Omnia worth it?

[covard]

Originally Posted by xPosTech

I beg your pardon. Did you get your cables mixed up? The USB cable will NOT charge when my phone is powered off. Perhaps you are using a high-powered hub?
Sorry I didn't mean to sound harsh. The USB charging is so pathetic (especially with a laptop) that it can barely keep up with the current draw needed for the display. Add to that the radios and you will seldom if ever see a full charge with it. It would charge to full if it did indeed charge when powered off but . . .
Ted

Now . . . I hate to further hijack a thread . . . but I have noticed that my Omnia will charge with the USB cable. And . . . if i have it connected with the USB cable and power the phone off, it will continue to charge.

Yes, the USB cable is much slower at charging than a wall charger, but will still work to a certain point, I am sure.

From my experience with a pda (iPaq), if the power level hit a certain threshold (about 30%), it would not charge any further with a USB, but would need to be charged with the wall charger. I have noticed similar behavior with this Omnia. When the battery was very low, it didn't seem to charge well at all. But, for the most part, it will charge.

TMELLEN said

Unless you've installed the USB drivers for the phone (Located on the vzw CD), you won't get a good charge. The standards for raw USB power are 5v and 100ma. Only with a device driver that specifically says so, will that change. The USB driver for the Omnia specifies for a USB port to pump 5v and 500ma to the device (the max). This is needed to charge and keep the phone charged.

This is the same reason that Blackberries don't charge unless the Blackberrie software is installed on a machine. It's the software that tells the PC to pump out 500ma in lie of 100ma.

Note: The AC power adapter provieds 5v and 700mv to the unit.

I am reasonable sure that I never did install the USB drivers from the Verizon disc, but may try that to see if the charging ability improves.

[tmellen]

Originally Posted by covard

I am reasonable sure that I never did install the USB drivers from the Verizon disc, but may try that to see if the charging ability improves.

If you're on Vista, and your Omnia is in Active Sync mode, The driver is already working. If you're in "phone as USB" mode on vista or XP, with or without the driver installed, it will charge much more slowly (because it's not registering as the Omnia, but a USB Drive instead). I've found if I plug my Omnia into my laptop, let Mobile Device Center start, and let it sit there, it charges nicely.

If you turn it off and charge, the Windows doesn't know it's your Omnia, and won't charge it with the higher 500ma charge either...

[krushr]

Originally Posted by covard

Glad to hear that you got it worked out. Verizon has been pretty good about getting things done after a time. So now you have the Omnia?? Hope it turns out to be what you like. I know that I am lovin' mine.

I love it! I just flashed to Adrynalyne's latest after flashing the CC20 base. Google Maps is working fine with GPS, and this phone is FAST!

Thanks to everyone who responded, even those darned threadjackers. =D>