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Samsung i900 Omnia by Th3rmal on 01-08-2009 at 01:03 PM

Im thinking of buying this phone in the near future (when the next shipment comes into australia, currently sold out everywhere in aus ¬_¬), and i was wondering, does anyone have it? What do you think of it?

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RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by vaccination on 01-08-2009 at 01:14 PM

My dad has it. It's the same as every other WiMo phone. :P

I have the HTC Touch Pro and my dad agrees with me that it's better, It has a proper qwerty keyboard and a nicer interface(once you remove the crappy Manilla themes providers install and use the proper HTC one anyway ;p)

The camera on the Omnia isn't that great either, the lens isn't great and reduces it's photo quality(may not be a problem for you if your not worried about it:P)

Other things I can think of: Screens bigger on Omnia which is nice.

Like most things, depends what you're using it for/looking for.

Oh also, if you plan on using the internet on it make sure you get a data plan else you'll be wasting a fortune =p

RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Th3rmal on 01-08-2009 at 01:32 PM

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Originally posted by vaccination
The camera on the Omnia isn't that great either, the lens isn't great and reduces it's photo quality(may not be a problem for you if your not worried about it:P)
camera isnt that important to me, atm im living with a shitty 2mp :P

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Originally posted by vaccination
I have the HTC Touch Pro and my dad agrees with me that it's better,
I just had a look at that phone, and its not that bad actually. thanks

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Originally posted by vaccination

Oh also, if you plan on using the internet on it make sure you get a data plan else you'll be wasting a fortune =p
Im not sure where you live, but by any chance do you live in Australia. If so, which carrier are you on?
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by vaccination on 01-08-2009 at 02:07 PM

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Originally posted by Th3rmal

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Originally posted by vaccination

Oh also, if you plan on using the internet on it make sure you get a data plan else you'll be wasting a fortune =p
Im not sure where you live, but by any chance do you live in Australia. If so, which carrier are you on?

England :P

On Vodafone.
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by toddy on 01-08-2009 at 02:19 PM

get yourself the samsung tocco & a memory card, will be much cheaper

RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Eddie on 01-08-2009 at 06:06 PM

If your looking for data plans with phones th3rmal, head towards Three Mobile, seem to be the best option, but dunno if they work with the phone you want -shrug-

RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Th3rmal on 01-08-2009 at 09:54 PM

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Originally posted by Eddie
If your looking for data plans with phones th3rmal, head towards Three Mobile, seem to be the best option, but dunno if they work with the phone you want -shrug-
yea my carrier is going to be 3. I checked and for about $8 a month i can get about 100mb of usage, or for $12 a month i can get 200mb, but im already at the limit of how-much-im-going-to-spend-on-this-phone so going to see if i can include the data plan on my cap :P
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by MattyRid on 01-08-2009 at 10:48 PM

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Originally posted by Th3rmal
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Originally posted by Eddie
If your looking for data plans with phones th3rmal, head towards Three Mobile, seem to be the best option, but dunno if they work with the phone you want -shrug-
yea my carrier is going to be 3. I checked and for about $8 a month i can get about 100mb of usage, or for $12 a month i can get 200mb, but im already at the limit of how-much-im-going-to-spend-on-this-phone so going to see if i can include the data plan on my cap :P

Also, not sure if your aware (I'm only letting you know as I'm on 3 myself) at the moment you only get Metro area coverage. However, from what I know and have heard, 3 and Telstra have a deal for 3 customers to use the Next G network outside of the Metro area from about mid way through this year (of course depending on many other things). This will boost 3's coverage to about 95% of Australia coverage. Thus allowing customers to use 3G features in most parts of Australia.

However the catch from what I hear is, to get all 3G coverage (Telstra and 3 mobile) you have to have a phone that can use the NextG Frequency of 850Mhz and the 2100Mhz frequency used by 3. Otherwise you'll just head back to Telstra's 2G network which is how it is now.

Also the X-Series plans, 2 of which you have briefly mentioned, include some good stuff as well like 4000 mins of Skype to Skype Calls and on the $12 (which is what I'm on for X-Series) you get things like Messenger (Both Windows Live and Yahoo) and extra little bonuses as well.

Hope this is helpful in some way :)

More info:

http://business.theage.com.au/business/next-g-roa...20080819-3y9v.html

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/3...1,339291353,00.htm
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Quantum on 01-08-2009 at 10:52 PM

02 or telefonica is £10 a month for unlimited edge or HDSPA (3G).

RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Th3rmal on 01-08-2009 at 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by MattyRid

Also, not sure if your aware (I'm only letting you know as I'm on 3 myself) at the moment you only get Metro area coverage. However, from what I know and have heard, 3 and Telstra have a deal for 3 customers to use the Next G network outside of the Metro area from about mid way through this year (of course depending on many other things). This will boost 3's coverage to about 95% of Australia coverage. Thus allowing customers to use 3G features in most parts of Australia.
Im not particularly worried about the coverage, but i guess more coverage cant hurt :P

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Originally posted by MattyRid

However the catch from what I hear is, to get all 3G coverage (Telstra and 3 mobile) you have to have a phone that can use the NextG Frequency of 850Mhz and the 2100Mhz frequency used by 3. Otherwise you'll just head back to Telstra's 2G network which is how it is now.
This phone does operate on the 2100Mhz frequency :)

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Originally posted by MattyRid

Also the X-Series plans, 2 of which you have briefly mentioned, include some good stuff as well like 4000 mins of Skype to Skype Calls and on the $12 (which is what I'm on for X-Series) you get things like Messenger (Both Windows Live and Yahoo) and extra little bonuses as well.
I only want it for mobile web, as i dont use skype anyway, but i just called them and they said that it cannot be used as a part of your cap plan :( which means ill have to pay for my cap plan and then $8 a month extra for mobile web :/

Thanks for your help

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Originally posted by Quantum
02 or telefonica is £10 a month for unlimited edge or HDSPA (3G).
On the carrier im on, theres no 02 or telefonica, and plus i live in Australia so that doesnt really help :P thanks anyway :)
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by MattyRid on 01-08-2009 at 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by Th3rmal

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Originally posted by MattyRid

However the catch from what I hear is, to get all 3G coverage (Telstra and 3 mobile) you have to have a phone that can use the NextG Frequency of 850Mhz and the 2100Mhz frequency used by 3. Otherwise you'll just head back to Telstra's 2G network which is how it is now.
This phone does operate on the 2100Mhz frequency :)

All phones sold by 3 do operate the 2100Mhz frequency just like Telstra only sells those that can operate on the 850Mhz frequency. In a number of cases those that operate on 850Mhz can operate the 2100Mhz frequency (like my Nokia 6120 Classic).

It's just more or less a matter of knowing what your phone can do once your outside the main 3 mobile zone!
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by toddy on 01-09-2009 at 12:37 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Quantum
02 or telefonica is £10 a month for unlimited edge or HDSPA (3G).
where from ?
RE: Samsung i900 Omnia by Th3rmal on 01-12-2009 at 08:19 AM

Well I went out and bought it today (after it being sold out for over 3 weeks) and first impressions are great. The device is very finger friendly and fast as well. Well worth the price tag :D