[efjay]

I'm not sure why the Omnia has suddenly skyrocketed in price from a few weeks ago, I got mine from Singapore and it cost me just over $800, which is the normal going rate for an unsubsidised PPC. Seems its just retailers trying to cash in on its current popularity.

Edit: forgot to add I have an Omnia and find it to be the best WM device I have used. My previous 6.1 experience was with a cooked form on my Orbit so that may not have been the best yardstick but this phone is really stable so far and ironically (or not) I find the only problem is when I use Opera to browse, it sometimes gets stuck on a particular webisite and often doesnt respond to screen taps reliably. So I find myself using PIE with SPB's enhancements and with the processor speed it isnt as bad as on my previous phones, even over T-Mobile's EDGE.

A2DP is solid and the BT range is very good. Wifi is stable and fast. Calls are clear and I havent seen the usual lag when handling calls. GPS works well with a fix in seconds after using the A-GPS function to update the GPS data. Only real issue I have is with EDGE sometimes not connecting or disconnecting properly which then stops calls being made or received, which I hope can be addressed in a firmware upgrade.

Overall I am happy with the device, even without 3G.