Omnia problems and solutions thread!!! - Page 7

Image911 · #61 (**permalink**) 12-23-2008, 11:54 AM

Okay, I tried this alternative to the standard dialer that came with the Omnia... and couldn't wait to drop it. Yeah, it loads, and I used the password - as supplied, and it nestled into my phone like a bear settin' up for a long winter hibernation. Trouble is - bears tend to sh*t in the cave whilst sleeping... and, despite the fact that PhoneEx does give you a large Caller ID, the thumb flicking of the supplied Contacts list is NOT as good as it should be, and - more importantly - when you end a call, the screen more than occasionally LOCKS and will not switch back to the dial pads... making any attempt to call someone else a futile effort, at best... necessitating in having to do a warm reboot. Once was enough... but, every damn time is about more than one can ask for. An expensive endeavor - sepecially if you've PAID for the program. Makes one appreciate that which was already supplied by Samsung.

Windsponge · #62 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madalinamazilu

Hi, I just got my omnia phone and there are some things that bother me:
1. Before Omnia I had a Nokia phone that was able to jump to the next track or radio station from the the headset. Samsung it's not able to do such thing. when pressing the headset button he jumps directly to phone (dialing menu).
2. I'm not able to make my phone to connect to my wireless router. I have a wireless 802.11 b/g wifi router with WEP encryption. My omnia detects the wireless network, asks me for the key and then it tries to connect and doesn't succedes.

Thank in advance, for any solutions for this two problems.

What type of router do you have?

jmhirshorn · #63 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 10:44 PM

I got the Omnia a few days ago, so far I love it. Coming from an HTC Touch, I miss the ability to make programs close completely when I hit the "x". I find that programs are constantly running in the background on this Omnia and ruining my battery life. Is there a way to set the Omnia up to close the programs completely when one hits the "x"?

Thanks.

nitrous9200 · #64 (**permalink**) 01-01-2009, 11:24 PM

I think HTC X-Button is what you want - you can set it to close programs by tapping X or by holding it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=283658

gatorbyte · #65 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 01:30 PM

Hello fellow Omnia users,
I'm new to this board and the Omnia is my first smartphone/ppc. I'm reading the forums and trying to pickup tips and tricks as I go along. Right now my biggest problem is that I'm running out of memory in "My Device" and I keep getting a warning popup.
Does anyone have a list of things I could safely move to "My Storage" in order to free up space. I have put every cab in "My Storage" and installed everything to "My Storage" when it gave me the option. Thanks for any help anyone can give me.

**syrguy1969** · #66 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 01:43 PM

gatorbyte....welcome to the forum!! I think you have the right idea about installing apps already. A majority of apps have been proven to run smoothly from My Memory. The memory message your getting is also a known issue, but it isn't with all users. Look into your memory under settings and let us know what the numbers are, and what apps your installing.

I also want to add that if you do a lot of online things, you may want to empty out the Opera cache occasionally (I run Memmaid about once a week). For some reason Opera keeps quite a hefty cache and can cause the issue you see!!

gatorbyte · #67 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 03:45 PM

Thanks for the reply. My memory under the main tab shows this

Storage
Total: 88.17MB
In use: 79.41MB
Free: 8.70MB

Program
Total: 97.35MB
In use: 36.51MB
Free: 60.84MB

I have SPB shell, Google maps, and a program called Quotrek that keeps track of stocks. I looked in the Quotrek folder and it says it's 1.08MB.

**syrguy1969** · #68 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gatorbyte

Free: 8.70MB

Holy Cow!!!! I guess that is a problem!!! Have you looked into the Opera cache yet?

edit: another idea...do you have VZApps installed? That has been known to cause a few fun problems like that!!!

gatorbyte · #69 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 04:40 PM

I already cleared my opera cache to get it to the numbers I posted. I do have weather and I think one other vzapp. Could I just delete that whole application because I sure wouldn't miss it?

**syrguy1969** · #70 (**permalink**) 01-02-2009, 05:05 PM

Not only can you, but I would suggest it. Another common side-effect of installing VZApps is losing wi-fi!!

I am not saying this is definitly your problem, but it is a VERY good start, and with as few apps as you have installed right now, I don't feel as bad about suggesting the next step being a hard reset and starting from scratch!