Buying an Omnia not made for Australia

[Guest ben_zio]

Hi,

I am interested in the Omnia 16GB phone but this has not been released in Australia as yet. There are many Omnia 16GB phones being sold over the net in Australia but these are imported phones. How safe and reliable is it to buy a phone that is not specifically made for your country? I take it that for warranty it would have to go back to its country of origin for repair which would not be a cheap exercise and could take a long time.

How have other Aussies who have bought imported Omnia's found the phone? Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Ben :)

[Guest Antonioffaxii]

I bought mine from Malaysia while I was over there on holiday, and it works fine. I haven't had any problems with anything. Except working Google Maps with GPS.

[Guest ben_zio]

I bought mine from Malaysia while I was over there on holiday, and it works fine. I haven't had any problems with anything. Except working Google Maps with GPS.

Hi Antonioffaxii, thanks for taking the time to respond. I guess it is no different than taking an AU phone on travels overseas. I have never had a problem with my phone when in Europe and Asia.

Hope you get Google Maps working with GPS soon!!!!!

Cheers

Ben :)

[Guest jangwl]

Omnia is reliable and I have bought phones in Singapore and sent to Australia for my blog subscribers or ppl that contact me over the internet. It is a choice up to u.

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[Guest ben_zio]

Omnia is reliable and I have bought phones in Singapore and sent to Australia for my blog subscribers or ppl that contact me over the internet. It is a choice up to u.

Catch My Omnia Blog>>>

Hi jangwl, thanks for the info and enjoyed your Omnia blog

Cheers

Ben :)

[Guest jason07]

Hi,

I am interested in the Omnia 16GB phone but this has not been released in Australia as yet. There are many Omnia 16GB phones being sold over the net in Australia but these are imported phones. How safe and reliable is it to buy a phone that is not specifically made for your country? I take it that for warranty it would have to go back to its country of origin for repair which would not be a cheap exercise and could take a long time.

How have other Aussies who have bought imported Omnia's found the phone? Any help appreciated.

Thanks

Ben :)

I'm in QLD - bought mine from eBay from malaysia I think. Works great. Because it's WinMo everything is customisable. I'm on 3 and just googled the internet/mms settings, copied them in and it all works great.

As for warranty... I'm not too sure, but I THINK you just go through the national Samsung centre, as long as you show receipt of purchase from an official reseller. I'm mainly hoping that it just won't die any time in the year lol.