Comments on: Sim-free i8910 Omnia HD now shipping in UK

By: Furie

Furie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:38:55 +0000

Thanks Meredith. You wouldn’t believe how hard it was to get it the right size using S60’s editing tools. Eventually managed it then had to load it into Paint for some adjustments anyway. It was an N95 before that.

I wandered into Phones4U today and, in the middle of screaming at them for trying to sell me an iPhone because “it’s better than the new Motorola N97″, I noticed that they were selling the i8910HD SIM free. After making sure they were actually selling it and a prolonged sobbing session outside the shop, I returned home dejected.

Even if I wasn’t an ambassador I’d be annoyed at the way Samsung is playing this. It’s a real failure for Samsung’s PR.

By: cee

cee — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:22:48 +0000

I do not know anyone who has bought a sim free unbranded one in the UK apart from through amazon where I got mine. Its only been possible through Amazon because the sellers are not in the UK. This applies to ebay as well. I know Play.com are based in gurnsey. The last time I was on the play website they didn’t have it, there was a message staying normally delivered in 4-5days or words to that effect.

By: soHD

soHD — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:57:34 +0000

warpfive has from play.com.

By: Jejoma

Jejoma — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:38:25 +0000

Has anyone in the UK actually received an unlocked phone? If so from whom? Every week since it was first due Expansys delay delivery by another week!

By: sharkie

sharkie — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:54:59 +0000

Hi guys,

I’m really keen to get the 16GB version of this phone I do not want the 8GB version. I am aware that they are selling in Scandanavia region (also Spain) but I have no idea of any reliable sources which will get one. I am wondering if anyone knows a place to get one and if I do get the Scandanavian version will I be able to install firmware from other countries and get English? (Such as US, Australia, UK)

By: yhe2x

yhe2x — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:36:57 +0000

hi, I was wondering if anybody would know if there will be a North American (NAM) version of this phone. I’ve wanting to but this phone but am not sure if I’ll be able to use the 3G here in the US even though I know it supports tri-band 3G – AT&T uses 850/1900mhz while the i8910 supports 900/1900/2100mhz.

Anybody?

By: cee

cee — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:56:16 +0000

I’m guessing here but I think one major reason why the sim free version is delayed in the uk is down to Orange’s exclusivity deal. When you think about it the sim free version is all over europe but not the UK. Also when I made an enquiry over the phone to Samsung mobile recently the guy I talked to was surprised I had a sim free version in the uk. He thought I had an unlocked orange, when I explained it was delivered from Germany unbranded he almost sounded relieved.

By: Meredith

Meredith — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:07:44 +0000

@Furie – I just went to your website and I just wanted you to know that I love that your blog is in the inside of the i8910 HD’s screen.

By: soHD

soHD — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:53:11 +0000

I wasn’t aware of that Furie, thanks for letting me know!

By: Furie

Furie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:23:55 +0000

Oh, you probably already know this but we’ll be getting the market-free models not just SIM-free. That means as soon as a firmware update is ready we’ll be able to install it. The UK SIM-free models may be ready while the market-free models are delayed for some reason. I haven’t fully looked into that explanation but it’s the most probable at the moment.