Good to hear, hope you can get it resolved ASAP. At least the SC people is taking initiative to call u up, which is a good sign.

Seriously, i think the dealer outlet is trying to play you out...'no spare battery' in the whole Penang island?? Hopefully the SC will give u a 1 to 1 exchange ASAP.

Glad to hear you sort it out. Based on your feedback, i've to say Samsung did a very good job...but still the lower level grunts are not taking enough action and it's only when the bigger bosses are notified then only action can be seen.

btw, I don't believe those 8 hours charge first time myth...we are using lithium ion batteries nowadays, not nickel cadmium anymore....it's not needed.

Frankly, the SAMSUNG HomeScreen UI sucks sh***. And yes, it's pretty laggy. But once you entered into the other sub menu, it is quite fast. Only the homescreen with those widgets damn slow. Personally, i would prefer SPB shell, so zippy. Hopefully, with the WM 6.5 coming, it should be much faster and better and u can turn off the Samsung UI permanently.

Wow. Thanks for the good news.

So is the process easy? Otherwise, i'll just send it to Samsung SC for update. Yours is ori FMG/brightstar set right?

As long as urs is FMG or Brightstar set, of course.

I've just received a call from Samsung SC. They informed the WM 6.5 is now available for Omnia II. (I've called them up a few weeks ago and asked them to inform me when the firmware is available).



Indeed, very good customer service. I'll go update maybe on Saturday....hehe. Let them do it better than me download and flash...all my PCs are Windows 7 anyway....

Tried to update the via NPS, but after downloading the file, the phone shuts off and the software just hangs and nothing happen.

Using VISTA SP2....i guess i just have to make a trip to Samsung SC...sigh..

The laggy is mostly due to Samsung widgets. IMO, it is best use SPB Shell 3.5 instead of Samsung's UI, to truly maximise the speed of this phone. All your lag will be gone and it's a hell lot more customisable. My wife prefer to stick to the Samsung's UI though...

I don't find the 65K color an issue, since i don't watch videos on mobiles anyway. It still looks better than my Nokia 5800 with 16 million colors.

Just updated my wife's phone to WinMo 6.5 this morning at Samsung's SC after repeated failed attempt to do it via NPS.

I found it to be much faster than Win 6.1, especially the widgets. In Winmo 6.1, the widgets are the main reason the phone lags. Now the widgets startup time is much faster! Dunno what u guys are complaining about.....can't wait to install back SPB and other stuff into it. Flipping the homescreen left/right is also faster and more responsive!

WinMo 6.5 FTW!

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Added on December 5, 2009, 5:00 pmIn 6.1 the lag is mainly in the homescreen, whenever u flip next page, widgets reload again. Frankly, the only lag part is the main homescreen. If u use SPB, no such issue. Very fast, even the 3D spinning carousel(whatever u call that).

In 6.5, the homescreen has improved very much, but still not as speedy as SPB 3.5 in WinMo 6.1. Haven't try SPB 3.5 in WInMo 6.5, but i expect it to be just as speedy.

Right now, i'm very jealous of wife's phone....makes my Nokia 5800 looks so uncool.... But my 5800 auto-rotate is still better than Omnia II though. I still wonder why the Omnia II doesn't auto rotate everywhere...

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 5 2009, 05:00 PM

Can't agree with you. I've installed quite a lot of apps when i was using 6.1...using SPB 3.5, there was no lag. And the 6.1 homescreen was about the same lagging speed when there wasn't anything installed either.



This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 5 2009, 08:40 PM

Done more testing tonight. Installed back some apps, restotred previous backup b4 firmware update, configured the home WIFI, and transfer files to/from using the Sync/File Manager using the USB connection multiple times. No problem at all.

Help! I've setup to e-mail account on the Omnia ii, 1 is an Outlook (not working due to incomplete settings) and 1 is a Hotmail account. However, it always tries to connect to 3G/GPRS when try to send/receive e-mail even when WIFI is available!

I tried to delete these accounts but the 'DELETE' function is dim and i can't delete it!

Anybody has an answer??? Can soft reset solve this? How to do the soft-reset again? I can't find back the steps...

HEEEELLLPP!!

I'm not worried about battery drain...i'm worry about data charges!!!! Basically, i want the e-mail to access only WIFI, no 3G, no GPRS, no EDGE. Possible??

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Added on December 9, 2009, 9:21 amWhat does delete all data means? Contacts? Installed apps? Photos and videos took with the camera? Will these be deleted also?

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 9 2009, 09:21 AM

Guys, got one problem. I can't seem to find my GPS XTRA setting screen. Where is it? The phone has been updated to official WinMo 6.5 I remember can find it easily in 6.1, has this screen been removed???

I don't have problem locking though, but i dunno if it is using GPS or A-GPS becoz i can't find that screen!

Damn...i dunno why i didn't saw that earlier..must be standing under the hot blinding sun makes my eyes blurred or something. Thanks. found it now.

I have some problem with bluetooth...tried connecting to my PC, but it shows me a screen to enable active sync...i press the active screen and it can't enable and it go back to that screen with the circles and the device is not not shown it's connecting ( no dotted lines).

What is the best way to just send some files over via bluetooth? On my Nokia 5800, all i do is enable bluetooth, mark the files i want and click send...how to do it on Omnia II???

Thanks.

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Added on December 28, 2009, 11:54 amI agree. Just went to Spore for Christmas. It's not worth it to go there just to buy a phone. The price is almost the same here...

I suppose you can get Omnia II around SGD650=RM 1625 (@RM2.5=1SGD)....u can find seller in LYN selling at RM1650 to RM1.8K. Sure beats the hell going there.

But i'm not sure what set is these...are these AP sets? Is there such a thing as AP sets in Spore? I went to Funan Digital Mall and they all sell at retail price (about RM2,399 or more after conversion). Sim Lim Square can get for SGD690 ( I only asked one shop, but i bet u can get SGD 650 from other shops or after hagg;le). But why is the price difference so great? It still cost SGD 8xx in Funan with official retail price.

Anyone knows??

I asked one shop...HTC HD2 can be have for SGD 890 = RM2225 only......but dunno what's the package lar...official set in Funan is SGD 1180=RM2,950. About same official price here.


This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 28 2009, 11:54 AM

Then how are they going to honour contract? Or is it they sell the line separately to local Singaporeans??

[quote=thena123,Dec 29 2009, 03:28 AM]
[quote=Matrix,Dec 28 2009, 11:48 AM]

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Added on December 28, 2009, 11:54 am
I agree. Just went to Spore for Christmas. It's not worth it to go there just to buy a phone. The price is almost the same here...

I suppose you can get Omnia II around SGD650=RM 1625 (@RM2.5=1SGD)....u can find seller in LYN selling at RM1650 to RM1.8K. Sure beats the hell going there.
Who in garage is the most trustworthy to get this phone from?

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You can trust ME. But i am not selling phones...LOL.

Just look around to see some feedbacks. I think there's about 2 or 3 sellers commonly selling Omnia II. The guy selling at 1.6xxK having problem with supplier currently, so rule him out. But at RM1.8k...really, i'll just buy at LowYat for RM2k...full Samsung warranty Zitron/Brightstar sets.

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Added on December 30, 2009, 11:26 pm[quote=KiNd3rbU3no,Dec 28 2009, 07:50 PM]
can buy at Far East Plaza~
dun go other place..LOL

they provide agent set and sign lin set and export set~

Q6 - What is 'Agent Set','Sign-Line Set'and 'Export-Set' as listed in your website ?
A6 - 'Agent Set' are stocks supplied directly from the respective authorised distributors.
'Sign-Line Set' are stocks sourced directly from subscriber who signed a contract with their service provider but do not need the new phones.
'Export-Set' are phones imported from overseas, therefore there is no local agent warranty and shop warranty.
They are BRAND NEW PHONES and come with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty, except for Export Sets

for Omnia 2~
Agent Set S$668.00
Sign-line Set S$638.00

i will go singapore buy Omnia 2 these few days~
with tis price~LOL..since singapore is just behind my house...LOL

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Thanks for this most useful info...i know where to go next time...

SGD 638=RM1.6k...so i guess the cheapest is around there..but is it full set with bluetooth headphone and 4GB memory card?

This post has been edited by Matrix: Dec 30 2009, 11:26 PM

Yeah, just take it to Samsung SC...the one at Federal Highway rocks...you can drink free Nescafe/Teh Tarik, while enjoying big screen LED TVs running bluray discs in the waiting area.

I've tried Win 7, VISTA. XP and i still can't update my phone. Dun bother. Just go SC and enjoy!!!

This post has been edited by Matrix: Jan 4 2010, 09:20 AM

Guys, i need a Voice Command app for the Omnia II. I've tried this Voice Command 1.6 software, but it is behaving very weird.

1) After successful installation, it doesn't shows the icon anywhere. I only manage to run it from using the windows explorer and running the EXE.
2) The EXE will run for a few second and shows an icon on top of the screen. It doesn't work well. I said 'Call XXXX at mobile' then only it shows me the contact, but it doesn't seems to dial the screen.
3) After a while, the icon on top dissapear and i have to re-run the EXE again. I can't assign it to a button either because it is not in the APP list!!!

What can i do? Is there a better voice command software? The built in voice command on my Nokia 5800 is so much easier to use...and works beautifully...