Samsung i900 Omnia Discussion - Page 16

scottath · 4th April 2009, 10:12 PM

I have the same firmware.

When did you last reset it (hard reset)? I'm new to windows mobile but i would think it is much like any computer - if you leave a computer on 24/7 for 6 months - it will crawl.....

No idea about the latest firmware - but i'm thinking of flashing mine to the Windows mobile 6.5 beta custom roms from another forum - it also has the HTC interfase preloaded so you can choose between the HTC and the 6.5 ones.

I need to get a USB cable first though....

dainese · 4th April 2009, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by GTR27

Do you have a link?

oh sorry, didn't realise there was a question.

http://shop.ebay.com.au/merchant/m80...Q_fromZQQ_mdoZ

nice bloke. don't know how legal the whole deal is. but it works great

dainese · 4th April 2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rickbishop

It really amazes me how people think that a windows mobile device is a phone, and should have the same battery life. It's not a phone, it's a MP3 player/GPS Satnav/video player/games machine/mobile computer that can also make phone calls. I've got no problems with the battery lasting 3 or 4 days if all I use it for is to make the occaisonal phone call. If I use it as an MP3 player or satnav, it will only last a day, just like any other mp3 player or satnav, and this is NO better than a iphone.

yeah, it has all those capabilities. but you don't use all of them.

at the end of a typical day. 10 messages, alarm. 5mins of calls. it will be at 40%. it doesn't last 2 days for me

Dark_Ernie · 4th April 2009, 11:06 PM

I dont think Ive ever done a hard reset - figure its the same as doing a format/reinstall, and Ive never had a WinMo phone, so no idea what/how to back it up.

scottath · 4th April 2009, 11:14 PM

Hard reseting it will delete the System memory (~100mb) - this will include all programs instaleld to the memory and configorations (i think) - anything on the internal 8/16gb will remain intact, as with any micro SD cards.

I dont know how to back it up - Windows Mobile Center maybe can help?

GTR27 · 7th April 2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dainese

oh sorry, didn't realise there was a question.

http://shop.ebay.com.au/merchant/m80...Q_fromZQQ_mdoZ

nice bloke. don't know how legal the whole deal is. but it works great

Thanks mate....that link didnt work but i found on ebay a link to igo8 software for 39.95 so bought that

dainese · 7th April 2009, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by GTR27

Thanks mate....that link didnt work but i found on ebay a link to igo8 software for 39.95 so bought that

oh? maybe i tried to link when i was logged in or something...

seller is: m800motec

creator311 · 8th April 2009, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rickbishop

It really amazes me how people think that a windows mobile device is a phone, and should have the same battery life. It's not a phone...

blah blah

its a phone, when its in stand by and i am not using it, its a phone. it shouldnt use up any more power than a normal phone, sitting in recieve mode... or what ever its called.

i normally get 1 and 1/2 days. yesterday i only got 1 day, cause i checked my hotmail about 20times, no calls and only about 5 txt. and facebook about 10min. thats it

G-PhresH · 8th April 2009, 10:15 AM

something is wrong with your phone then (or settings on your phone)

i used it for around 4-5 hours a day for music
30mins -1hr of phone calls
random uses of it playing games briefly and checking the time etc

at the end of the day its at like 50%-60%

fatall · 9th April 2009, 7:05 AM

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Originally Posted by creator311

blah blah

its a phone, when its in stand by and i am not using it, its a phone. it shouldnt use up any more power than a normal phone, sitting in recieve mode... or what ever its called.

i normally get 1 and 1/2 days. yesterday i only got 1 day, cause i checked my hotmail about 20times, no calls and only about 5 txt. and facebook about 10min. thats it

I would agree, that something is wrong with your phone/battery. for the last week, I've used my omnia as a phone(ie, no music, movies, games. gps, or net serving) I've made a couple of calls, text, pda functions, turn on wifi a couple of times. I recharged my phone on Sunday afternoon, and my phone still shows 60%battery

I admit that it has light usage this week, but I still get an average of 3 days with about 50% battery power.

dainese · 9th April 2009, 8:19 AM

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Originally Posted by fatall

I would agree, that something is wrong with your phone/battery. for the last week, I've used my omnia as a phone(ie, no music, movies, games. gps, or net serving) I've made a couple of calls, text, pda functions, turn on wifi a couple of times. I recharged my phone on Sunday afternoon, and my phone still shows 60%battery

I admit that it has light usage this week, but I still get an average of 3 days with about 50% battery power.

i may have a guess to what may used up power on my phone before.

i used to get 1 to 1.5 days.

i also used to get error messages. so i formatted.

im using it now, with no other 3rd party programs.
im suspecting that maybe the weather feature in spb mobile shell contributed to this issue. and maybe even s2u2 lock. which are all great programs.
maybe.

im on my 2nd day now with 40%.

plenty of messaging. and around 30 mins of calls.

godkilla · 9th April 2009, 3:31 PM

From what I've seen s2u2 makes a fair difference to battery life, especially if you have an animated wallpaper on the unlock screen.

I generally get at least 2 days out of mine, running s2u2 & spb + weather with moderate use so your battery life still seems a bit short.

dainese · 9th April 2009, 3:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by godkilla

From what I've seen s2u2 makes a fair difference to battery life, especially if you have an animated wallpaper on the unlock screen.

I generally get at least 2 days out of mine, running s2u2 & spb + weather with moderate use so your battery life still seems a bit short.

yeah. i'd be happy with a clean 2 days and charge on the second night. that's fine... but when it doesn't pull throughh to the next night... i get vely vely upsetting!!

hsvguy · 18th April 2009, 8:46 PM

hi guys looking for one of these atm, but everywhere i look seems to be stocking the 8gig model, only 16g version i can find is on ebay (which is cheaper than the instore 8gig), looking to buy outright, anyone got a good place to buy from?

godkilla · 18th April 2009, 9:02 PM

Only the 8gb is being sold here for some reason. Any 16gbs will be grey imports and as such have no warranty etc.

4th April 2009, 10:12 PM	#226
scottath Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney (p/c: 2234) Posts: 2,255	I have the same firmware. When did you last reset it (hard reset)? I'm new to windows mobile but i would think it is much like any computer - if you leave a computer on 24/7 for 6 months - it will crawl..... No idea about the latest firmware - but i'm thinking of flashing mine to the Windows mobile 6.5 beta custom roms from another forum - it also has the HTC interfase preloaded so you can choose between the HTC and the 6.5 ones. I need to get a USB cable first though.... __________________ \| i7 860 \| EVGA P55 FTW \| 2 HD5850 \| HX-620 \| Lian Li v2010b \| 2 Samsung F1 640gb \| TRUE \| 4gb G.Skill RipJaws 2000mhz cas9 \| Xonar D2X + Swan D1080MKII 08 / Shure SRH-440 \| Dell E248WFP*2 + Dell 2405FPW \| \| Canon 5D2/7D/550D \| 17-40 F4L \| 28-75mm f2.8 Tamron \| Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS II \| Canon EF 85mm f1.8 \| Zeiss 50mm F2 Makro \|

4th April 2009, 11:06 PM	#229
Dark_Ernie Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,663	I dont think Ive ever done a hard reset - figure its the same as doing a format/reinstall, and Ive never had a WinMo phone, so no idea what/how to back it up. __________________ 2009 Mac Pro Octo 2.26Ghz 12GB RAM/4870/640GB/500GB/500+500GB RAID0 Samsung NF310

4th April 2009, 11:14 PM	#230
scottath Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney (p/c: 2234) Posts: 2,255	Hard reseting it will delete the System memory (~100mb) - this will include all programs instaleld to the memory and configorations (i think) - anything on the internal 8/16gb will remain intact, as with any micro SD cards. I dont know how to back it up - Windows Mobile Center maybe can help? __________________ \| i7 860 \| EVGA P55 FTW \| 2 HD5850 \| HX-620 \| Lian Li v2010b \| 2 Samsung F1 640gb \| TRUE \| 4gb G.Skill RipJaws 2000mhz cas9 \| Xonar D2X + Swan D1080MKII 08 / Shure SRH-440 \| Dell E248WFP*2 + Dell 2405FPW \| \| Canon 5D2/7D/550D \| 17-40 F4L \| 28-75mm f2.8 Tamron \| Canon 70-200 F2.8L IS II \| Canon EF 85mm f1.8 \| Zeiss 50mm F2 Makro \|

9th April 2009, 3:31 PM	#237
godkilla Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,035	From what I've seen s2u2 makes a fair difference to battery life, especially if you have an animated wallpaper on the unlock screen. I generally get at least 2 days out of mine, running s2u2 & spb + weather with moderate use so your battery life still seems a bit short.

18th April 2009, 8:46 PM	#239
hsvguy Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Home Of Coopers Posts: 1,428	hi guys looking for one of these atm, but everywhere i look seems to be stocking the 8gig model, only 16g version i can find is on ebay (which is cheaper than the instore 8gig), looking to buy outright, anyone got a good place to buy from?

18th April 2009, 9:02 PM	#240
godkilla Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,035	Only the 8gb is being sold here for some reason. Any 16gbs will be grey imports and as such have no warranty etc.