Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

Trevor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:36:07 GMT

Great, informative review. My VZW Omnia is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I'm looking forward to getting it. I'm moving from my Treo 700p. I looked at the Storm but chose the Omnia. Thanks for all of your info and tips.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

jared mathis — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:44:14 GMT

i just got the htc pro and hate it....thinking about switching to omnia...the htc has less than 1gb internal storage and causes it to lag when using touchflo.....can you tell me what the typing is like on omnia....youtube compatible....and how did you change external buttons

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

T Hughes — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:50:52 GMT

Why, why, why lock the gps Verizon? My location on google maps doesn't even work using cell towers.

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S. Besser — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:46:14 GMT

Do you know if you will be able to use the Omnia to sync music and photos to a MAC using a third party sync such as Sync-Mac. I use a PC at work for my Outlook but have all my photos and music on my MAC.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

psymon — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:06:21 GMT

I am having problems scrolling in the sms conversation section, in fact the screen is very temperamental on the whole left side, has anyone else experienced problems and is there a sensitivity adjustment for the screen?

thx

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Kevin — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:32:24 GMT

I'd like to hear more about the video player equipped with the phone.

How does it handle MP4 files?

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John — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:06:11 GMT

Anyone else have a low-battery indicator beep even when the phone is set to silent? It's incredibly frustrating.

If you have seen it, know how to turn it off?

thanks!

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Christine Fernandez — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:17:33 GMT

Can you please guide me on how to transfer videos to the Omnia? I want to use the phone to watch stuff while working out on the treadmill or eliptical. I'm a NEWBIE big time. Never had a smartphone in my life. Or a touch phone either. Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Christine

jayde1498@yahoo.com

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

Jeff — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:59:02 GMT

Same as Trevor: came from a Treo 700P, tried the Touch Pro but coulddn't deal with the battery life ('life', hah!). My VZW Omnia handles the data I need to use and it's fast. I miss having a hard keyboard and the VZ Navigator lock had better get broken soon.

So far, though, after 15 hours? I like it.

I tried the Storm; you rally have to push down on that screen- unnerving! I'm looking for a phone, not a workout.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

brendon — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:31:47 GMT

Same problem as mentioned previously. THE SCROLLING BUG IN EMAIL AND MESSAGES RENDERS THIS OTHERWISE GOOD PHONE USELESS.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

Keith Combs — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:44:31 GMT

What scrolling bug? You mean when you swipe your finger to scroll and it doesn't stop? You can stop the scrolling with your finger. At least that's how I remember it.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

Jason G — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:51:27 GMT

I have had my Omnia for a week tomorrow, and I like it a lot, but maybe not love it. Typing is really hard to get used to. Just don't use the stylus when calibrating if you use your fingers.

Scrolling is great, it could scroll faster, but I love that it keeps going til you tap again. Battery life you have reported is a bit longer than mine, but I abuse my phones life harshly. Voice command is handy, once you learn it and call quality is excellent. Coming from the 6800 and its CONSTANT problems I am very happy and have only "broken" my Omnia twice.

GPS, WHY VERIZON WHY!!

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imran — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:56:36 GMT

I was wondering how you were able to setup the Direct Push. Right now I'm using a Storm and I love the ability to get emails "as they arrive." I think the Omnia's a better phone than the Storm, if it can deliver the same instantaneous email delivery the Storm gives me. Is this easily done on the Omnia? Can it rival the Storm in this regard? Thank you in advance for your help!

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imran — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 10:59:58 GMT

I forgot to mention that I currently, and will, use my phone for personal use. It is not, nor will be, used as a "corporate" phone.

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - first impressions

Keith Combs — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:40:55 GMT

Imran, direct push requires an Exchange server and exchange activesync. The Omnia does support that.

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ken — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:15:27 GMT

Great idea about the OK button!

In your comments regarding dialing from the contact list it seems like you never tried dialing directly from the phone keypad. I've been using smart phones/PDA phones for over 6 or 7 years now and have over 2700 contact numbers saved. The Omnia has the fastest/easiest way to dial than any phone I've ever used. All you have to do is type in any combo of characters from your contacts and it will find it instantly and then you can press send or click the contact name for more info. It's 1000% better than trying to dial on an iPhone!

re: Verizon Samsung Omnia - NO GPS w/Google????!!!!!!!!!

ken — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:25:29 GMT

No GPS w/Google is one of the most frustrating complaints with the Omnia. The only reason it doesn't work is Verizon --- what a joke!!! If enough people go w/competitors that don't lock it down maybe they will change their mind!

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Keith Combs — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:30:45 GMT

Ken,

I thought the software keyboard that ships with the Omnia is very nice. Especially after I figured out how to use it properly. Regarding the phone keypad, it's really easy to use. But I also have a lot of contacts who I don't have telephone numbers memorized. Voice Command really came in handy for those folks. I highly recommend learning to use it.

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ken — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:18:35 GMT

Not sure if anyone will know or not but thought I would throw it out there. Does anyone know how to write a macro/program/script/etc that would switch the input from "optical mouse" to "D-pad" using one of the buttons? It seems to me that on some programs I like the mouse and some I prefer the D-pad. It would be nice to be able to switch them quickly.

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Vinny — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:52:56 GMT

WHY DOES THE GPS HAVE TO BE LOCKED my Friend works for VZ as a Str Mgr and I went in and NONE of them Knew it was blocked HOW FUNNY VZ well I am not sure I should have switched from ATT dude why should you have to pay for VZ nav when you can just use google or live search its dumb

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aaron staeven — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:13:19 GMT

I am going on 5th day with this phone. I am fairly new to PDA phones but did have a verizon lv6700 before and hated it. I am totally at a loss at why the battery lasts me only 4 hours. I am familiar with going into task manager and closing apps but this is annoying to have to do. Also, I to was under the impression that Verizon announced they were unlocking the gps in this phone early this year but is not the case. At least as of 2/23/09