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“This is the worst phone I have ever had!! Considering...”

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written by on 01/08/2010

This is the worst phone I have ever had!! Considering it was supposed to be a competitor for the I phone it's nothing in comparison. The touch screen is not very responsive, and it is not easy to navigate. I cannot wait to get another phone. The only good thing about it is the camera but again difficult to work out where photos are stored or how to move.

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“I currently own a samsung i900 an initially i thought...”

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written by on 13/05/2010

I currently own a samsung i900 an initially i thought this phone was horrible when i first got it and then i installed the wm6.5 rom and then all that changed...it is the greatest most powerful phone i have every owned..push email works perfectly, my messenger is flawless, and anything i can think of i can get it on my i900 currently i have a new media player, ps1 and vgba emulators they work flawlessly. battery reduces quickly however up still 40% after which the 40 last considerably long...in my opinion its all about what you want in your phone everything i didnt like i changed now i have no complaints if you hate the browser get another, hate the scrolling update your rom, hate the media player change it, hate the virtual keyboard again change it, hate the interface change it..after you do you find and incredible phone i sure did

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“I have now come to the end of an 18 month contract and...”

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written by on 12/03/2010

I have now come to the end of an 18 month contract and cannot wait to replace the handset. Other reviews cited a poor operating system, unresponsive screen, freezing and hanging applications; I'm afraid to say this is all true and in my experience in many respects generous.

I have also found that reception is poor on this handset, no or limited signal in areas were other phones (on the same network) have full strength.

There are very few redeeming features of this handset, in fact I cannot think of one. To this end I am definitely shying away from any Samsumg product in the future.

All in all this is possible one of the worst mobile phones I have used.

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“Had the phone for nearly a year now and have had a...”

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written by Alsius on 17/02/2010

Had the phone for nearly a year now and have had a love hate relationship with this phone. It has crashed a few times but none more than my windows pc does, ive found some brilliant apps and its become my mp3 player of choice (esp at gym). i do find the touchscreen to be non responsive sometimes though and the original software for contacts is rubbish, spb shell is a necessity! i have had duplicate texts sent but this seems intermittent and only really annoying for the person receiving double texts

all things aside im glad i have this phone but having hindsight i wouldnt have entered a contract and probably would have an android htc or nexus now, i phone isnt my bag.

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“This phone would be a good phone if it actually worked...”

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written by on 01/02/2010

This phone would be a good phone if it actually worked properly. The first Omnia I had was was a complete LEMON. Touch screen wouldn't work, ringer would change ringtones, ringer would ring then not ring,some calls would come through,some wouldn't(and this in in regular tower zones)the texting would change languages...It was sooo weird. I took it in ...they gave me a new one. I am currently on my 5th omnia phone from april to Nov. The common problem being the phones would freeze and the ringer would not work...I was constantly missing calls. I have since gone back to my crappy little phone and am currently looking to get a new one. thank god my service provider is restarting my contract for me.

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“This phone is good but you need a little time and the...”

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written by on 30/10/2009

This phone is good but you need a little time and the new SPB shell costs £20 from Handster. This new software shell changes the phone completely and transforms it from a fairly dull unit to something similar to the iphone. The software WM 6.1 is fast enough and the features work a treat. Bluetooth, GPS, media play and access to all things like facebook, email internet etc is a single touch of the screen.

I like it it does everything well.

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“Have had the Samsung Omnia now for 8 months, on an 18...”

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written by sir19 on 08/07/2009

Have had the Samsung Omnia now for 8 months, on an 18 month contract and am very disappointed with the phone, and pretty much have been since the day I got it but thought I would get used to it. Very difficult to use, cannot see the screen outside and the phone often freezes.
I pay £35 a month and do not like the phone at all, but im not sure if there is any way of getting out of the contract, could anyone help?

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“I had the Samsung i900 Omnia phone less than a week...”

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written by mary thomas on 23/06/2009

I had the Samsung i900 Omnia phone less than a week and the screen froze, they replaced it and 5 months later it will not charge. It has been back supposedly to be repaired and once again it will not charge a week later. I am a bit annoyed!!

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“i900 Omnia is the 1st Samsung i have ever had and i...”

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written by paulbb on 21/06/2009

i900 Omnia is the 1st Samsung i have ever had and i will not be rushing to get another one. Can't see the screen outside in sunlight, it freezes regularly, need to use the stylus to make a call apart from your 4 favourite people. Won't connect to my TomTom (710) i had to buy a nokia for this.

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“In my opinion the Samsung i900 phone is not user...”

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written by on 17/06/2009

In my opinion the Samsung i900 phone is not user friendly.
The user interface is not fast enough.
The presses are still inaccurate when using the keyboard.
The notion of "there is no need of a stylus" should not be in the same sentence as this phone.
When the battery goes dead it is really dead no chance to revive it for the car charger connect to the cigarette lighter.
No chance of seeing the screen if you use it in daylight.
Do not ever try to use this phone to call when you are driving because you will manage to activate all the programs from the start menu but 9 times out of 10 you will not be able to make a simple call. This is the worst phone I ever owned. I have developed applications using a number of popular platforms and I decided to follow the reviews an buy this phone. Big mistake.

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“Hi, this is my first real frustrated comment ever on...”

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written by Ahmad A ABDEL on 12/06/2009

Hi, this is my first real frustrated comment ever on the net. If you are a business man like me and time is rather vital for you counts by seconds I strongly advice you not even to look or think about buying I900 omniyeh for it's rather slow system, slow in responding, and the camera is even slow if you are to catch a speedy scene. If you want to be sorry the rest of your life then consider buying i900, you'll be sorry that no one can help you... yet you are alone, believe me I bought the phone and used it for one month still can't figure the hell its irrational behaviors and why it's not responding and very slow when you have about 250 contacts and memos.....

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“i like the windows mobile and the high speed internet...”

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written by on 28/05/2009

i like the windows mobile and the high speed internet on the Samsung i900 Omnia

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“I got the Samsung Omnia i900 16GB about four months...”

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written by theangryhellcat on 30/04/2009

I got the Samsung Omnia i900 16GB about four months ago and have to say I am a little disappointed. I got the handset for free on a cheap 2-year contract from Orange, although if I had paid for it I would have been very dissatisfied.

The feature set on the Samsung Omnia is good with 3G, Wi-fi, full internet and a host of Windows Mobile programs. However, the touch-screen is unresponsive and innaccurate - it is pressure-sensitive, rather than the electro-static method used by the Apple iphone, which the Omnia is clearly competing against. I find that writing a text message takes much longer than it used to on my old Sony Ericsson phone with keys! It is very easy to make mistakes and select the wrong option / letter.

Another negative is that the general operation of the phone suffers from various speed lags, which I attribute to Windows Mobile. One curious point is that, every now and again, the clock loses some time and starts showing the incorrect time!

Overall I'm satisfied enough with the Samsung Omnia i900 as I didn't have to pay for the handset, but if I had paid full RRP for it I would not be happy. Am already thinking I should have dug deep and just bought an Apple iPhone!

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Adam Shepheard's Response to theangryhellcat's Review

Written on: 09/06/2009

I completely agree with Tim Robinsons review, I could not decide between the iphone and the Omnia; I chose the Omnia (for free) but wish I had chosen the iphone. The touch screen is tricky to say the least unless you have fingers the size of a 2 year old. I dont know how many times I have sent a text when I wanted an "r" or the space bar! The stylus is OK but impracticle to carry with you hooked to the phone or in your pocket.

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Theangryhellcat's Response to theangryhellcat's Review

Written on: 23/07/2009

Haha, fair enough, I can't say I haven't been tempted to do the same! Would mean buying out of my current contract as well as stumping up the cash for the iphone though so might stick it out for a while until I have saved a bit! :)

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Adam Shepheard's Response to theangryhellcat's Review

Written on: 23/07/2009

Thanks for the information Tim but in the end I got so fed up with using the Omnia I got rid of it and brought the iphone 3Gs when they were launched....best phone ever.

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Theangryhellcat's Response to theangryhellcat's Review

Written on: 23/07/2009

Just to follow up on this, I have since downloaded the SPB Mobile shell, which overlays a different 'skin' and user interface for the Omnia.
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<br/>Have to say this has made using the phone a lot more enjoyable (it's more touch-optimised), although native windows programs still run as they used to (adding contacts, etc).
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<br/>Still not as good as an iphone and the touchscreen issues remain but I'd recommend the SPB Mobile shell to anyone who wants to make their Samsung Omnia more enjoyable.

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“I have had this Samsung i900 Omnia phone for about 3...”

★★★★★

written by on 21/04/2009

I have had this Samsung i900 Omnia phone for about 3 months now and I have to say it's great. The battery life could be improved but overall I would recommend this phone to many people.

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“Clear screen, great camera, easy to use. I find the...”

★★★★★

written by on 08/04/2009

Clear screen, great camera, easy to use. I find the Samsung i900 Omnia the best mobile on the market right now.

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“Not enough hours in the day day to describe how...”

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written by mmersey on 06/04/2009

Not enough hours in the day day to describe how utterly disappointing the Samsung i900 Omnia phone is. Slow, poor sound volume, has a habit of resetting the options (esp when trying to sync). Runs Windows (should have been a warning in itself!). Puts sent tests into the Inbox! Which nutter thought of that one. Only seems to hold a history of the last 25 so mails recieve (inc the ones you sent).
Bateery life is dreadful 24hrs if you are lucky What can I say? It look nice, a mate of mine said it was brilliant, the vodafone bloke said it would do what I asked.

What a total disappointment. This phone is a heap of junk if you want to use it as a phone or text with it. I gave up 12 year's of brliiant Nokia's for this!!! Truely dreadful, Windows 6.1 mobile!!! Immobile would be closer to the truth. After a week when it finally decided to Sync with outlook, it then decided not to Sync anymore and then claim Outlook wasn't installed. If you are a texter this is a phone to avoid.

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“I didn't like the Samsung i900 Omnia from day 1 but...”

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written by AntiOmnia on 31/03/2009

I didn't like the Samsung i900 Omnia from day 1 but thought I will get used to it. But it is still as complicated... The system is just....bad. The internet is slow and hell to use on this phone. You can't even scroll down or zoom in without sceen flicking and doing all sorts of things you don't want it to do. The touch screen is even worse, slow to respond and if/when respond, doesn't take you to where you want it to take you. I am on my 4th month of 18 months contract with O2 but really don't know how long my patience is going to last with this phone. I am getting to the point where I am just going to buy an iPhone and sell my Omnia for peanuts because I hate it!!!!!!!

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“Samsung i900 Omia is a fantastic phone. I can not...”

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written by Pradie on 26/03/2009

Samsung i900 Omia is a fantastic phone. I can not understand how on earth anyone would find it hard to use, I set up mine exactly how I wanted it very quickly and was used to it in under a day. I upgraded to this from a terrible red light freezing useless Sony and so far this phone has not let me down once. The battery life seems fair to me, one charge lasts at least 2 days even with my Facebook addiction. I have to say I've had every type of phone including Orange SPV's, Motorola, Nokia and Sony but this is the best phone I have ever had by far. The choice of Qwerty or phone keypad is brilliant and I have not found one fault with the phone so far (I have had it for 6 weeks). I have used the phone outdoors in bright sunlight (strange for this country but it did happen!) and had no problems seeing the screen. I can not see me ever wanting to change from this phone, I love it.

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“The Samsung i900 Omnia screen is very responsive,...”

★★★★★

written by tonyd007 on 28/02/2009

The Samsung i900 Omnia screen is very responsive, great to have a look at word docs prior to meetings. Camera awesome and with good headphones. Mp3 more than adequate. a great touch phone fast and easy to use not as bulky as some others highly rec...

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“The Samsung i900 Omnia is a great phone but the WiFi...”

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written by on 10/02/2009

The Samsung i900 Omnia is a great phone but the WiFi heats the phone up a bit, but not enough to stop the unit charging. Samsung's official response to my problem was to buy a bluetooth GPS device?!?!?! What's the point of having a built in GPS then? When used as GPS navigator in car after 30 minutes unit heats up to 80 c or 176 F which causes the unit to stop charging even while plugged into power. Can not charge phone until cooled down.

BATTERY LIFE: Realistic figures:
STANDBY: 20 Hours
USAGE : 2.5Hours
GPS RUNTIME: 40 minutes on battery
80 minutes on charger (stops charging after 40mins) It has a large memory and expandable even further!! Using SPB Mobile shell this phone kills all!! All the apps you could ever want.

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