Comments on: Verizon Wireless rolls out new GPS-unlocked ROM for the Samsung Saga

By: Trojan

Trojan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 15:51:20 +0000

For the dead spots issue… did you do a *228 and reprogram?

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:15:41 +0000

As an update:

I wish I could go back to the previous version. This update kinda made GPS work. It is SO SLOW as to be unusable. Absolute crap.

They totally screwed up SMS threading too. Now you have to click into each and every message in a thread to reset the unread indicator. You can’t just go to the thread anymore. Sounds like a small irritation. I thought so too, but it becomes a PITA quickly when you’re used to it working RIGHT.

Also, my signal has gone to hell. I have so many dead spots now that weren’t there before that I can’t even use my phone most of the time right in town. They totally screwed up something in the radio.

I WANT THE OLD VERSION BACK!

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:13:22 +0000

As an update:

I wish I could go back to the previous version. This update kinda made GPS work. It is SO SLOW as to be unusable. Absolute crap.

I WANT THE OLD VERSION BACK!

By: Trojan

Trojan — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 02:06:32 +0000

What!??!?… no x64 Vista support?

WTF?

By: rkmiller5

rkmiller5 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:33:15 +0000

Omnia owners; my recommendation is to get the hacked rom. It works great. I had not problems installing it. Google maps works great and so does FreeCaddie (for you golfers)

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:22:39 +0000

How about an ON TOPIC post?

I flashed my phone with absolutely no problems. It shows the correct new version.

I have tried many settings and still can’t get GPS to talk to applications. The author noted many people have good luck with com9, good, but at what baud rate?

It will take hours to try all the com/rate combinations. Any help is appreciated.

By: NickNas

NickNas — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:53:08 +0000

IDIOTS?? Let’s see.

If somehow YOU have the O_F_F_I_C_I_A_L ROM that is Supported and Backed by VERIZON and somehow ONLY you have it since there has been no Official announcement, then the only IDIOTS would be the people who used them and risked Bricking their phones because you think you are so cool you can call people IDIOTS.

HACKED ROMS ARE NOT SUPPORTED PEOPLE! DO NOT TRUST THEM .

USE THEM AT YOUR OWN PERIL!

By: Timmay!!!

Timmay!!! — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:17:47 +0000

omnia gps is unlocked in a new rom that i have for the idiots who don’t google enough. email me and i’ll supply u with omnia gps rom links wolfordtw at g mail

By: Chickenatr

Chickenatr — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:18:38 +0000

…and yet another message brought to you by Verizon Wireless.

By: NickNas

NickNas — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:40:59 +0000

Funny… When professional TROLLS make their comments it is so Obvious.

For those who care.. I do not now or have I EVER worked for VERIZON of ANY of its affiliates or vendors. If that asshat Chickernatr knew what he was talking about he might know that even I have a Beef with my phone. I hate that it has such low Volume on its MP3 player.

I guess I cost him his Nickel a post commission on this thread so he is pissed at me now.

By: Chickernatr

Chickernatr — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:09:58 +0000

@NiickNas,

…this message is brought to you by Verizon Wireless.

By: NickNas

NickNas — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:24:46 +0000

OK OK OK I never thought in a Million YEARS I would get involved in a silly debate on a PHONE Blog but I had thought I had seen it ALL until NOW.

All I see here are PAID BLOGGERS attacking Verizon. THINK about it people. Just like during the elections, people have learned how POWERFUL Blogs are for Marketing and the less Honorable people and companies pay people to post rants and false complaints in order to bash the competition.

Ask yourselves WHY would a IPHONE lover be on a SAMSUNG or VERIZON thread anyway??? Thats right…simply to post negative things in order to pump up a different product. That is why you see posts that OBVIOUSLY come from people who do NOT have the products mentioned.

What made me post this?? I just saw a person touting the NEW IPHONE on this thread LOL

The BRAND new IPHONE has less features and is rated LOWER INTERNATIONALLY than MANY other phones. The OMNIA by SAMSUNG and available on VERIZON makes that phone look 30 years out of date, OMGAWD they are BRAGGING that it has VIDEO!!! My OLD Razr V3 3g HAD VIDEO!!!!

That tells you. these clueless rants are pure marketers trying to bash Verizon and its Products.

So Little honor or Brains around these days.

By: Verizon Guy

Verizon Guy — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:10:18 +0000

@Trogdor: Verizon phones being “crippled” has more to do with their reliance on Qualcomm BREW than any decision Verizon made. Along with the move to LTE, VZW will be announcing their new “dumbphone” platform this summer (July 28th at their developer conference in San Jose.)

By: Leindurstit

Leindurstit — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:53:43 +0000

Awesome, it bricked my Saga. I even went so far as to follow the directions, right down to using Vista 32-bit instead of 7. But sure enough, as soon as it reset itself after saying “device upgrade complete, etc.” Samsung logo and nothing more. Bastards.

Oh well, iPhone 3G S is on its way anyway. No loss.

By: jj

jj — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:10:09 +0000

Sonya, I have a Verizon Touch Pro, and trust me, it’s a horrendously crippled phone. What’s worse, the firmware update introduces numerous bugs as well. I hope the Saga folks have better luck. And they still haven’t fixed the delayed ring problem.

By: Trogdor

Trogdor — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:55:44 +0000

I have Verizon and I’d say that at least 95% (if not more) of their phones are horribly crippled. Most consumers can’t afford the few un-crippled high end smartphones (and their mandatory internet plans) that Verizon has to offer. Is it so hard Verizon to make a decent non smart phone that isn’t crippled? Also, Verizon phones are way too expensive for what you get. I called one of my local Verizon stores so I could take advantage of their deal where I can get a subsidized phone if I renew my contract after one year, and I was told that the cheapest phone I could get is $100. How is it that the most basic phone Verizon has cost $100 subsidized? Unbelievable.

By: Sonya

Sonya — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 05:51:42 +0000

I’m so sick of people just reading what others have said about Verizon and continue to post dumb shit like “They cripple their phones, no wifi”

I’m going to guess 99% of the people have never even had a Verizon phone, secondly as you can see they are fixing the problem. They have spent tons of money on their GPS and it sucks for them because now it was money down the drain, so of course they wouldn’t want to unlock GPS, you wouldn’t want to either. But they realize that they pretty much have to to please the customers and they are doing it. Which is more than I can say for other companies. The wifi thing, a lot of the Windows mobile phones have wifi so I’m not sure what this argument is about. Every Blackberry after the Tour will have wifi. Now if your going to try and bash Verizon can you start coming up with something else. Its just getting really annoying the same comments people keep copying and regurgitating on every Verizon post.

By: Scrofula

Scrofula — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:17:49 +0000

Yup, last for sure. Probably for good reason…it’s sold more than 10x the tp and saga combined, so there is a much larger user base, which means more problems. Just look at the reviews of the phone and you’ll see how many people can’t do simple tasks on it and complain that it sucks…what is going to happen when all those people try to flash the rom? they’re probably gearing up the tech support!

By: NickNas

NickNas — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:06:45 +0000

Omnia HAS Wifi and as it seems is LAST on the list for GPS unlock though.

By: Scrofula

Scrofula — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:43:54 +0000

@Hi, you’ve been watching too much lawyer tv. Make up your mind, federal action or a civil class action. Who are going to be the named plaintiffs? There’s no viable lawsuit here, simply no cause of action at all. Why would July matter, there was no promise of implementation, no contractual obligation, nothing. Let us know when you pass the bar and become a real attorney. Or at least when you get your GED.

By: hi

hi — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:29:42 +0000

Well color me releaved…

You know I was counting the days to July for Operation Class Action. I still say Verizon should be sued for freezing out locationed based application developers. A lot of opportunity costs have built up and hurt consumers.

Where is the US Justice department when you need them?

By: wayne

wayne — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:18:43 +0000

ok so im thinking vzw WILL come thru with omnia update now

By: warhed

warhed — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:45:40 +0000

funny… i already “upgraded” to a bb8830 from my omnia… didnt like wm7.1. vzw should stop crippling their phones. hopefully this is the beginning…

By: Thisguy

Thisguy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:47:38 +0000

Agreed Josh. I hope its unlocked on the tuh tuh tour!

By: tk-093

tk-093 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:09:24 +0000

Three users? There are three users just withing 10 feet of me. It’s a business phone and I’m going to deploy shitloads of these and the Ozone when it comes out on Monday.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:47:03 +0000

Every time I open BGR and see Verizon as the headline I think it is about the Tour. Let’s not update on anything Verizon until Tour comes out.

By: kenny817

kenny817 — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:42:53 +0000

@ Steven Glansburg

I lol’d in class. Everyones stared at me lmao

By: Leindurstit

Leindurstit — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:40:39 +0000

@StevenGlansburg:

‘Freedom’ and ‘iPhone’ in the same post. Heh,

By: Scrofula

Scrofula — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:20:10 +0000

@stephen–and when will you have freedom with the 3Gs and ATT? Sending many mms messages lately? Say, is that a cincinnati bowtie you’re wearing?

By: StevenGlansburg

StevenGlansburg — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:16:01 +0000

Congrats to the 3 Saga owners. Freedom!

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Cincinnati United States