Trust me about this…
The last watch that was any good for this was the Thor Pro 3G with the 1.53 inch reflective screen.
The Android 6 implementation was terrible and prone to constant failure.
That is the bottom line here.
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Well it wont really be a gimmick for me because I will no longer be able to have a cellphone inside of my work facility. However, they will allow watches and fitness trackers.
So my goal is to leave my phone in the car connected to the works wifi network. Connect the watch to the same wifi network and receive/make calls and text from my watch. Only having 1 phone number. And not having to pay extra on my plan for a seperate device.
I found a version of that phone but it looks like it has better specs. What do you think of this one?
4gLTE with more ram/rom. But same model???
Thanks I will trust you guys . I found the 4g version of that phone with more ram/rom
Are these specs false??
Or is the 4g with more ram/rom more prone to problems??
Leaving your phone in the car outside?
Forget it.
Leave a BT device inside a large metal box (car) and expect it to stay paired? No chance!!
This was designed to be working on devices within roughly 12 meters of each other…
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This is the only one that is reasonably up to date with BT calling capability
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Seriously though, I had it when I was working on getting it up and running and I can tell you now… It’s pointless as far as I am concerned.
Getting a Sim card into the watch and leaving phone at home is the goal.
It’s pretty much possible now with watches like Genesis that have power reserves.
I don’t need my phone.
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People say they are doing it by having them connected to the same wifi network.
Ihttps://www.computerworld.com/article/2919013/android-wear-on-wi-fi-using-a-smartwatch-without-a-phone-nearby.html
This stuff is over my head. But thought I would give it a try
Yeah well, people say a lot of things.
I work on real life and technical experience…
It’s a seriously pointless but very trendy function.
That’s it really.
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Yeah I was trying to avoid taking my phone out of the case and the sim card out every morning and evening.
But that probably is the easiest solution.
This method was just recommended to me by the I.T. tech at my job. Claims he is doing it on his Samsung wearable. But you are right I didnt see it demonstrated.
did you read the article you’re linking to?
- it’s about android wear smartwatches - the watches we discuss in this forum use full version android (it might happen that we go off topic, like discussing the gear s in the other thread)
- they only say the watch has to be connected to the internet, not that it has to be connected to the same wifi as the phone
- they say you can recieve and answer messages(you got that part right), but that you can’t make or recieve calls(you’ll get a notification when you recieve a call, but can’t answer it) and that you couldn’t even if you were connected with bluetooth
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Yes I read it.
It said you cant answer or make calls because the watch being discussed does not have the hardware to support phone calls in general…
Also, are there any full android watches with e-sim yet??? That may be ideal for what I’m looking for
guess you’re right abou that
that would have been great, but as far as I know there isn’t any except for this:
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Yes. Most of the new models support esim.
Kospet prime etc…
But that means that your provider will have to program, supply and fit the esim to the motherboard…
This is only possible if a telco was going to sell the watch.
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I’m completely ignorant to the e-sim process.
So you are saying I cant buy the watch online then take it to my provider to put the E-sim on???
I’m guessing if they do that the physical sim card in my phone would become inactive???
Information is out there for those wanting to know. As this article suggests the esim will have to be manufactured into the device. It basically is a programmable sim card embedded in the device.
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Thanks definitely not what I assumed it to be.
But it hit the nail on the head. I am one of those people scared to swap out sim cards lol. I’ve never done it before and I’m heavy handed lol
does optimus 2 have esim
No, none of these watches have esim because in most countries the esim has to be fixed to the watch main board by the Sim provider (the carrier).
Which means that the carrier would be selling the device and that’s not going to happen.
but thats not esim works on iphone and samsung we can choose any provider here like voda and airtel we can also switch the esim providers
Nope, I just told you - it’s not possible on these watches.
Regardless of anything to do with phones.
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