Firmware On The Omnia ?

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Hi, was looking at the Omnia the other day, & with my upgrade with Orange due, this is the phone I'm thinking about.

After having the dreaded N95...which I had to change four times, I bricked once, & still have ongoing promblems now, 18mths later, this firmware has my concerns, especially with Orange.

The problem I've had in the past,(told off CPW Engineer), is that the Firmware that Orange recommended, which at the time was 12.0. whatever, is, the only Firmware that CPW will put back on the phone. Even when at the time 22.0 was out.

I read a post on Modaco where a member said he would just go to CPW & get them to flash the upgrade while he was there. My point being, is Orange still back with the dinosaurs on this, ie; won't move forward with the Firmware...any member had this with there Omnia ?

I tried myself to flash the N95, & you've guessed it. I bricked it, crap Internet Connection off TalkTalk, &^$$"..... constant dropped connection.........but that's another issue.

Also, could I connect to the Internet with the Omnia, the same as I do with my N95, via my wireless router, so it would not cost anything ?

And Maps, does the Omnia come with free maps like Nokia ?

Sorry for the questions, but I don't want another experience like the N95,

Thanks in Advance for any feedback,

Cheers,

FB.

[Guest Frankish]

Yes you can use the WiFi to connect to your router and use the internet without charge.

My Omnia came with Google Maps installed B)

[Guest greyfox8585]

hi fred

im with oj and they leave the roms alone now

my omnia had no orange firmaware at all and comewith google maps and opera.

theye even let me flash the samsung roms because theyve stopped tampering with them

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Yes you can use the WiFi to connect to your router and use the internet without charge.

My Omnia came with Google Maps installed B)

Thanks Frankish, that's two issues solved, just the Fireware now. Are you on Orange, & have you had any issues regarding the Fireware ?

This is a concern to me, since I'm very wary of trying to flash it myself after my experiences with the N95, & my Internet Connection. One of the main reasons I want to stop with Orange, is I have four magic numbers, but if need be I will swap providers if they keep there Fireware up to date.

Thanks,

FB.

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

hi fred

im with oj and they leave the roms alone now

my omnia had no orange firmaware at all and comewith google maps and opera.

theye even let me flash the samsung roms because theyve stopped tampering with them

Hi GF, we must have postedat the same time...lol

I'm confused now, could you please explain what these Roms are, & there function, I've only ever had Nokia phones,

Thanks,

FB.

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Anyone.. B)

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

Surely someone can put me out of my misery... B)

FB.

[Guest greyfox8585]

soyy yeah it come with internet sharing. and videos editing software the rom u may get is called i900xxhg5/mshg1 but orange told me to flash samsung official rom the one at the website try looking up the omnia specification at gsm arena

[Guest greyfox8585]

and no the orange dont have issues with there firmware since they dont have any on the device its just what samsung have on it

[Guest Tech]

i just flashed it with the new official firmware .... much better than the previous one as the battery lasts for around 2.5 days compared to less than 1 day!

[Guest Fred Bloggs]

soyy yeah it come with internet sharing. and videos editing software the rom u may get is called i900xxhg5/mshg1 but orange told me to flash samsung official rom the one at the website try looking up the omnia specification at gsm arena

and no the orange dont have issues with there firmware since they dont have any on the device its just what samsung have on it

i just flashed it with the new official firmware .... much better than the previous one as the battery lasts for around 2.5 days compared to less than 1 day!

Many Thanks for the reply's, appreciated. I phoned Orange yesterday & was told that they no longer provide the Omnia on contract for some reason, he didn't know. I ordered my PAC code while I was on, so I'll be looking eslewhere for a decent deal.

Thanks Again,

FB.