Will Sprint offer the S3 Frontier with LTE?
I am looking for the same answer...
No
Just heard from Sprint Customer Service - the answer was a definite NO - baffles me why they are passing again
So lame. They're the only carrier that didn't have a 3G plan for the S2, also.
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So lame. They're the only carrier that didn't have a 3G plan for the S2, also.
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The network has to be able to support the same sim in multiple areas I assume.
Looks like I'll get the Tmobile version then
They're apparently planning to offer it with or without the LTE. I just found this:
https://m.sprint.com/shop/mobile/shop/accessory/ao/accessory_details.jsp?accSKU=108000031
It's an S3 band. It's marked as sold out but it's an indication that they plan to sell the S3. We'll have to see whether they'll support LTE.
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They're apparently planning to offer it with or without the LTE. I just found this:
https://m.sprint.com/shop/mobile/shop/accessory/ao/accessory_details.jsp?accSKU=108000031
It's an S3 band. It's marked as sold out but it's an indication that they plan to sell the S3. We'll have to see whether they'll support LTE.
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All i want is a answer from Sprint yes or no...
Too late, I already ordered the S3 on Tmobile
I'm with VZW and went with the S3 on T-Mobile. $20 unlimited everything wearable plan. I would have paid more on VZW since I still have unlimited data and could not share the data. Happy so far. Seamless connection, call forwarding etc. Paying half of what I would have paid with VZW. I'm glad VZW wasn't on board for the launch or I would have missed out on saving a lot of cash.
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I'm with VZW and went with the S3 on T-Mobile. $20 unlimited everything wearable plan. I would have paid more on VZW since I still have unlimited data and could not share the data. Happy so far. Seamless connection, call forwarding etc. Paying half of what I would have paid with VZW. I'm glad VZW wasn't on board for the launch or I would have missed out on saving a lot of cash.
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I called Verizon and they told me it's only $5 more a month to have the watch on my plan and I have unlimited data as well...
I was in the Sprint store upgrading to a Galaxy s7 and asked the rep if they were getting the Gear s3. He said yes, and showed me the press release on his terminal. Also, there is a dummy Gear s3 Frontier (no classic model) on display by the Samsung phones. The question he didnt know, is whether it will be the 4g stand alone model. Fingers crossed.
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I called Verizon and they told me it's only $5 more a month to have the watch on my plan and I have unlimited data as well...
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Whoever you spoke to is wrong. That would be correct if you had a regular shared data plan. They won't let you share if you still have UDP. I had an S2 3G and had to pay $35 for the line.
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Whoever you spoke to is wrong. That would be correct if you had a regular shared data plan. They won't let you share if you still have UDP. I had an S2 3G and had to pay $35 for the line.
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You are correct, I just called. I assumed the first caller would have looked at my account before rattling off a number. The person I talked to now was saying the same until I specifically said I have unlimited data, then they told me $35/Mo for unlimited talk, text, and 2gb of data...
I plan on waiting for a little while ( a couple of months) to ensure these watches are not exploding or smoking on my wrists... Then it's either Sprint offers the Gear S3 or move to Verizon !! What the #ell Sprint !?
Someone on android central said they saw one at a sprint store. The lte version. I havnt had a time to look myself
its annoying that no one is saying either way. Oh.. we have great deals. "do you have the s3? they suggest you call their customer service. i did and the response i got was they had the s3. but not the lte version. i could go buy at&t or verizon and use it on the sprint network.
i was like.. do you really think that will work. he was like maybe.
i was done. damn idiots. i would rather you say you don't know then give bad advice.
hope the say something..
For the individuals who both the Gear S3 on T Mobile or AT&T, did you switched carriers to get the watch or will they sell it without getting an actual phone plan?
ricketkm said:
For the individuals who both the Gear S3 on T Mobile or AT&T, did you switched carriers to get the watch or will they sell it without getting an actual phone plan?
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if you don't get the phone plan then you were probably better off getting the bluetooth on sale this past weekend.
right?
i am not always near my phone.. (95% of the time i am) but for that 5% away i would like the same service. is it worth 35.00. (or and if sprint offers) is another question.
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For the individuals who both the Gear S3 on T Mobile or AT&T, did you switched carriers to get the watch or will they sell it without getting an actual phone plan?
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I'm on Verizon and went to T-Mobile to purchase the watch for myself. Told them it was for a friend as a gift, I still had to make a plan supposedly because they can't sell it outright. Either that or the guy selling it wanted commission for my purchase. The plan just for the watch is $15-20 through T-Mobile alone if you pay full price for it. Verizon wanted $35 because I'm still on unlimited data.
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Just ordered a gray H1X on Amazon as an upgrade on existing family plan for $129. In stock, should ship in 24hrs.
Does it affect data at all? I can't lose my "unlimited" (even if it has limitations).
From what i understand previous data plans can be restored. I'd call at&t to have that confirmed. When i bought the phone the website signed me up for the $30/3GB plan which was ok with me as i'm currently on $25/2GB. But prior to that I had called AT&T to ask about being reverted to prior plan and they said no problem. Call Amazon too because there's also the possibility that even though you can revert to your previous plan via AT&T you may still be subject to $250 ETF from Amazon.
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From what i understand previous data plans can be restored. I'd call at&t to have that confirmed. When i bought the phone the website signed me up for the $30/3GB plan which was ok with me as i'm currently on $25/2GB. But prior to that I had called AT&T to ask about being reverted to prior plan and they said no problem. Call Amazon too because there's also the possibility that even though you can revert to your previous plan via AT&T you may still be subject to $250 ETF from Amazon.
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So you think. I had the unlimited data and it went to 3GB. I called AT&T to have the Unlimited back, and they said no problem. Then the computer wouldn't let them. 2 hours Late the rep gave up and opened a case which takes 2 weeks.
I might have a Rep who didn't have a clue as to what to do.
A hassle none the less.
If I had bought from AT&T directly, my Unlimited would have automatically transferred over.
Just a thought for some looking to upgrade.
Buying from ATT = grandfathered plan is hassle free
3rd Party = Gotta go through hurdles to get back the old plan.
Yeah its $130 for a new contract too...
tempted to switch from Verizon just because at&t has some phones I really wish I could have like the note, lumia, and obviously ONE X.... but I lose LTE (there isn't at&t lte here right now).
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Yeah its $130 for a new contract too...
tempted to switch from Verizon just because at&t has some phones I really wish I could have like the note, lumia, and obviously ONE X.... but I lose LTE (there isn't at&t lte here right now).
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just a suggestion, but depending where you are, HSPA+ might suffice until you get LTE. With this phone in a non-LTE market, I've been getting upwards of 10 Mbps down. Average is around 5-6 Mbps which is fine for me.
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Yeah its $130 for a new contract too...
tempted to switch from Verizon just because at&t has some phones I really wish I could have like the note, lumia, and obviously ONE X.... but I lose LTE (there isn't at&t lte here right now).
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In Salt Lake i ran speed test on an in-store phone and saw just over 7mbps on HSPA+. att announced LTE for SLC this year
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So you think. I had the unlimited data and it went to 3GB. I called AT&T to have the Unlimited back, and they said no problem. Then the computer wouldn't let them. 2 hours Late the rep gave up and opened a case which takes 2 weeks.
I might have a Rep who didn't have a clue as to what to do.
A hassle none the less.
If I had bought from AT&T directly, my Unlimited would have automatically transferred over.
Just a thought for some looking to upgrade.
Buying from ATT = grandfathered plan is hassle free
3rd Party = Gotta go through hurdles to get back the old plan.
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It worked for me. I was expecting a fight. I called to have them notate my accound and told the rep I was recording the call (which I was). I called back a few days after activating the phone (about 2 weeks from the previous call) and, while they claimed they had to open a case and make a request for the change, they did get it changed back within a few days and sent me a text message to confirm.
Tell them you recorded the call and don't let up. They'll do it.
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im going to call them tomorrow to see if i can get the difference ($20) back.
price guarantee
http://wireless.amazon.com/help/200...rd_p=1355900242&pf_rd_t=801&pf_rd_i=200308040
okay so this worked no problem. just to let people know they will only do thie price guarantee once (so hopefully it doesnt drop more)
edit: strange but this is also only on the grey model
not a bad price!
Does anybody know if you can just buy a Samsung Gear s2 3g straight up with no contract, no service setup etc? I want to buy one and just use it with Bluetooth until I decide I like it enough to sign up for service with my phone provider. (AT&T) Also is there a difference in model # between an AT&T or Tmobile etc?
Buy one from whoever you have coverage with. You may have to initially set up a smartwatch plan, but you can cancel it during the first month. If you payed retail for it you now own it.
You should be able to do that with no problem. You will have to pay the full retail price of $299.00 to be able walk away without enabling the 3G. If you decide to activate it, there will probably be some activation fee as well. Better way to do this IMHO is buy it for $199 and commit to 2 years and if you don't like it return it before your 14 day window.
My 3G version has been working great since I got it.
YMMV
I guess some of my issue, is I have AT&T Unlimited Data Plan which is no longer offered by AT&T. In order to have the Gear S2 on my plan, I have to completely switch to a "shared plan" of which I then have to pick a certain data plan size etc. Its not that I download 60gb a month or something, but I like having the grandfathered unlimited data plan. When I go online to AT&T website there is no option to just buy the phone. They make you sign up for a plan with it, hence the problem. I just wanted to flat out buy it, then see if I want to go with a plan later. Thanks for the replies!
I just went to the store and told them it was going to be a gift. Was done in 8 minutes. They did look up my account and such but did not do anything to my plan.
Nice! An AT&T store? Or AT&T in a Best Buy? Where you located? I called last week and they hadn't gotten any in yet.
I am in Dallas, TX. I got it from AT&T. I have not seen the 3G versions at Best Buy.
Wow! I was thinking of getting the 3G version but if I lose my unlimited plan, then maybe I'll have to rethink. Anybody here got it from AT&T and retain their unlimited plan?
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Wow! I was thinking of getting the 3G version but if I lose my unlimited plan, then maybe I'll have to rethink. Anybody here got it from AT&T and retain their unlimited plan?
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Yeah exactly, why I was thinking for now as a Bluetooth watch, and then later if I want to add the plan, but to lose my unlimited would stick. I think it has to be a share plan, as the watch is an extension of your phone, so they share the data. Not sure though
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Buy one from whoever you have coverage with. You may have to initially set up a smartwatch plan, but you can cancel it during the first month. If you payed retail for it you now own it.
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Hello, I also want to buy a gear s2 3g but no contract and no plans.
You can keep the gear s2 3g without any charges just paying full price (299)
What do I need to then cancel the plan?
Because they do not live in the USA, I will make the purchase over the internet (and a person will bring mo for my country) and then wanted to know how I cancel the plan, it is possible by phone? what documents i need?
Some one kent help?
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Hello, I also want to buy a gear s2 3g but no contract and no plans.
You can keep the gear s2 3g without any charges just paying full price (299)
What do I need to then cancel the plan?
Because they do not live in the USA, I will make the purchase over the internet (and a person will bring mo for my country) and then wanted to know how I cancel the plan, it is possible by phone? what documents i need?
Some one kent help?
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One is not required to purchase a data plan in order to buy the watch. Just have to pay full price, which is $299. I just walked in an corporate AT&T store & bought it outright.
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But in online shop you need to create a plan, if no choose the order no pass.
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Just wanted to share my experience with trying to get the 3g version without contract...
It has been a nightmare trying to purchase it in a store- att or bestbuy.
Att wanted to charge me $10 /month for just getting the watch while paying the full price for it...
Then I checked on bestbuy's web site, and saw $349 inactivated device (available for pickup same day), so I went to my local store. Needless to say, I was not allowed to purchase it. Wtf... I knew what the att reps are going to say, so I went straight to the Samsung booth, but the poor sales person still had to ask the att reps for permission to sell the watch.. First they said that fir the watch to work, they have to activate it ... Then I pulled the offer on bestbuy's website for the unactivated device... So, they came back telling me that they are out of stock ... LMAO...IDIOTS..
So, I came home and ordered it online from bestbuy.com, mind that it was telling me that I can pick it up the same day from the same local store that "ran out" of it...
I know that att are hungry for every penny they can get their hands on but thought that bestbuy would be smarter...
Regardless, I hate giving them business after all, but my only reasoning is that I want a watch with mic and speaker function, and if something doesn't work right, I can always go back and return it easily rather than dealing with ebay seller's customer service.
I just hope all works well through BT, cause otherwise I have to get the huawei watch and wait for google to allow the use of the speaker. I have nothing against huawei, just that their watch is not my style and I really like the rotating bezel.
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Just wanted to share my experience with trying to get the 3g version without contract...
It has been a nightmare trying to purchase it in a store- att or bestbuy.
Att wanted to charge me $10 /month for just getting the watch while paying the full price for it...
Then I checked on bestbuy's web site, and saw $349 inactivated device (available for pickup same day), so I went to my local store. Needless to say, I was not allowed to purchase it. Wtf... I knew what the att reps are going to say, so I went straight to the Samsung booth, but the poor sales person still had to ask the att reps for permission to sell the watch.. First they said that fir the watch to work, they have to activate it ... Then I pulled the offer on bestbuy's website for the unactivated device... So, they came back telling me that they are out of stock ... LMAO...IDIOTS..
So, I came home and ordered it online from bestbuy.com, mind that it was telling me that I can pick it up the same day from the same local store that "ran out" of it...
I know that att are hungry for every penny they can get their hands on but thought that bestbuy would be smarter...
Regardless, I hate giving them business after all, but my only reasoning is that I want a watch with mic and speaker function, and if something doesn't work right, I can always go back and return it easily rather than dealing with ebay seller's customer service.
I just hope all works well through BT, cause otherwise I have to get the huawei watch and wait for google to allow the use of the speaker. I have nothing against huawei, just that their watch is not my style and I really like the rotating bezel.
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That's horrible. That's what happens, unfortunately, when dealing with people who are commission-based.
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Can someone on a mobile share plan please mention what the monthly cost for an S2 connected to your plan is? AT&T's website is incredibly cryptic about this. FAQ says:
What’s the cost to use NumberSync for wearables?
There’s no additional cost beyond that of the wireless rate plans for your wearable device and smartphone. Note that data rates, rather than messaging rates, apply when you use NumberSync to send and receive text messages.
Not sure what that means. Is it free? Is it $10 extra/month? Getting a straight answer seems to be cloaked in ambiguity. Why aren't they just upfront like "putting this cellular capable wearable on your account will cost you an extra $10/month every month."
EDIT: nevermind, I see it now. $10/month. Nah, not worth paying $240 over 2 years to me. I thought with the numbersync feature, it would have been free since it re-uses your existing number (i.e. no need to occupy a new second number). Oh well.
I called At&t about this. The lady told me that with the 15gb mobile share plan that I have now, the watch's line will cost $15 a month. I told her that I'm planning on going to a 2gb a month plan next billing cycle and she said that the price for the watch will go up to $20 a month. That is ridiculous. Plus the 3g watch is over a 1/2" thick. I'll just get the Bluetooth only version.
I have the Gear S2 3G on AT&T, and I had the LG Watch Urbane 2 before that. The watch plan costs $10/month, but after the administrative and government fees, it's $15.18/month. It's very similar in cost to a tablet plan.
Honestly, I don't use the standalone features of the watch very much, so I'm thinking of canceling the plan. I bought the watch off-contract for $299, and I think it is great. However, it is rarely unpaired from my phone via Bluetooth, so the extra 3G plan just seems like a waste. I would probably use the standalone features more often if Samsung allowed the watch to be paired to a tablet. I have a Samsung Tab S2 with voice capability, so it would be nice to dump the phone and just use my tablet and watch all the time.
If you can get out of contract tmobile advertises it for five more dollars a month.
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If you can get out of contract tmobile advertises it for five more dollars a month.
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Tmobile has it for $5 a month if you have their service for their phones. I am with Sprint so I pay Tmobie $15 a month for my gear s2's plan.
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wow, even my verizon plan, who is always stupid expensive was only 5 bucks more a month.
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wow, even my verizon plan, who is always stupid expensive was only 5 bucks more a month.
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Its just because I don't have anything with tmobile but the watch. I'm not worried about it.
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Its just because I don't have anything with tmobile but the watch. I'm not worried about it.
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Can you mix carriers? What I mean is....will the number forwarding features and auto switching to 3g mode work if you use say a Verizon Phone with a T Mobile Gear S2?
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Can you mix carriers? What I mean is....will the number forwarding features and auto switching to 3g mode work if you use say a Verizon Phone with a T Mobile Gear S2?
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It works for me with a Sprint phone and a Tmobile watch.
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Can anybody explain to me why Canada isn't getting the Frontier LTE version of this watch? Is it because Canada doesn't have e-sim? I was excited about being able to use my data plan for the LTE version until I found out Canada isnt getting the LTE version. Also for people in the US when they have a smartwatch with data capabilities do they need to pay a bit more to use data on their watch?
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Can anybody explain to me why Canada isn't getting the Frontier LTE version of this watch? Is it because Canada doesn't have e-sim? I was excited about being able to use my data plan for the LTE version until I found out Canada isnt getting the LTE version. Also for people in the US when they have a smartwatch with data capabilities do they need to pay a bit more to use data on their watch?
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Thats the information I need and its imposible to find it, Im from Spain. Why samsungs doesnt give any information about the LTE version? Personally, I would wait to this version.
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Thats the information I need and its imposible to find it, Im from Spain. Why samsungs doesnt give any information about the LTE version? Personally, I would wait to this version.
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I'm not going to wait. Canada doesn't even have the gear s2 classic 3G and it has been out for months.
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Also for people in the US when they have a smartwatch with data capabilities do they need to pay a bit more to use data on their watch?
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I'm in the US and with Verizon. I have them a call the other day and they said it would only be $5 a month for the service and that it doesn't count as another phone line and I won't need to have a separate plan for it which is nice because I still have unlimited data.
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I'm in the US and with Verizon. I have them a call the other day and they said it would only be $5 a month for the service and that it doesn't count as another phone line and I won't need to have a separate plan for it which is nice because I still have unlimited data.
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Thanks for providing that information. I don't think its worth it to pay $5 a month to use data on a smart watch. I probably wouldn't even use my data all that much since I almost always would have my phone on me except the times when I wouldn't. But in Canada the phone plans are outrageous so maybe it could have been $10/month.
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Thanks for providing that information. I don't think its worth it to pay $5 a month to use data on a smart watch. I probably wouldn't even use my data all that much since I almost always would have my phone on me except the times when I wouldn't. But in Canada the phone plans are outrageous so maybe it could have been $10/month.
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True, my plan is $140 USD through Verizon so having just $5 more and it will still receive phone calls and texts isn't much of a concern to me.
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True, my plan is $140 USD through Verizon so having just $5 more and it will still receive phone calls and texts isn't much of a concern to me.
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That's really high. I have no choice but to just use Bluetooth and get calls and texts that way.
According to VZW Chat they will be adding the S3 to the site later today. Available in stores Monday.
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Funny, I just stopped at the VZW store and the guy said maybe next week or the week after that or it could be the week after that....LOL...they know nothing
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Funny, I just stopped at the VZW store and the guy said maybe next week or the week after that or it could be the week after that....LOL...they know nothing
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You're right. The chat rep appeared to have credibility because she was quick with her answers. None of the "let me check on that for you" BS. Going to T-Mobile to check out their offerings anyway.
TMO
The Tmo kiosk at my local mall was getting one frontier in today. $16 and change per month for the phone and $15 per month for service(speed capped).
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The Tmo kiosk at my local mall was getting one frontier in today. $16 and change per month for the phone and $15 per month for service(speed capped).
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Really don't need a lot of speed for a watch. Just as long as music streams...
I'm going to wait for the hopeful release of the Verizon version. Can't justify 3x the cost for connectivity since I'm not a TMo customer.
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I'm going to wait for the hopeful release of the Verizon version. Can't justify 3x the cost for connectivity since I'm not a TMo customer.
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If you have shared data that makes sense. I have UDP and would have to fork out $40 for the service on the S3. T-Mo has an unlimited wearables plan for $20. I'm going that route. They didn't have any in store but are expecting them today.
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The Tmo kiosk at my local mall was getting one frontier in today. $16 and change per month for the phone and $15 per month for service(speed capped).
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T-Mobile waives $10 of the service if you add it to your current plan.
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T-Mobile waives $10 of the service if you add it to your current plan.
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Unfortunately, I'm not a TMo customer
I got it added to a friend's tmobs account for $5 unlimited everything. Not sure if I'm missing any functionality because I have a VZW V20. But I'll try it out for a few days to see how it is.
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So much for the reliability of the VZW rep I spoke with last Friday. Glad I didn't wait. Anyone hear anything further from them?
I'm happy with the T-Mobile version so far.
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So much for the reliability of the VZW rep I spoke with last Friday. Glad I didn't wait. Anyone hear anything further from them?
I'm happy with the T-Mobile version so far.
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So your phone and watch don't have to have the same service provider to work seamlessly? You call still get calls/texts forwarded to the watch automatically, and reply back like it was from your phone?
I have heard AT&T has true number sync (or something...forgot what they call it) so the watch will show the phone's number. But I have A tmobs watch and VZW LG V20 and all is good here as long as you are connected with BT or Remotely
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So your phone and watch don't have to have the same service provider to work seamlessly? You call still get calls/texts forwarded to the watch automatically, and reply back like it was from your phone?
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Yep! No issues. That was my concern prior to going with T-Mo but it's seamless. The Gear app syncs the devices. It doesn't care what network you're on.
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Yep! No issues. That was my concern prior to going with T-Mo but it's seamless. The Gear app syncs the devices. It doesn't care what network you're on.
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That is good to hear. It's tempting, but I'm not sure if it's worth $15 a month. I think you or someone else on here is using a friends T-Mobile account which is only $5 a month, which is worth it.
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That is good to hear. It's tempting, but I'm not sure if it's worth $15 a month. I think you or someone else on here is using a friends T-Mobile account which is only $5 a month, which is worth it.
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Only worth it if you have UDP with VZW and the S3 would cost you $35 added to your VZW account. I have my own stand alone wearable plan on T-Mo. Not piggy-backing on anyone's account.
I understand Verizon wanting to protect its customers from the frustration and disappointment Samsung is causing among the earliest adopters...
Does anyone remember how long after initial launch it took Verizon to start selling the S2? I'm just trying to get a feel for whether we're likely to be waiting a few days or several more weeks longer.