Is this blog only about mobile phones, or can I whine about my lousy Samsung DVD recorders here too?

wow this phone is absoulty amazing i wish it was mine!!!

Where can I buy the Omnia? KZN??

DOH!!!! just upgraded to an F700...couldn't you let me know in advance?!??!??!?!
Unless you can take the F700 back and give me the Omnia :)
I started with Samsung since the D410...never looked back.
Got my wife hooked too....:)Getting her an F480.

PS.F700 with MTN has some download app issues. Will check with your call center on support issues but heads up to check why people can't download mxit or any other app (gmail upgrade?;opera mini as recommended by this site?) on to this phone??? Bit of a boo boo there?

Plz tell me when will the Omnia be available on contract with vodacom or mtn in SA? I must upgrade soon and want to know if its worth waiting?

Is it possible to sync the Omnia with MAC?

As far as I understand, the SS Omnia distributed in SA, comes with Garmin Maps for this region for life?
If I wanted to load maps for some European destinations, how would I obtain this, and what are the implications.

Can someone tell me what the Omnia firmware version in SA should be?

I was waiting for the iPhone to arrive, but am now considering other phones. I know that the Samsung Omnia & HTC Diamond are serious competitors to the iPhone. When will the Omnia be available in SA & what will the contract costs be like?

Yo, I have read a ton of reviews on this phone and it kills the iphone... I must say that a huge hype was created over the iphone and somwhat overshadows the Omnia, but I still think its the better buy, by far!

I phoned my local Vodashop this week and they said they will have or should have stock of the omnia on Thursday... as this is when it will be released.

Peace out!

Just letting you guys know that I got mine yesterday, It been available here for at least a week already. Advertised on mtn for 319 p/mo.cheapest contract so far with out a pay in fee.

Just got my Omnia, its amazing!!!! Had to chose between iPhone, TouchD and the Omnia... Garmin GPS and 5mp cam made me take the Omnia!

Hey i just got my phone yesterday...Wow it is unbelievable very nice phone ..BUT... where can i get a pouch for it? mtn and vodacom say it'll be 3-4 weeks waiting..dunno if i can go that long with scratching it..
And for some odd reason my gps wont activate and authenticate itself

It is the most amazing phone but it pisses me off that i cannot activate the gps. i get told to contact the call centre but they never answer their lines.

please can someone help with instructions to activate the GPS on the Omnia for SA?

Hi all,

Activating the GPS sw on an Omnia can be a challenge. If it fails, you have to contact Avnic Trading (the supplier) - good luck in getting thru to them.

Meantime, can anyone tell me if they've had success with the Omnia GPS? Mine can't access satellites, and sometimes gets lost.

Lemme know,
Sean

Omnia GPS take sometime to lockate all the satellites but works for me 100%.Sometimes got bit of a problem in-doors but should use that outdoor any way lol.
To installation of GPS it takes about 5 minutes and thats it never had problem.

Cheers

Peter

Hi,

I am interested in getting a Samsung OMNIA. Can anybody who has the phone out there tell me if it is a good choice or not. I can see the guys are having problems with the navigation. Also does anyone know when the Samsung INNOV8 is due for release in SA.

Thanks to all those who reply.

I'm new with Omnia and have problems to put my GPS route 66 and WiFi working. Would you help me about?
thanks

I have always been a Nokis fan. Recently though, Samsung has always been on mind, beginning with the i780 (cos I have only got so much to spend on a cellphone) and recently the i900 Omnia. I was on GSM Arena website, which I always frequent, some time in June checking out all the latest gadgets out there and those coming out when I saw the news regarding the Omnia. I ended up spending quite some time there pouring over the specs.

Although my first preference in make has always been Nokia, Samsung has always been a close second and who knows, may one day overtake nokia. I have bought a couple of Samsung phones before: I bought the Z500 - one of Samsung's first (if not the first) 3G cellphone to hit SA, back in 2005. I used it for only a few days though before giving it to my then girlfriend (now wife) who enjoyed it immensely. Never gave her any hiccups, and we would show off to others by video-calling each other several times a day whenever the opportunity to impress arose: rang up some sizeable bills with MTN whom I was with at the time.

I ported to Vodacom in January and was torn between the Samsung G800, Nokia 6110 Navigator and SonyEricsson K850i. I was given the K850i but returned it the next day despite its 5mega pixel camera: just didnt feel right. I liked the G800 (also a 5meg camera)but the camera cover at the back protruded so that the phone was not flat when you put it down: that was the main reason I decided against it. Eventually I went for the Nokia 6110 Navigator - mainly because of the navigator.

But I am almost 100% convinced it is time to give a Samsung a try. I just hope I can afford the one that I eventually decide to settle for.

Later....

Hi all,
I recently got my Omnia and am loving it. No problems with the GPS or setting it up. Couple other problems - the battery life is quite shocking and find I am charging daily .... is this normal ?

Also, I somehow changed my call settings and now it is permanently on silent even though I have changed the setting to "ring" .... any ideas how to fix this ?

Then lastly, I also somehow changed the backlight settings. The lighting always went off after a little while, but now it is permanently on and it is very annoying and am sure this will also use the battery .... please help.

Also, not found a pouch yet so am using a cellphone sock to stop the scratching.

Does anyone know of a comprehensive user manual as the manual you get with the phone and the one on the internet are the same, and not enough info in them ??

Thanks
Camilla

Hi

Can anyone tell me where I can get the ROM upgrade for the Samsung Omnia. I got my phone less than a month ago and it keeps on switching off.

Phoned MTN and I have been waiting 190 days for them to come back to me.

Thank you...

Hi, Has anyone found the latest firmware upgrade? can you provide a link?

Thanks

Hi I am looking for the manual of the Samsung Omnia i900.

I recently upgraded my phone to the i900 and what a disappointment.

The salesperson at Vodacom , City Mall,Klerksdorp did not inform me that you require Vista or Windows 2007 to load the Carmen on your laptop. This also prevents me to synchronize the phone with laptop and to add information via blue tooth or cable.

As most of my clients still work with 2003 I can not upgrade to 2007. Needles to say I now have a phone that is not worth the money spend as I can not use the phone for its intended purpose.

I will swop the phone for N96

I have one,but i am having problems with my memory. All my data is saved on My Storage , but it keeps on telling me when get an sms thet the storeage space is critical. Any thing you can think off to help me?

Had some trouble with my phone throwing away my MMS and GPRS settings and Vodacom is not sending my info. But I got it right.
Internet
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Go to > settings > Connections (Tab) > Connections (Icon)

Go to add a new modem connection
Name: internet.GPRS
Select Modem: Cellular Line(GPRS)
>next
Access Point name: internet
>finish
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Go to add a new modem connection
Name: internet
Select Modem: Cellular Line(GPRS)
>next
Access Point name: internet
>finish

Go to > manage existing connections and select AUTO

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MMS
------------
Go to add a new modem connection
Name: VLive!MMS
Select Modem: Cellular Line(GPRS)
>next
Access Point name: mms.vodacom.net
>finish
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Go to > Start > Messaging
at the botton menu select MMS Options
On the profile tab select New Profile...
MMSProfile: VLive!MMS
MMSC:mmsc.vodacom4me.co.za
Data Connections:VLive!MMS (the one u set up before)
GateWay:WAP 2.0
IP Address: 169.6.128.13
Port: 8080

Hope this might help someone.

Well I have had my Omnia for about 3 weeks and was really loving it until yesterday when while trying to open a file on it. It just stopped working, said storage critically low and other files might not work and froze. I switched it off and on again. Then it did not ask me for a pin, said no service and now I am phone less. I called the Samsung call centre which is just next door from me and only to be told to take it to Vodacare which is about 35 minutes away from me and will probably take the whole week to look at. I am crushed because a friend of mine who is in IT warned me and I went ahead and got it. More than anything I think it's the lousy service I received from Samsung.

Does anyone else have this problem? My SS Omnia goes silent every now and then even though it's not on silent. Yes, I do have friends and they do phone me and I'm not going deaf ;) The only way to make it ring again is to switch off and on. I haven't taken it in to be fixed because the problem is intermittent & I can't make it happen.

I see Camilla on Tue, 2008-10-28 had a similar problem.

I have seen that some of you have problems with your Omnia...

I have to upgrade before the end of January. Now my first choice was the Omnia but after I finished reading the blogs I'm considering the Innov8.

Any advice?
What are the pro's and con's of the two different hansets?

Thx!!

does anyone kn how to find the privacy lock on this ph or if it even has one, and secondly i want to do a update on my ph but it's asking for server details were do i get it as i am on mtn network and also vodacom network

thanx

I have an Omnia 900i when the phone ring it only ring twice and then go into voice mail, how can I make the ring last longer, as sometimes by time I pick my phone up it stop ringing before I can answer it.

I was wondering if anyone could plsssss help me??

I have had my Omnia for 2 weeks now. After an internet session, i cant seem to FULLY close the 3G, when you click at the top, it says data session still open! So i used task manager (End All tasks) that still doesn't work, the only thing that does work,is using the widgets on the side, i have to switch the phone off, then on again,then it ends the data session!!

Last night, i forgot to do that routine & it stayed connected ALL NIGHT!! Do they charge you for that??

Any help PLS PLS PLS & THANK YOU!!

I'm about to upgrade to the Omnia. I'm really keen on the phone as well as it's functionality

Whilst it's a great fone i'd like peoples HONEST opinion on the Pros & Cons of the phone.

Regards,

Mo

Can someone please tell me where to find a pouch for the Omnia in South Africa.

hi there

i got a problem with my Omnia
when i go to my camera to take a photo its say
Not enough video memory please close other applications and try again .
then when i go to my task manager to do so the touch player doesn't want to end and i cant open it if i go to touch player ....could anyone help me with this problem

I have been using Omnia since December 2009 and I must say I enjoy every moment of it. I am able to access internet anytime and I also find it easy to use. I think Omnia is the best thing ever happened to the cellphone industry. Unfortunately last week I left it at home and my wife tempered with it. As a result she blocked my phone as she entered wrong pin code. Is it any way you can provide me with a guide as to how I should unblock it. Alternatively you can send me users guide manual as I don't have one.

Thanking you in anticipation.

Guys how do I scan my Omnia for viruses i think i got 1. coz i put in songs worth 256MB and it says my memory is full. there is a re-occurring photo icon and a virus named Avirax 0390. please help, ive tried hard resetting and even upgrading my software but still no change reply to my email. thanx

Shame on you Samsung. I've had my Omnia a week now and I'm thinking about marrying it.

It does everything I expected it to and have already thrown away my very well used filofax. BUT after visiting 16 cell shops in Durban I could not find a decent quality well fitting pouch. I have settled for the HTC standard pouch (for the TitynII) and it fits perfectly, is well designed and comfortable. But I shouldn't have had to use and HTC product for my Omnia.

By the way I also put on a Zagg Invisible shield which offers amazing protection. You can then throw away the stylus and use a ballpen with the nib retracted without damaging the screen. Takes a bit of getting used to coz it's a bit rubbery.

Be warned take plenty of time to fit the shield and remove ONE piece at at time from the template. They don't tell you that in the instructions.

The Vodacom 4 U shops sell them for R139,00 and it includes a screen protector, looks sweet.

== Life is a journey, where are you going? ==

Hi I got my pouch at Vodacom. It's called Body Glove. Was only R140. As for GPS, I travel in Botswana a lot and have no problem.

I cannot believe how wonderful this phone is, i am loving it more en more every day!!!!

Hi im loving my phone but the problem is activating my GPS. Can somebody talk me through it, the whole process, im desperate? Phoned my supplier, Nashua been to their heard office, Samsung and Garmin. They tell me to punch the code which i did 10 x times and im not getting anywhere.

the omnia i have now is number 2. number 1 was exchanged after about a week after nothing could be sorted out re email, mms data etc.
number 2 gps wont work, had to uninstall it cos when i switch it on, the phone freezes and has to be reset. I now know why it has a reset button cos i use it at least 2 times a day.
if you are in phonebook and look for a person under x y or z, it freezes, reset button!!!!!!!!!

real high end expensive JUNK.

i am using my old phone again, thank goodness i kept it.

I am not impressed, was referred back and forth between samsung and vodacom to get it set up too, real pain in the butt.

thought i was buying the best, actually turned down an i phone, what a dumb mistake?

I've had mine for three weeks now and it's going well. It's not hanging up on me like most HTC's, and it does some nice things. It synchronise nicely with my work email and calender through Intellisync while maintaining a Activesync synchronisation my Word and Exel files and contacts.

The almost there:
1. Receiving a call while navigating to a next destination causes the GPS to take a full ten minutes to re-collect itself and re-commences the navigation. Very frustrating when trying to find your way through Jo'burg! The GPS is really weak, if you don't mount it on the dash forget about getting and staying in touch with satelites.
2. The camara is quite comprehensive but lacks a proper flash (like some Sony Ericsons) so picture taking is only feasible in good light.
3. The 8GB theory thing is VERY misleading. Yes there is 8GB, BUT, only 100 MB are available for direct storage for normal program data storage such as contacts, calender, emails and others. So, on mine only 4MB remains... This gets full in a wink, causing it to freeze up at times that are per Murphy's law the most inconvenient.
4. They really tried hard to make the software such that you don't need the stylus; however, sometimes you would go twice as fast with it. I really miss it!!!
5. The Samsung on-screen keyboards are taking up most of the screen, leaving very little space for the application too see what you're actually typing.

It's a very nice phone, almost there!

Hi have this Omnia now for 10 days, actually this is my second in 10 days :-(
The battery life sucks... less than 10 calls in a day and the battery is dead...

When I set the power options that the device goes off when not connected to power, the screen goes black, after an hour or so i try to bring it to life by tapping the screen or the menu button, i can hear activity on the phone but the screen stays black, it even rings with an incoming call but still all black, the only way till now to revive it from this is to press the reset button on top of phone... is this normal?

My battery lasts about half a day so I tried to do a firmware upgrade as suggested here. But when I try to enter my version number it says it is invalid. So I went to Samall Business. Is there any other way I can sync my contacts.

Thanks

I am loving the Omnia! however, i need to know if i can somehow make a pin everytime the phone is unlocked as i don't really want anyone to look at my personal information and pictures.. also, the battery life is really crap! i have to charge it every day!! I've now changed the backlight and something else to some numbery thing so lets see if that helps!!!!

hey guys...i need help with the navigator... ive lost my yellow ticket with keys and i need those keys again so i can be able to register my GPS...please guys

i have had my phone for two weeks now and have not been able to add a birthday reminders to my calender. does anyone know of any free birthday applications i can download to allow me to add birthday reminders to my phone? or where can i get that birthday cake widget that ive seen on adds?

thanx alot.

a) don't ask MTN in Cape Town - they don't even return calls (and only have a central switchboard, what a lousy setup)

b) go to power settings, Battery power and choose Turn off device (I set mine to 1 minute)

That sounds like it will switch the phone off - it doesn't - it only blanks the screen (totally black). Really really bad wording - it hould say Turn off backlight.

If a call comes in the screen will light up automatically. You can press the End call key to light the screen as well (if you check Turn on backlight box). All apps will keep running

My battery was going flat so fast that I was going to take the phone back - the above was pointed out to me by a colleague and he gets several days out of a charge. The screen otherwise chews the battery

Been having a problem that when using my Omnia as a modem my internet connection randomly switches off. This is a problem when downloading files as it is costing me part of my data bundle whenever this happens. Any help with this problem would be appreciated.
Thanks!

Piece of rubbish, the battery hardly lasts for one day even if you don't use it at all, the gps is great if you are able to pick up satellites. The phone is incredibly slow, reading sms's is just ridiculous. The screen goes black at least once a day and you can hear the phone is still on but you have to turn it off to get the screen back again. It has loads of software problems which they are not able to fix. I have always had samsung phones because they have been reliable and fast and very easy to use, but because of the omnia I'm not going to get another samsung, as soon as my contract is over I'm getting the iphone. Don't buy the omnia, I promise you that you will regret it.!!!!!!!

hi i really really love my omnia the problems i encounter is installing the divx program, and also i can't beam/send multiple files via bluetooth. pls help

The Omnia is the most frustrating phone I had to date.

I have been using my Omnia for a year now. I like everything about it, even the OS, even the battery life. With the latest firmware it lasts 3 to 5 days depending on usage. Everyone should try the latest firmware first and then you can judge by yourself.

I hate my omnia passinately. Always frezees, always on the phone with call centre technicians. Cant receive mms, doesn't allow me to send emails. It switches itself off, sometimes automatically it resets. I hate it! Looses files, i cna go on and on. Been for software upgrade which didnt help!

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