hi all,

i've been cruising through the 50+ pages of this thread and it seems you guys are loving the omnia.

i just got poisoned by my cousin..he's from sg, and already bought omnia. immediately fell in love with it.

just wondering, which one is better: buy 8gb for cheaper price and upgrade with sd card later, or buy 16gb straight? considering that i may be on a tight budget and cannot spend too much on the phone this time round.

oh, and when i do get myself this phone..looks like i have to read a lot on installing and upgrading firmware...never had a PDA phone before!

thanks guys and girls!

hi guys! just became an omnian yesterday. bought the 16gb set, for 2850 from PDAEXPERT. came together with original casing, screen protector, digital frame holder, and 2 mooncakes!

i still haven't explored much, and this is my first time using PDA.

already installed the stuff on the cd, and now i just need to know what else to do?

so far i think i will install garmin. what else should i install eh? themes is a must i guess...so any good sites?

thanks for all the help people!

thanks2! not sure abt installment. i paid cash. they'll charge 2% for CC payment.

wow..this PDA thing is confusing..

This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Sep 10 2008, 06:33 PM

red bean + green tea! nyum!

say..wanna ask you guys..all those software you install...where's the best place to get em?

and the SPB shell right...it's trial version...u guys using full version or....*cough*?



saya mintak tunjuk ajar

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Added on September 10, 2008, 9:03 pmokay so i already found spb...all those iphone, touch flo themes are separate eh?

got any good links? thanks!

p.s: i google, but dunno which one is the best.

This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Sep 10 2008, 09:03 PM

thanks a bunch!!

actually it's more like "Digital Frame" holder, whereby the digital frame is refering to the omnia itself, running the digital frame app.

it's just a PDA holder, for GPS usage too.

wah..so funny that i skipped earlier pages and went to this page and you are discussing on batt.

i also seem to be worried with my batt life...but please advise whether this is normal or not yea?

i charged yesterday night, at around 8PM i guess, plugged it out at around 2 am. this time already fully charged, and in fact the phone indicated full charge earlier..i think around 12am.

so i sent 1 sms, set alarm that's it. then i tried my GPS with Garmin this morning, for about 5-10 mins. after switching off, noticed batt still 100%.

when i reached office, my batt was at 90% - about 9am. then stayed at 90% until noon. after prayers, went back to office and noticed it dropped to 60%.

so i tried to google, and some forums said, switch off hsdpa and so on. did that, and on the way back home batt was still 60%. then i needed GPS, used it for about half an hour or so, and after first usage, dropped to 40%.

then now, after buka, it dropped to 20%.

troughout the day, just made sms, snapped 1-2 photos, answered calls.

i'm running S2U2, and SPB shell. Firmware is G4.

is this normal, or is it because my batt still new and i still need to 'overcharge' it?

glad for all the help and advice guys!

yeah, that's what i thought so at first...but just to make sure what i thought was correct.

first time using PDA and GPS, so wouldn't know what to expect.

anyway, thanks for the response! appreciate it much.

ok now this is disturbing me a bit.

i charged my phone this noon. while switched off. at abt 4 pm i guess, the led turned green.

so i switched on, and i just used mainly sms. just browsed through some images, that's all. no GPS, not even camera, nothing. just sms.


now at 1031PM, batt is at 60%. i think that's unusually fast right? for me to do nothing, but just sms?

anyone can comment on this?

again:

FW: G4

Installed SPB shell 2.1.1, S2U2 plugin.


please advise....really worried my battery got problem.

how long should i charge the phone actually? kinda funny cos compared to some of you guys who say can last up to 3 days on minimal use.

This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Sep 13 2008, 10:36 PM

i just read around about SPB shell draining batteries. some are ok, some have probs.

so i disabled auto weather updates from spb mobile, disabled bluetooth. so i'll see if it can last till tomorrow.

*fingers crossed*

abt the FW, i read almost everywhere saying G4 is stable and no batt issues. only some with H3 have batt issues.

the last resort is try to uninstall SPB and see if it makes a difference. i love the spb actually, so..kinda sayang wanna uninstall it.

hi guys,

if i were to DIY upgrade, what will be wiped out?

i read before, use PIMBackup to backup data and all. ok, that i understand. What about stuff you saved in your storage? e.g. images, music, and stuff...will it wipe out as well?

thanks

hi claire, welcome to this forum and welcome to the Omnia club. I'm a newbie myself, but let me try to help.

What GPS software are you using?

I'm using Garmin XT, and I've enabled enhanced GPS. Set my software to COM8, hardware to COM 9 and Baud rate to 9600.

Just made sure my area had good/strong 3G signal, and when i start up Garmin, the bar went full green. Located my position in under 1 minute.

If you're using MapKing, Make sure your Port Splitter settings are correct. Anyone with Mapking could help you, as I've never used MapKing before.

hope this helps!

what are the chances of frying/bricking the phone when DIY upgrading?

i mean, if i follow natzakaria/ maks_pain's guide, should go well yes?

oh, i know storage won't be wiped out (e.g. images, music, etc)..but for the installed software, the only way is to manually backup installers right? then re-install all software?

sorry ah newb question. i really want to try H3, but want to do it properly.

cool. i'm gonna wait till my phone fully charged, and upgrade to H3. wish me luck guys.

I'm downloading G4 just in case sumthing happens, touch wood.

anyway, it doesn't matter if i upgrade with sim inside, or should i take out the sim?

plus, any good software for me to backup data other than PIMBackup?

thanks!

i'm experiencing disconnection from active sync on my laptop.

i'm on winXP, and when i connect, it detects, and when i click next to synchronize, it freezes, and then it disconnects. why eh?

edit: i think found the prob. i disabled power saving (backlight turning off, etc) and while connected, i soft reset. now able to synch.

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Added on September 14, 2008, 10:16 pmhmm..so long eh the backup?

This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Sep 14 2008, 10:16 PM

alrite! successfully upgraded to H3!!

now just did a hard reset. let's see how the battery performs now.

ok battery update post HH3 upgrade:




it seems that the battery is kinda better, with moderate usage of music and camera at least.

read on some forums that the battery needs to be fully charged for a few cycles to be at its optimal state. dunno how far this is true, but we'll see.

all in all, H3 is awesome, the finger slide menus are better, haptic feedback is good.

just one question though: why is it that when i 'X' any program, when i check it in task mgr, it's still there albeit not using up CPU?



This post has been edited by Sd-RawK-Cab25: Sep 15 2008, 06:19 PM

the small button on the top is soft reset. use your stylus. u can also soft reset via spb like u mentioned.

anyways, battery update time!

guys, after my third full charge cycle, i think the battery seems to be better!

after upgrading to HH3 + hard reset, my battery dropped in 20% increments. yesterday battery went to 10% at night.

today, i'm still at 40% since 2PM!

BUT:

i finished charge at abt 12AM like usual, and slept. woke up, still 100% - so this throws out the possibility of SPB/S2u2 draining battery while idle.

used sms, a few more calls, a lot of camera usage, video editing, even 10-15 minutes of movie watching, and i'm still at 40% now!

to me, great improvement already!

oh and when using SPB, don't rely on the batt indicator..it's a bit buggy. yesterday, i charged it for after 3 hours, the indicator still showing 30%. but i switched off the charger, and the batt level was actually up to 70% already.

always look at the Power LED indicator on the phone to know when is the phone fully charged.

Plus, for those using SPB mobile and S2U2, ALWAYS use the power off feature. I set mine to power off (sleep/blank screen) after 5 seconds and that could be a factor contributing to the better power consumption.

cheers! i'm loving my H3!!

awrite, on my 2nd day without charge and it's only at 40%. today used more on listening music, making calls.

H3 ftw!

and, did i mention i love my omnia?


btw, add me to the list of omnians yeah?

Sd-RawK-Cab25 - Omnia 16GB (FMG), screen protector/pda holder/original casing

p.s: thanks to maks_pain, natzakaria and those who gave tips on H3 flashing and battery charging!

hmm...so what's the major difference between the official H3 than the DIY one?

hehe..'digital' la sangat. hehe.

anyway, yeah 2799 is for 8gb, retail price. i got my 16gb for 2850 from pda expert with the freebies.