Phone Scoop - Samsung Omnia i910 Info

User Review: Great Phone, But Flash

Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:03:10 GMT

truthinsuffering submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I have had this phone for about a year and a half now and I would have to say it is a great phone, although there are many cons for this device.

Pros:
Battery Life (Lasts for about 2 Days with Normal usage, About a day if I'm using the Opera Browser or Youtube.)
Threaded Messaging
Flashlight (Very Handy)
ActiveSync
Mp3's can be used as ringtones.
Task Manager( Just slide your finger half way up the screen to bring up task manager, No need for apps such as, Advanced Task Killer with Andriod phones)
Call Quality (Call quality is great, Had a few dropped calls with Verizon, but that is to be expected)

Cons:
*GPS is locked to only use the Verizon Navigator (Can be unlocked with the officail CF03 Update)
*Windows 6.1 OS (This is it's biggest downfall, Windows operating system has practically no games and software is few and far between, Also closing out of applications is also impossible without the use of a stylus or optical mouse)
*Camera (Personal I think the camera is impossible to use, but it does have alot of different camera options)
*Screen Lock (The screen lock doesn't come off or anything, Just seems like to much work to unlock)
*Accelerometer (When changing screens it does a stupid animation to show it is changing screens, Can't get rid of it, causes the phone to lag and stop any audio when changing)
*Automatically unlocks when call comes in (Sometimes pick up phone calls in my pocket and never know I got them)

Not Sure:
*Visual Voicemail (Costs $4.99 a month and lags really bad, But it is nice to be able to fast forward, reverse voicemails as well as see the number of the vm

Fixes:
*Update the software to Windows Mobile 6.5 Using Blazing Wolf's Windows Mobile 6.5 Rom. Fixes the Game issue and Allows you to download more games, Also unlocks the GPS.
* Download s2u2 (Slide to Unlock 2) to fix the unlocking of the phone, gives it an iphone style unlock
*Download PointUI Home 2, Fixes the annoying User Interface (for home screen anyway)

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User Review: Omnia Hell

Thu, 10 Feb 2011 04:27:55 GMT

omnia hell submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 0 (out of 5)

Pro's
5meg pix camera.
The nice flat shape will allow it to skip well across the lake when I get a proper smartphone. There is no way I would sell this garbage to anyone.

Cons
everything else on this useless piece of mind numbing electronic junk.
1.Erratic storage memory issue.
2. Erratic Touch screen, no sensitivity adjustment.
3. optical mouse slow, erratic..
4. NO 3.5 mm headphone jack.
5. No 2.5mm headphone jack.
6. Phone book numbers minuscule with no breaks/hyphens.
7. No in-depth simple user tutorial's anywhere on the web.
8. You delete music but it returns after an update.
9. I have never met another human who owns this electronic nightmare.
10.Samsung and ho-ri-zon could careless about our nightmare.
11. You can surf the web only if you are retired and have the time.
12. I paid how much for it!!!!
13. Extra browser fee for using the dumbest smartphone ever made.
14. VZ navigator does not work but I got charged for it.
15. Typing with fingers would make God curse.

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User Review: plenty powerful for me

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:41:24 GMT

mark elmore submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

pros;camera,music player(s),Office( my favorite feature),document reader,easily customizable(favorite stock app),call quality,reception,wifi,several email accts synced(6),screen size&clarity,size vs power and capabilities,speakerphone volume&quality.
cons;earpiece volume,bluetooth super slow connection.
Ive put SPB Mobileshell and Keyboard and Iconsoft Phonex dialer and theyve made a huge difference. phone is snappy,quick response and app start,easy finger use(even w/gloves on).
I use the Office daily and an app called Esword (Bible app) more than daily. I have as many as 5 things going at once(usually Esword,text,Opera,email ,pictures but sometimes more) with little or no lag. it kills the battery quickly but this phone has replaced my desktop and ive got a 2nd battery($20) and you can listen to music while its charging w/supplied adapter.
if you want an easily tweaked to your specs phone thats powerful,has a lot of neat features and capabilities,use Office,Outlook,email syncing to more than just the big 3, with a decent battery life,excellent phone,in a non smartphone size but has a large display give this one a long look.
I got mine in Aug and am still glad I got it,even with the newer shinier phones out there

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User Review: Don't Waste Your Money.

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:48:40 GMT

alkan submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

This is the most cumbersome cell phone I have had to use. Touch-screen interface is horrible. For example, scrolling the Contacts is terrible. Phone display while connected is cumbersome -- when swapping between the key-pad mode & button display mode where you can select speaker button, & few other options is awful. Opera browser is way better than I-E, but it still is ancient.

When Bluetooth headset is connected, you can’t really tell if it is connected until you make a call. Multiple screens have to be utilized to make the Bluetooth active again. Volume is not loud enough. Overall, I would not recommend this phone, it has Windows Mobile that SUCKS big time. Phone Lock never works well.

My contract expires in another month (i.e. Jan 2010), Verizon will be Good-Bye unless they have something good. I like Droid, but that doesn’t tether, & if that option is not activated by then, I might go for a BlackBerry, or it may very well be some other Carrier.

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User Review: Pretty nice phone

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:13:24 GMT

rytiffany submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

I'm picky as hell and I use the crap out of the features of a phone. Maybe not programs, but gadgets.
Pros:
-Camera - Panorama and 5 MP
-Sound
-I actually really like the proprietary jack that comes with it. I like the idea of it. Only downfall with that is you have to take it with you
-Opera Mini
-Customizable
-SPB Mobile Shell really makes this easy to get around the phone and is pretty cool, too. Obviously it doesn't come with it but it's at the very least worth a look.
Mouse - I have no issues with it.

Cons
-Keyboard is slow to respond. If I use 2 fingers/thumbs to text/type it misses a lot of letters. It doesn't even keep up that well when using the stylus.
-Slow screen flip. This is a good and a bad thing. Sometimes if you move the phone you don't want it to flip and you can move it back quickly without it flipping. Other times you end up chasing buttons around while the screen goes inactive in order to flip. I kind of wish there was a quick way to turn the screen flip off. Maybe I need to look into it more.
-Music takes a while to load. It says up to 32GB I think of storage card space. Maybe it's 16 GB. Either way I have 8 and it takes a while.
-Smart Converter. This may be a little too picky but on the Q9M that I had before this the converter was far easier, more options and just made more sense. Working in a chemistry field I found this to be useful on the Q. On here it's almost a hassle.

All in all I like the phone a lot. i really wish the keyboard was faster to respond but I can deal with it. Maybe I'm just the fastest typist EVER!! Or not. I would recommend it though.

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User Review: Fully customizable

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 09:51:46 GMT

mpguy84 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

I saw the bad reviews for this phone and just wanted to put my two cents in. I've had this phone for a couple of days and its been great. There is so much you can do with this phone. You can even play playstation games on it. Though the stock keyboard can be a pain at times, there are like 4 different versions you can d/l and make this phone awesome. I never use the stylus, you can get different user interfaces that are way better suited for this phone IMO.

In my opinion, this phone should be for the more tech savvy person who doesn't mind tweaking and making their phone the way they want it. If your looking for a phone you can just take out of the box and deal with whatever and have no apps go with the Envy touch.

Pros:
1.You can modify the crap out of it
2.Tons of applications you can find for free
3.Great battery life compared to my old G1
4.8gb internal memory
5.loud ringers when you set it right
6.has a pretty good 3d generator built in
7.PSX and a blue tooth controller and u have a psp
8.loud and clear conversations compared to my G1

Cons:
1.stock UI sucks
2.1ghz processor would of have def been nice
3.No individual head port so you cant charge and listen to music at the same time
4. Lags but you can close programs after and save memory

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User Review: Good Job Samsung for the Omnia

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 17:00:52 GMT

pipatatl submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Pros:

Easy initial setup
Very responsive touch screen
Batterly life unbeatable for a pocket pc/pda
Love the voice notifications
Easy to customize
Runs like a charm even with multiple apps open
Easy to manage open tasks
Flashlight feature seemed useless for a phone until I used it lol
Camera is quite impressive (not just for a phone, but in general)
Very productive use of Microsoft Office (Mobile of course)
The accessories that come with the phone pretty much covered everything I would have normally had to purchase extra with a phone
Connectivity... awesome, and so many choices

Cons:
nothing I couldn't figure out.

This device gets 5 stars from me because it does quite a few things. First, it works beyond my expectations when comparing it to other phones I was looking at when shopping (mainly the Iphone, and I worked for AT&T at the time). Hands down, this phone just walked right over the competition.

Just to point out: notice how AT$T does not show consumer ratings on their site for the Iphone, yet they show for all other phones.

Anyhow, the other thing this device does is teaches us that if you don't know as much as you think you know about pda's and pocket pc's, you won't like this phone.

All of the "complaints" I see from customer reviews are customer errors. For example, if your screen isn't accurate, reset it in the menu. I had to do so too. Phone running slowly? Slide off of the menu bar and you'll see the (quick) task manager open. Just close what programs you don't want running or select "end all tasks". Flash not working? Go to the "today" screen and turn on the flashlight. Then, just let it time itself out and the flash will reset itself. If you don't understand any of this paragraph, then you're one that doesn't actually know how to use a pda or pocket pc.

I'm excited about the Omnia II and the Jet. I work for Sprint but will gladly share any tips on the Omnia if anyone has questions.

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User Review: Meh

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:14:29 GMT

chuckler3 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

Pros:
Great camera.. very simple to use and to make better.
Great video as well...
Keyboard is designed quite well.

Cons:
Slow responses on occasion (camera, programs, screen flips)
Lack of headphone jack.
Touchscreen interface could use some work.
Applications are lacking.
Windows crashing...
I miss my tactile keyboard...
Quiet speakers..

I have issues with this phone because it does on thing i wanted it for really well (pix/vid), but the rest of the things i found myself to be interested in once i purchased the phone were lacking..

good for email and media, bad for web browsing (tiny scroll bars and the touch scroll is sketchy), and customization.

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User Review: Garbage...

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:37:26 GMT

CrewDJ submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

This phone had the potential to be the nicest phone out there, but it fell so far short i'm disgusted. First i'll say that i had a treo 700wx that i LOVED. It worked perfect and was indestructable. I bought the Omnia because i thought it would be just like the treo with some newer better features. It did have some really nice features like:
*A GREAT camera. Crystal clear
*conversation style text made it so nice to keep up with what's being said
*FAST internet. Very impressed when it works
*Very customizable per the owner's preferences
*The windows base. I really like all the options of the windows mobile system

I'm sure there are a few more but those are the things that popped right into my head. Now for the not-so-good things...

*The processor. Why couldn't they put a faster processor in it the first time. It's WAY too slow for the phone. It stalls all the time even typing a simple message.
*The memory. It eats memory. I don't know why or how but it stores a bunch of stuff and eats up the memory on the phone, even with everything set to store on a storage card.
*The volume. The earpiece is way too quiet and the ringers are too soft and blah.
*The stylus. I hate that thing. Why would they do that. Put it in the phone where it goes not on a string to get caught on everything and in the way all the time. But ya can't get rid of it either cuz;
*The screen isn't accurate enough to not need it. Touch one letter button and get a completely different one...
*The lack of space on the home screen. You can only have 4 favorites to choose from on the main screen.
*The glitches. I can't even begin to name all of them. When ya get a call ya push the answer button and it hangs up. You'll try to type "the" for example (pick a word) and it'll give you some off the wall word like "antidisestablishmentareanism" or something. I HATE that.

Overall, samsung did what they do best. They made a real nice camera. However the phone they attached to it was TERRIBLE!!!!

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User Review: Phones Great! Hope 2nd Gen is better

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:45:55 GMT

Kyoto4891 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

As far as touch screen smart phones go this truly rocks. If you've never had a smart phone before get ready for sharp learning curve, if you have you'll do just fine.

Pros:
Camera is the best available!
Touchscreen very accurate
Lots of options for file storage with custimization options
browser (opera can switch between mobile and desktop versions)
file edditing
movie maker
Radio (but having to attach the antee is annoying)
True multi tasking!
RSS
Pod cast tool

Cons:
The stupid stylus!!!
WMO still freezes on occasion
NO software updates seriously?!
Need custimizing options for widgets
Optical mouse has to be turned off or on in settings
not enough apps

For those whinning about the browser you can change the settings its very easy
Also you can change where the files you download are stored to.

Samsung did great I hope the next version fixes the nit picky things

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User Review: The Omnia and ActiveSync are an Amazing Combo

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:08:33 GMT

jjtitus submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

First, a quick overview...

Pros:
-5 MP Camera (takes great pictures, auto focus)
-Responsive touch screen (once calibrated correctly)
-Excellent call quality/reception
-Mouse (I really like it, allows me to do everything without a stylus)
-Battery Life (good as long as you use task manager to close programs not in use)
-WiFi (nice when you can use it)
-GPS (hopefully will be enabled, right now can only use it with VZ Navigator
-ActiveSync (more below)

Cons:
-Slow/hangs at times (loading the camera, loading certain programs, etc...)
-Easy to hang up on someone when pulling it out of your pocket (so many buttons to push, plus the touch screen becomes active, I haven't found the option to disable this yet)

Now, for what I think is one of the best features that no one really mentioned in any of the reviews that I read, ActiveSync... ActiveSync allows you to not only synchronize your email with your phone but also your calendar and contacts as well (w/ Gmail anyways). I have personally only used the Omnia with Google's services, but it has the option to use Outlook and to add other email providers as well (yahoo mail, hotmail, etc.). Now if my phone dies (which it did once) I always have my contacts backed up, and on top of that, if I add someone to my Gmail contacts it automatically shows up on my phone (and vice versa). Same thing with the calendar, I can add appointments on my phone or computer and have access/alerts anywhere (only the main calendar can be synced currently with Google). The email feature allows you to read and delete mail on your phone and have the changes applied to your email account. This helps me keep things more organized, and I just mark an email "unread" if I want to look it over later on the computer. ActiveSync is one of the best features I've ever used, and I would never by a phone without it (or something comparable).

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User Review: Mouse is good!

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:35:49 GMT

DownhillDude submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Overall good phone.

Just remember to use Task Manager (swipe your finger towards the center of the screen, from the bottom of the screen, then tap "End All Tasks" and you're good).

With respect to any complaints about the mouse, I believe some might find its performance far better if they occasionally clean the mouse pad and their finger tips with a tissue. I have found that a wet, or greasy, finger tip doesn't work well.

Camera is great! Call quality is very good. Love the Flash on Opera browser. DLNA is very cool, too!

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User Review: I thought it would get better

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:33:55 GMT

gadgethead submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 2.5 (out of 5)

Pros:
has a ton of features, good display

Cons:

speaker phone is unusable, phone book is a torture device, call log is worse than useless

I thought it would get better as I got use to the phone turns out the battery life is getting progressively worse, started out charging once a week now every other night. If you are a dedicated windows user and have a lot of time to operate you phone this is for you. If you ever intend to be in a hurry to find a contact or get to any item on your phone that does not have a dedicated button you are in the wrong place. It takes 3 button presses to hang up a call, call log shows who called but if they have multiple numbers and you intend on calling them back plan on calling each number until you get lucky and find which they called from. When in the phone book you can sometimes scroll and sometimes it opens the contact and if you accidentally press on a number immediately starts calling it and locks the buttons so you have to click the mouse and then hang up the call and hope it hasn't started ringing on the other end yet, oh and if you were scrolling down to the R's and accidentally opened a contact in the P's when you close it your back at the A's. If I had all the time on the world I would probably like it but right now I am wishing I bought a Blackberry instead.

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User Review: Omnia HD?

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:57:55 GMT

gman1786 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 3.5 (out of 5)

i have been looking all over for new phones because my plan for verizon is up in june. So i saw the pixon and loved it because you get a great quality camera and phone in one. But the Omnia hd seems more like me. Anybody know when either of these are coming out? oh and this omnia is ok but def not reaching the standards of its succesor.

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User Review: Best Phone I had so far

Mon, 18 May 2009 22:33:03 GMT

NMAEmber submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Love this phone, can't say much more than that. My second smartphone, the first being the HTC TouchPro from Verizon which I returned after two frustrating weeks and exchanged for this phone. Had it for two weeks and I'm very happy with it. Touch is much better

Pros: Good touch response, excellent features, service in areas that usually lack signal(i.e. hospital, basements, and certain areas in upstate NY), capacity for a good deal of memory, amazing camera and video feature (5.0 Mega-pixels. Score!), Great browsing experience and I am very happy with the media player on this phone, as well as the FM radio.

Cons: Widgets are limited and can't add more. I was disappointed at first by the lack of Pandora on the phone in comparison to the HTC Touch Pro and the iPHONE. However, I did find a way to get Pandora on the Omnia through a zip file, so that ended my complaints on that end. Also slightly inconvenient that the Omnia does not have a built in radio signal, but it's not something I can't live without.

A good phone for any smartphone user to appreciate. I would definitely pick it over the iPHONE and just about any other phone on the market. It does it's job, and though others complain about texting, I don't really have a problem whether it is in landscape or portrait, though I do admit I watch myself more in portrait mode.

Overall, I'm extremely happy with the phone. Can't stop looking at the quality pictures I took with it.

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User Review: Worst Phone Ever Made

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 01:55:09 GMT

jigmaster123 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 1 (out of 5)

Pros: Has a cool screen

Cons:

I cannot even begin to tell you how annoying this phone is. First of all, windows phones in general have always suffered from being slow, but most of you know that by now. The slowness combined with the fact of having an ultra annoying stylus is enough for me.

I will admit, Windows phones are "capable" of cool things, but they rarely operate in a fashion that is actually usable.

-The stylus is annoying
-The slowness is unbearable
-Typing using the on screen keyboard is annoying because the buttons are ultra small.
-Scrolling is annoying because it randomly zooms in for no reason.
-Speaker is terrible

I work in the cell phone industry, selling phones every day to tons of people. I always try to talk people out of getting a windows phone. Until the slowness is fixed, GET A BLACKBERRY. Why? It works.

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User Review: Omnia rocks....

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:37:37 GMT

WashCaps submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

Good work Samsung..

This device lacks only one minor detail, battery life. That is more of a windows deal than Samsung.

Windows 6.1 is a thumbs up.

Phone is very intuitive.
Speakerphone is great.
Touchscreen is extrememly usable. Others can not compare.. Well, out of the 4 touchscreens I have used, this one is best.

PDA is very adaptable to fit almost anyones needs.

Small, sleek, lightweight and user friendly.
Email is "BlackBerry esque".

Overall, Highly recommend.

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User Review: Good Phone

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:38:13 GMT

Sara419 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

This is my first PDA phone. I was torned between the BB Storm and Omnia. I'm glad I got the Omnia.

Pros:

Stylus
Call Quality
5.0 Megapixel Camera
Touch Screen Keyboard

Cons:
The Battery could be better.
Optical Mouse-don't use it at all.
That's about it!

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User Review: Definitely Impressed!

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:08:42 GMT

bkai submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 5 (out of 5)

If you've never used a Windows Mobile device before, this will take some getting used to. Out of the box this phone is pretty good, however, there is an issue with some of these phone and WiFi being completely disabled once the phone is activated. There is no solution to this other than shipping it back and requesting a replacement (or doing this in store), even a hard reset will not fix it.

Aside from that... the phone is great. A little unresponsive but nothing that can't be fixed with some tweaking. There are plenty of websites out there with tutorials on how to tweak the registry or install essential applications that help to improve this phone a lot!

The biggest turn off is the fact that GPS is locked to VZNavigator only (at this time). There are rumors that an update will become available enabling the GPS chip for 3rd party software... but these are currently just rumors.

This is "still" not an iPhone killer but it's close... considering you can do pretty much anything you want with the Omnia as far as customization. Microsoft will need to come out with a completely redesigned mobile OS in order to compete with the iPhone.

Straight out of the box I would give this phone 4 stars... with a little tweaking it's definitely worth 5 stars!

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User Review: Right One?

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 07:07:30 GMT

Mr Anonymous 008 submitted this review of the Samsung Omnia i910:

Overall rating: 4.5 (out of 5)

Well, I've had this phone for nearly 4days now and so far I've seen what most people are complaining about, however, I like it.

Pros:
--5MP Camera
--Stylus, WAY more accurate than crappy bunched up keyboards on blackberry's
--Texting similar to Instant Messaging
--8GB HD
--Music Playback
--Easy to Personalize (Background, Buttons, Programs, Etc.)
--PICTURE MESSAGING, Ipod Lacks that one feature >_>
--Ease of Use
--Right Size (Atleast For Me..)
--FM Radio
--The Widgets
--Nice Browsers
--Easy to go to applications using Stylus

Cons
--
--Digital Mouse sucks (But I don't use it...I don't even see why anyone would..)
--My fatty finger tips cant text when the phone is in portrait look

I'm pretty much drained at the moment, but here's some advice if your debating on whether or not to get the Omnia...

Advice: Don't get the Omnia if you can't deal with a few issues..which really isn't that bad...

Comparison...
The minor issues the Omnia has...
compared the the lack of Picture messaging the iPhone lacks...makes the Omnia better..In my opinion...

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