I admit, I wanted an iPhone.  The operative word there is wanted.  Past tense.

Yes, I still think that they are insanely cool, and I’ve played around with them and I know many people who have one.  I have an iPod touch, which is the same as the iPhone except you can’t call people on it.

But I heard just as many good things as I did bad, and seeings how I’m on my 4th cell phone since last February, I’m now also scared to have an iPhone.  The iPod Touch is taking a beating.  I was given cases for it for Christmas, however, they don’t allow me to plug the cord in when they are on, so half the time I forget to put the cord back on.

Anywho.

The cell phone issues that I have, and trust me, I have them…

I’m currently waiting for the company to send me a new phone.  The smartphone that I have is smart, but makes me feel incredibly dumb, recently stopped working.  I take that back, everything works except people can’t hear me.  That might not be a bad thing for those that don’t wish to listen to me talk on and on and on.  

So I went “shopping” for a new phone and guess what I came across?

The Samsung Omnia.  Now, I have to tell you, I like gadgets.  The more bells and whistles, the better, and honestly?  A phone MUST have a QWERTY keyboard.  

I text.

ALOT.

Between the boy and the kids in my youth group, I probably text more than I talk, and that was before the phone stopped working and the only way that I could communicate was through texting.  And I’m not sure about you, or if you even text, but that whole texting thing where you have to hit the number several times to get the right letter?

I can’t do it.  I think it’s a patience thing.  And it’s not fast enough for me.  Plus, I type all day long, so I know where the letters of the alphabet are according to a keyboard and I actually have to stop and think about what order the actual letters go in.

I know.  I’m weird and pathetic.

But here’s why I like the smart phone and more importantly why the Omnia looks like the phone that could be the replacement for my slightly dead Palm Treo…

It syncs with your PC, whether you’re on XP or Vista, and we’re talking everything… contacts, calendar, text messages, and you know what else?  It comes with the mobile version of office including Word and Excel.  And if you’re busy like me?  The fact that EVERYTHING is in one place is my life saver.  My calendar is with me all the time and it’s on the phone and the computer.  I used to carry a phone and a palm pilot or paper calendar and I was all confused, and that’s just too much to carry.  For me anyway.

Want to know what else?  You can blog from the phone which means that sitting in the doctor’s office or in the car pool line (or in a boring company meeting) you can blog.  What is cooler than that?

Want to know what else I love about the Omnia?  It’s a camera phone, too.  And not just any camera phone.  It’s a 5.1 MP camera contained within so do you know what that means?  I don’t have to carry that honkin’ camera that I own everywhere either.  Now, don’t get me wrong, I love my camera, but if I can’t tell you how many photo ops that I’ve missed because I didn’t want to take the camera with me.

With the Omnia, everything fits into one nice little package that fits nicely in my purse or pocket.

And as if all of these things weren’t enough, did you know that this phone is affordable?  Which is good, right?  Because we’re not made of money.  At least, I’m not.  I wish I were, but I’m not.

So, here’s the deal.  If you didn’t get a new phone for Christmas that you really, really wanted, or you’re in the market for a new phone, or you just think this phone is freakin’ awesome (because it is), then go and check it out.  

Of course, maybe this isn’t what you’re looking for.  That’s okay.  To each their own.  WindowsMobile.com has a wide selection of phones that can sync with your PC and offer features that anyone on the go could use and benefit from, as well as extensive information on the platform and the many other features that Windows Mobile phones offer.

Go and look into them.

Seriously.

New toys are always fun.

Until next time…

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