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Any T*Omnia Owners Out There?

 
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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 1:54 am    Post subject: Any T*Omnia Owners Out There? Reply with quote

How is your phone working out?

I love mine. It was very pricey, but I love finally having a proper smartphone.
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keseki



Joined: 22 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 2:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

the OS is all in korean isnt it?
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Temporary



Joined: 13 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lol proper smartphone.. Sorry LG and Samsung couldn't make one if their lives depended on it.
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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The OS is in Korean, but I use something called SPB Shell which is an add-on interface that changes most things to English for me. The T*Omnia has an Korean / English dictionary I use to look up Korean stuff on the phone I don't understand. It's not too difficult to use considering the Windows Mobile uses icons most of the time anyway.

The resolution on this phone is incredible.


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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Temporary wrote:
Lol proper smartphone.. Sorry LG and Samsung couldn't make one if their lives depended on it.


LOL, both of these brands make nice smartphones right now. And more and more people back in our home countries are buying these brands.

A smartphone is only as good as the software it runs. Windows Mobile is pretty dang good from what I've experienced so far.
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pkang0202



Joined: 09 Mar 2007

PostPosted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DCJames wrote:


A smartphone is only as good as the software it runs.


That is exactly right. the hardware doesn't matter much nowadays. All phones have the same features. Its the software/OS that is most important.

The hype over the iPhone isn't the hardware. There have been other touchscreen smartphones. Its the software.

There is a lot of buzz over the future of Google's Android. Its all about the software now. The hardware is secondary.
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ulsanchris



Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess

PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

with the omnia, couldn't you download the english version of the OS and install it. Or would that make it unable to work in Korea?
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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ulsanchris wrote:
with the omnia, couldn't you download the english version of the OS and install it. Or would that make it unable to work in Korea?


Can't do it because the resolution of the T*omnia in Korea is different (WVGA) than of the Omnia being sold in the US and other parts of the world.
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pixykat222



Joined: 30 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would you mind divulging how much you paid and what kind of contract you're on? I'm still very new to cellphones in Korea and don't really know the market prices at all.
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zakuta



Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 4:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i second pixykat222's request! Really like the Omnia but don't know much about contracts & pricing in Korea. Would be informative if you could share your spending on the phone itself & basic details about the contract.

Thanks in advance!

P.S. have already searched G-Market & Danawa & the price range is between KRW 550k ~ 700k, can not make out how much it will cost with the contract & too lazy to go to the neighborhood phone shop to check Smile
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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 10:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I paid close to a million won for my 8GB model. The 4GB model will be cheaper. I pay this over a 2 year contract period with SK Telecom (24 payments). If I choose to buy another model before the 2 years is up, I must pay the remaining balance. I believe there was some kind of setup fee I had to pay as well (55,000 won).
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red_devil



Joined: 30 Jun 2008
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My Haptic 2 has English OS option...T*omnia should be using the same OS no?
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DCJames



Joined: 27 Jul 2006

PostPosted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 6:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

red_devil wrote:
My Haptic 2 has English OS option...T*omnia should be using the same OS no?


The T*Omnia runs Windows Mobile.

The Haptic 2 runs Samsung's own OS.
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