Samsung Omnia i910

[357]

Does anyone have this phone? If so, what carrier (Not sure if Verizon is the only one)? And, would you recommend it? The specs look so good, but I value the opinions of the folks here and will take that into consideration.

I am a current Verizon customer and I can get the promo pricing which brings the cost down to $99. My current phone is 3 years old and starting to flake out. The speaker works only when it wants to. Anyway, if I do buy it, this will be my first smart phone, first Windows Mobile device, first touch screen phone, etc. I have tried and do not like BlackBerrys. I also want a good camera. This one has a 5MP camera plus another one on the front so you can do webcam style chat.

More info: I also would like to use Active-Synch so I can get my Exchange e-mail from work, and I already have an unlimited data plan so there will be no additional cost there.

I do have some concerns with the touch screen qwerty keyboard. My fingers aren't exactly small. I wear a size 12 wedding ring.

Here's a link to the specs on Verizon's site.

http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/s...ompletedOrder=

Thanks,
Mike

[smokeyandthebandit05]

My cousin actually just got it last week. Its a really really really cool phone and it almost like a black berry. It has alot of windows apps, opera browser, uber fast internet (I think you need to sign up for the internet just to use the phone) and somethin like a 5.3mp camera. The only thing I dont like is it takes a bit to get used to the interface. I have the LG dare and love the touch screen and after playing with the Omnia I kinda want one lol. I think the only carrier for now is verizon and I suggest playing with it alot before making the decision.

edit:My fingers arent the smallest either, Im not sure about the keyboards but the dare has 2 options. One keyboard for when its in the vertical mode and is like a regular phone and when u turn it horizontal it goes to a qwerty keyboard and I can use both fine. The qwerty is just more a pain to use so I only use it when Im on the internet

[Stogeyfish]

Got one a couple of weeks ago. My first smart phone - so I'm getting used to it. It's working a lot better than my Razr.

It comes with a couple of browsers (Opera and IE) and works pretty fast. Still getting used to the small typing space, even when in landscape mode.

One downside is there are a limited number of downloadable ringtones.

[357]

Originally Posted by Stogeyfish

Got one a couple of weeks ago. My first smart phone - so I'm getting used to it. It's working a lot better than my Razr.

It comes with a couple of browsers (Opera and IE) and works pretty fast. Still getting used to the small typing space, even when in landscape mode.

One downside is there are a limited number of downloadable ringtones.

My current phone is a Razr V3m. I believe you can jam a 16GB micro SD card into the Omnia. I'm not sure if you can load it up with mp3s and then use them as ringtones or not. That's one nice thing about the V3m, it's easy to hack so you can upload your own mp3 ringtones.

Thanks for chiming in. Keep me posted as you get more familiar with it.

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[357]

Originally Posted by smokeyandthebandit05

My cousin actually just got it last week. Its a really really really cool phone and it almost like a black berry. It has alot of windows apps, opera browser, uber fast internet (I think you need to sign up for the internet just to use the phone) and somethin like a 5.3mp camera. The only thing I dont like is it takes a bit to get used to the interface. I have the LG dare and love the touch screen and after playing with the Omnia I kinda want one lol. I think the only carrier for now is verizon and I suggest playing with it alot before making the decision.

edit:My fingers arent the smallest either, Im not sure about the keyboards but the dare has 2 options. One keyboard for when its in the vertical mode and is like a regular phone and when u turn it horizontal it goes to a qwerty keyboard and I can use both fine. The qwerty is just more a pain to use so I only use it when Im on the internet

This is good news. My wife has an LG Dare and I like it, but it's not Windows Mobile, and it doesn't support Active Synch. I like the LG Dare for it's feel and function. I love it's 3.2 MP camera, and that's one thing that caught my eye about the Omnia. Most other smart phones only have a 2MP camera.

I'm glad to hear it's fast. That was one concern since it has a little less RAM then some of the others. I hear it's CPU is pretty stout though.

Thanks

[King James]

here is a review:

http://reviews.cnet.com/smartphones/...-33399472.html

[357]

Thanks Jim. I read the entire thing. Pretty informative.

[King James]

no problem, I don't know much about the omnia...but cnet is generally pretty reliable to turn to for reviews.

[357]

Well, I get paid tomorrow and my current phone is getting worse. 60-75% of the time the phone speaker doesn't work and I can't hear who I'm talking about. So, unless I hate the look and feel of it, I'm probably going to be picking one of these up tomorrow.

[skullnrose]

check out phonescoop.com they usally have good user reviews

[357]

I picked it up today on lunch. I'll post my opinon as I learn.

[neoflex]

Please let us know what you think. Like I mentioned in the other thread on this phone I am debating whether to get this phone now or wait for the new Blackberry which is supposed to be out sometime Quarter 1 and will pretty much be a smaller version of the Bold. On the phone forums it is known as the Niagra. Good news is Verizon employees that I spke with are no longer acting like they never heard of it. Looking forward to your feedback. The one thing that kind of makes me leary of this phone is the Windows Mobile but than again I am judging it on the old @ss phones at work which have to be 3 years old by now so it's probably not a fair judgment.