Samsung's Omnia found in the unforgiving wilds of a Verizon store
By Chris Ziegler 
posted Nov 21st 2008 3:10PM
posted Nov 21st 2008 3:10PM
posted Nov 21st 2008 3:10PM
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i have 5 comin to me, and a dummy
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Did Verizon strip WiFi out of this one?
If not then maybe this can keep me from moving to AT&T and getting the Bold or iPhone.
I think it's very possible they kept wifi on it, since they did with the touch pro. I'm sure they will make you get a data plan though.
Alright, looks like scanning "relevant posts" would have answered my question.
Still, Verizon will likely price me out of the market for this one, anyway...
Lets watch how Verizon messes this phone up too.
Just ported to Att and am very happy !
Rollover rules !
Gps you know will be locked to VZnav
I wanna kno more about this phone. It looks sexy, and w/ the mixed reviews over the Storm, I may need to open my options up in regards to my touch screen desires.
Your wish is my command:
http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Samsung-OMNIA-Review-review-r_1981.html
This, of course, assumes Verizon did not mess with the hardware.
Also, Google--meet Striggity. Hi, nice to meet you. I do searches. Really?! Wow, neat stuff. :)
thanks, man.
lame... why does verizon have to replace the original awesome packaging with this crappy stuff?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQlzX7EyIwU
Who cares about the damn pacakging? It only adds to the price of the unit overall. I'd be happy to take the damn thing in a paper bag if they'd make a price drop to save on the ink, cardboard, plastic, and other miscellaneous B.S. They should also make it so that the owner's manual is a .PDF instead of a 1,000 page book that consumes half a forest and most people won't even read, then they throw it out in a landfill. It is the packaging and brand name that inflates the cost of these devices. Once the "WOW" factor of the box and innards is over, in the trash they go. If people could see past this, then maybe we'll have a better price point and cleaner places to live in. Once I get my Omnia, the box and other crapola will be secondary to why I made the purchase in the first place... THE FRIGGIN' PHONE INSIDE OF IT ALL!!!
Played with one today when I was at the VZW store. The Samsung rep was there and he let me play with it. The screen is nice and TouchWiz is really cool, tons of options to put on the home screen. Built-in accelerometer worked well. When you turned the phone, the picture would do a nice animation instead of just showing up in landscape or portrait mode. The track pad for the mouse worked pretty well, too. Overall, really nice phone. People are gonna like it when it comes out, WM runs well.
Ok pricing came out, 319.99 before 70$ mail in rebate, wifi is enabled. Here are the feature specs. Keep in mind they usually dont give us this much.
1xEVDO - Rev. A capable
256 MB Flash/128MB RAM with 8GB of additional On-board Memory
5.0 Megapixel Camera w/Flash
Accelerometer
ActiveSync
Advanced Touch Screen with Customizable Widgets
Alarm Clock
All-Digital, 1X/EV-DO (800/1900 MHz)
Bar Style Design
Bluetooth - Stereo
Bluetooth Enabled for Wireless Headset Support
Bluetooth Printing
Bluetooth Profiles Supported: Headset, Hands-free, Object Push for vCard & vCal, Phone Book Access
BroadbandAccess Connect
BroadbandAccess Connect Capable
Business Card Reader
CDMA 1900/800 MHz & GSM 900/1800 MHz
Calculator
Calculator with Converter
Calendar
Caller ID - Picture
Camera
Dedicated Camera/Video Key
Display - Color
Display: 3.2", 240 x 400 pixel; 64k color TFT
E-mail & Web for Smartphone
Embedded Ringtones
Embedded Ringtones, Vibrating Alerts & Silent
FM Transmitter
HTML Web Browser
Hearing Aid Compatibility:M4
High-speed USB Connection
MP3 Capable
Messaging - Text
Microsoft Media Player
Microsoft Pocket Excel
Microsoft Pocket PowerPoint
Microsoft Pocket Word
NationalAccess Connect
OTA Capable
Opera Mobile browser
Optical Mouse Navigation
Phone book with up to 1,000 Entries with multiple contacts
Polyphonic Ring Tones
Removable Memory - MicroSD
Requires Data Feature/Plan
Rev A Capable
SAR: Head - 1.31 w/kg; Body - 1.11 w/kg
Smart Converter
Speakerphone
TTY compatible
TV Out Viewer
Tethered Modem Support
Up to 16GB MicroSD Optional Removable Memory
VZ Navigator capable
VZAccess Manager
VZAppZone
Vibra Call
Video Editor
Virtual, All-Touch QWERTY Keyboard
Visual Voice Mail
Voice Commands
Voice Dialing
Voicemail
WiFi
Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Windows Mobile Device Center
Windows Vista compatible
Wireless Sync
World Clock
Do you know whether a $30/45 data plan is required for it?? Or is pay-as-you-go an option??
Because of the new plans that came out on the 16th of november it would require a data plan yes. ALL pda's sold on or after that date. Wether an old device or not, our billing system will automatically apply that plan onto the account. Now if you had the device on the account prior to the 16th of november then you are grandfathered in.
Is the $319.99 with a 2 year contract?
The screen is low res, relatively. That's the downer.
Still, I may jump for this. Pricing sucks, wish it was $50, but I think I'll go with this over the Storm, so long as I can input easily without a stylus.
This phone has been released in Europe and Asian for over 6 months now... I have no idea why US is so late in the game, see http://www.Samsung-Omnia.org there are already 3000 people owns a samsung omnia so we can get some tricks and tips from them???
Anyone know if this phone might be better than the BlackBerry Storm? I am thinking about waiting for the omnia.
It is pretty obvious. Although we consume a lot of wireless products, we do not even come close to what is used in Asia and Europe. Also, due to our cellular systems using various bands of CDMA, GSM, iDEN, TDMA, AMPS (I think that story's over now), there's more of a PITA to build a U.S. model. Then, each carrier wants their own crap thown into the home deck, application and subsidy locks, GPS mods, their own brand on the faceplate, etc., etc., etc. This is not to mention the carrier holding onto the unit for dear life while they do their own R&D, the FCC clearances taking forever due to their own testing standards, and more and more B.S. It truly makes you wonder how we even get a phone in our hands. Although many other countries have carriers that also do this, the U.S. does tend to drag its feet more as everyone fears a release and return, such as what happened with the Sammy Glyde.
ive been playing with one all day, and i love it. i cant wait to order one.
i think im editing my christmas/birthday list...
Please come to ATT..we need the OMNIA