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[jeds]

oi oi dont smash? just send it to me
I will take your suffering

[grop]

as usual the problem between the screen and the keyboard is... the man

[JoePalma]

grop, on Jun 26 2009, 20:04, said:

as usual the problem between the screen and the keyboard is... the man

I don't think this applies in this case, considering the keyboard is on the screen.

[zappa2]

Oh yes, another unforgivable flaw:

- No proper voice dialing support!  This is a must for a touch screen phone..
Try to call or anything during a (bumpy) ride in your car (phone in holder of course)....  it's even dangerous to operate this phone in the car.

Got my Nokia N85 yesterday and this is a TOTALLY different experience.

> GPS works like it should (quick fix)
> Much better battery life.
> Uses standardized micro USB connector.
> Built in FM transmitter to send audio to your car stereo
> Voice dialing without the need to first record voice dialing tag.
> Standard 3.5 mm audio connector.
> Regular updates  (just downloaded update from Nokia server)
> Way better support by Nokia. They even have their own A-GPS server, so you can lock on via your LAN with seconds.
> Music and Picture browser which are truly user friendly and rock stable.

In general I you say, you can accomplish the tasks 3-4 times faster with the N85
No irritating behavior. It just does what you ask.

Nokia does not release 10 phones a month, but actually pays attention to the quality and usability of their phones.
Compared to the N85, the Omnia looks like an amateurish piece of shiit.

Zapp

Edited by zappa2, 27 June 2009 - 01:27 PM.

[jenben]

zappa2, on Jun 27 2009, 22:19, said:

Oh yes, another unforgivable flaw:

- No proper voice dialing support!  This is a must for a touch screen phone..
Try to call or anything during a (bumpy) ride in your car....  it's even dangerous to operate this phone in the car.

Got my Nokia N85 yesterday and this is a TOTALLY different experience.

> GPS works like it should (quick fix)
> Much better battery life.
> Uses standardized micro USB connector.
> Built in FM transmitter to send audio to your car stereo
> Voice dialing without the need to first record voice dialing tag.
> Standard 3.5 mm audio connector.
> Regular updates  (just downloaded update from Nokia server)
> Way better support by Nokia. They even have their own A-GPS server, so you can lock on via your LAN with seconds.
> Music and Picture browser which are truly user friendly and rock stable.

In general I you say, you can accomplish the tasks 3-4 times faster with the N85
No irritating behavior. It just does what you ask.

Nokia does not release 10 phones a month, but actually pays attention to the quality and usability of their phones.
Compared to the N85, the Omnia looks like an amateurish piece of shiit.

Zapp

Just a couple of things the GPS on my omnia gets a lock within 15 seconds and works great.
There is voice dialing support apps for the omnia.
It's dangerous to operate ANY PHONE in your car you IDIOT

[necosino]

The only thing I see thas has merrit is the built-in FM Transmitter. Fortunately my car has bluetooth and I am able to play music over my car stereo that way. I think in the next few years, most cars will have bluetooth (both of mine do, and my brothers does as well), all 2005 or newer models.

I get a GPS lock in under 1 minute 95% of the time.

I charge my omnia for half an hour each morning while I get ready for work, and use it pretty extensively throughout the day, and it has never died or gone below 20%

I don't really care about the standard USB Port anymore. It bugged me when I first got it, but then I realized that I never use it besides syncing and charging, so no biggy.

Omnia has voice dialing and voice command features that work perfectly.

Phone updates are up to the carrier in Verizon's case, not Samsung. Obviously Samsung has relesed at least one update, just Verizon has held it back.

Samsung is a LOT bigger than Nokia, so they have the resources to develop, test, and release more phones than Nokia.

[awarner]

I can't agree about voice dialing being a must?
on all the touchscreen devices I have, I have never used or intend to use voice dialing.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who does not use this feature?

[ronaldb3]

A ramble to all-
I am always amused by these people who just want a simple phone device and are freaked out by a WinMo device.
I have had a pda device for many years going back to the Ipaq 3600. I know, ancient history for some of you guys.
I got a converged device so I would not have to keep carrying two devices around, and sometimes forgetting one at home. I guess some of you don't remember doing that either. Almost never forget it now, because when I remember to grab one, I have both.
I am happy to have a device with WM 6.5 that I use for a GPS, BT wireless music player, Wifi internet connection, ebook reader, carrying apps like my tv listings and docs for Word and Excel. Even sync with Quicken. It replaces my old Franklin paper planner with pim. (And Shush- I sometimes play Solitaire or Sudoku )  And all the other little apps like calculators, converter, and I can't remember the other 23 things.
Oh, and it just happens to have a phone in it that actually works pretty well. (Did have to add Voice Command which they forgot to put in.)
And the plethora of cooked roms to dig into. And the good guys in the Omnia forum to help you out. What more could a techno-geek want???  
IMHO,
Ron...

Edited by ronaldb3, 28 June 2009 - 04:55 AM.

[Adrynalyne]

Quote

It's dangerous to operate ANY PHONE in your car you IDIOT

Bwahaha     

[Tim-H]

awarner (MVP), on Jun 27 2009, 06:57, said:

I can't agree about voice dialing being a must?
on all the touchscreen devices I have, I have never used or intend to use voice dialing.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who does not use this feature?

I never use it. I did a total of 2 or 3 times before the novelty wore off, on my vx6000, 6 years ago.

[wisdome416]

vinbeaver, on Jun 24 2009, 06:17, said:

You could probably take your bad attitude elsewhere... those of us here love our phone and are quite happy with it.  So in the meantime go smash your phone into the wall.  Enjoi!

Hey! just srmash it right into your face, Omnia doesn't deserve to be in your hands, GET A LIFE

[Turborepu]

jenben, on Jun 27 2009, 04:59, said:

It's dangerous to operate ANY PHONE in your car you IDIOT

I was gonna say get better suspension on your car, but this reply was much funnier!  made me LOL..

[bpivk]

awarner (MVP), on Jun 27 2009, 13:57, said:

I'm sure I'm not the only one who does not use this feature?

I'm with you. I don't use voice dialing. If I have to press a button to select voice dial why wouldn't I just click on the name i'd like to call.

[gianton]

When driving nothing safer than voice dialing mates.

[forelli]

gianton, on Jun 28 2009, 10:30, said:

When driving nothing safer than voice dialing mates.

When driving nothing safer than paying attention to the street/road/path/etc.

[gianton]

forelli, on Jun 28 2009, 14:25, said:

When driving nothing safer than paying attention to the street/road/path/etc.

Indeed, that's why voice dialing doesn't distract you from driving.

[monyozt]

im using omnia and im so satisfy... best camera phone for PDA class... good sound quality... after upgrading to WM 6.5 khunchai's rom,, very2 improvement on touchscreen...

[bpivk]

gianton, on Jun 28 2009, 11:40, said:

Indeed, that's why voice dialing doesn't distract you from driving.

I never use the phone while i'm driving and pressing the button to enable it is just the same as pressing the call button twice to call a person.

[jhils1]

Havent been on here for a year or so and it seems to have been taken over buy mouthy yanks who dont live in the real world, worship the Omnia like a god, think all Winmo phones are perfect and if you have probs then its your fault and youre stupid or something.

All mobile phones have  bugs, Winmo ones more so.

Winmo is far from perfect and its perfectly possible to like it but get frustrated with its faults.

I have loads of issues with my Omnia and I ve had Winmo phones for over 5 years, so its not that I cant cope with technology.  

These forums used to be for help and advice, not for hurlin abuse at people or suggestin theyre stupid if they dare to say anything negative about their phone/Winmo, or even suggest it might be less than perfect. If you havent got any useful advice to help fix the bugs or solve the probs, DONT POST!

Edited by jhils1, 28 June 2009 - 01:05 PM.

[necosino]

jhils1, it's the fact that most of the complaints are things that have already been addressed on this forum and solutions found. With a simple search, almost every one of those issues could be resolved.

Instead, the people choose to blaim the phone and call it worthless for their own lack of initiative to try to change something they don't like.