Telus launches Samsung OMNIA
by Sean Cooper 
posted Apr 3rd 2009 at 7:59AM
Telus announced it's sitting down with the Samsung OMNIA fanclub today. You should all be well versed in all things OMNIA by now, but if not, here's a quick rundown. This slate features a 3.2-inch touchscreen to let Windows Mobile 6.1 with TouchWiz shine, 8GB of storage, a 5 megapixel camera, WiFi, and the cute little touch sensitive d-pad. Pricing is $499 off contract, $449 (roughly $400) on one year, $349 ($280) on two years, and $129 (about $100) on a three year stint. While we do love this handset, the fact we know Verizon's got it for only 99 bills makes that pricing a little hard to chew. Of course, if you're getting an itch for a new set -- and don't live in the US -- Samsung's OMNIA is available on Telus' site right now.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
jay @ Apr 3rd 2009 8:48AM
I am plan on getting one in the next day or so.Its seems to be a great phone lots of features and fits my needs.
blah @ Apr 3rd 2009 9:55AM
Where in the world do you see an omnia for $99 bucks? It's definately not on Verizon's website.
blazingwolf @ Apr 3rd 2009 10:28AM
Looks like they raised the price of it. It was $99 for all of February and March.
Brandon5000 @ Apr 3rd 2009 10:29AM
Verizon no longer has it for 99 anymore...the samsung promo is over and its back to 270 with a 70 MIR
junior wizzy @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:10PM
i wonder if engadgetmobile does price protection??
nc @ Apr 3rd 2009 5:44PM
I think every phone is more expensive in Canada. The cellular providers here love to charge a lot for the phone, and then a lot for a pathetic amount of minutes/data, and also lock you into a 3 year contract. It's just awesome. I love it here.
PwNeDaNdBuRnEd @ Apr 4th 2009 3:38PM
Yea still made pissed bout verizon changing the price so fast. Now i have to pay $100 more.
Tranada Day @ Apr 4th 2009 7:48AM
has anyone factored in the fact that the Canadian dollar DOES NOT equal the same value as the American dollar?
MobileSpoon @ Apr 13th 2009 6:41PM
Finally.
Just got this phone for a week now and it's absolutely fantastic.
It has everything a WinMo phone should have (well, besides a socket to put the stylus in...)
I think that the Omnia and the Touch HD are the only WinMo phones I would recommend nowadays.
Check out my first week's impression in here:
http://mobilespoon.blogspot.com/2009/04/samsung-omnia-thoughts-week-1.html