my omnia died while it was downloading the third file for an upgrade. it was lifeless -- no amount of prodding, battery reinsertion or pressing of the power button worked. resigned, i brought it to the samsung service center. after a substantial amount of waiting, even though i was third in line, i was told it needed to be brought to resolve the problem + the upgrade. i agreed.
what i thought was really surprising was that the service staff actually did not know that software upgrades can be done online. but i digress. anyway , i was told that it would be ready for collection after three working days (and they work on weekends), but 5 days later, i still have not heard from samsung. disappointing. i sure wish their service standards were one of 'underpromise, overdeliver' like the way omnia did.
the 'loss' of omnia prompted me to look around of a replacement. a bit of backdrop: in the last year i go thru the following phones (at least the most prominent ones, in this order): 6120, N95, N95 8 gb, E90, 5310, N81, N82 then Omnia. N95 was a joy to use but i m not too crazy about sliders. crucially its battery life sucked.
after much research and evaluation, i realise that the Nokia N95 still has a huge following (unlike many other phones which just come and go). so i decided to sell my N82 and topped up $180 to get a brandnew N95. at first i was somewhat disappointed. i tot i had read that n95 now had auto screen rotation. turned out i was wrong -- only the 8gb version does. but to my delight, the battery life of n95 now is terrific. i could go thru a day of mild usage with still FULL BARS of power left -- reminiscent of E90. the buttons are terrific, voice clarity excellent and the speakers are outstanding too!
now i m somewhat worried about getting a call from Samsung. i am ambivalent about using omnia; N95 is turning out to be really shiok to use.
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