depending on the language you want to use. And it can certainly be used with a wifi connection. I had a little difficulty with it in the very beginning, but the people at TimeKettle were helpful in assessing and remedying the issue. Unfortunately it was only resolved after my month long trip to a foreign language speaking country that I needed it for. Oh well. It does work though and is a great idea of a product. Just give yourself time to test that it is working properly before you are in a situation where it is needed and you think it is just going to be automatic out the box. It was not for me, and in order to address the problem I had to take video footage of the issue and email the video. That process was difficult, because actually capturing the device on video not doing what it was supposed to do and then being able to email that video file, which could be quite large, was no easy task. Then I had to wait for an email reply, which sometimes required me to take other steps. Eventually the issue was resolved and the device did work as it was supposed to. But with all the video capturing and trying to upload a video, or edit down a video to a sendable file size and the waiting for email response took quite some time and although the issue was resolved and they got the device working, I had already returned from my trip which was a month long. So I bought it, couldn't use it when I needed it, but did eventually get Timekettle to get it working. So I do have a working device that I think is a great tool for traveling. Now my foreign language skills have improved, but I still think this Fluent Talk TI Mini can come in handy. I think it's a great idea and tool. Just wish the one I purchased was fully functional out the box. The support team was helpful. It took a while though because the only communication option is email. Also, trying to time a video to capture the malfunction and then having the person you email understand what's going on in the video, was kind of a cumbersome way to communicate, especially when striving to troubleshoot an issue. It took a month to get straight, which I feel is not such a reasonable amount of time to be going back and forth with emails. I mean eventually it was fixed, but being able to facetime, or zoom or even speak to someone, I believe would have helped facilitate a more rapid and efficient result. The support team did what they could though and did eventually fix it. So two stars off because I was never really able to use it in a real world application, when I could have benefitted from the use of it. But then one star back because they were willin got offer me two free months of use, if I would write an honest review. They did not ask me to write a favorable review or any special prerequisite, just write a review. So what is above is my honest experience with the TimeKettle Fluent Talk TI Mini.

The ability for the device to log onto cell networks in other countries is a plus - albeit at $50/year cost. (I had another translator that I had to hotspot off my phone - a big inconvenience.When I speak into the unit, sentence recognition and displayed translation is instant. However, it takes about 8-10 seconds for the voice to speak the translation - which is excruciatingly slow when you're trying to interact with people.For the people complaining about battery life - simply turn it off when not using the device. You don't need to keep it on all the time.

This was the worst piece of garbage I bought as a Christmas gift this year. We both took it in a trip to a foreign country and it lagged several, didn’t always give the right info, took forever to come on or translate when it did work.. We ended up using our phones and Google was Sooo much better, quicker, easier and faster. Had I known this I never would have even wasted my money on this as his big gift I was excited to try. What a joke!!! Garbage!!!

My wife and I traveled to Spain and I was amazed at how helpful and easy it was to use my Fluentalk T1 mini! We don't speak Spanish, but we used the translator to read menus, purchase items in retail shops, and get directions. It made our trip very enjoyable!Jim and Marie