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The 3G version of this watch is coming in the next 2 weeks or so, and I am unable to find anything about whether or not you can use it with a non samsung phone..
I know the "non 3G" version works with most modern Android phones, and I know it will work with my Nexus 6..
My question is, does any one know for certain if I can use the 3G version, when it comes out, with my Nexus 6, or will the 3G version only work with Samsung phones?
I'm going to call Samsung tomorrow and ask, but I trust the folks here on XDA to know alot more than someone on their CS line will
Thanks!
It works just as the Bluetooth version does with compatible other phones.
do you have a link to the owners manual for the 3G model?
thanks
will it be able to connect blue tooth . i am on cricket wireless so not sure if i can add it to my plan
Anyone hear on the tmobile version tmobile hasn't sent the email out or Twitter or anyone from tmo will confirm
supposedly, you can call in today and order it, and stores in my area,(chicagoland) all say they should have them to sell Monday
Finely found a store that had it after 3 stores I got it
I called at least 6 stores, and none had it in suburban chicago; a couple said they should have them Monday, but I played it safe and ordered over the phone from T-Mo
Free over night shipping, and, you get 20 days to decide if you want to return it, vs 14 days when you buy in store..
I can wait one more day, at this point!
Yea messed up my account tho they cancelled my gear s for some reason I didn't want to add the new s2 yet because my gear s is at samsung for repair and didn't know if I wanted to keep the service on the gear s or s2 yet also they still charge u 15 for a sim when there's not even a sim in the damn thing
Works with some voice connection issues on N6P with Verizon.
ocjelf said:
Anyone hear on the tmobile version tmobile hasn't sent the email out or Twitter or anyone from tmo will confirm
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its already out
smooth6652 said:
its already out
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Thanks I figured it's sitting on my wrist also look at the date I posted it have a good day
works perfectly on my rooted Nexus 6 with a custom rom on T mobile
I have VZW but am looking to get the S3 Frontier LTE through T-Mobile. It amazes me with the launch date being tomorrow VZW has no information on the S3.
That being said. How seamless will it be using a VZW S7 Edge and T-Mo Gear S3? I figure I can connect via BT when carrying my phone but how about when I want to leave the phone behind. Some have said the Gear app will allow me to forward the calls from the phone to the watch. How does that affect texts and other features?
I travel internationally so having T-Mo might not be a bad idea with their international included in their plans.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
It will very likely not work at all on Verizon's LTE (although it should work fine as a Bluetooth watch). Verizon's primary LTE band is B13, and the T-Mobile version of the Gear S3 Frontier doesn't support it.
I've read in numerous places that the SIM is embedded and will not work on any network but the seller's.
Dodge DeBoulet said:
It will very likely not work at all on Verizon's LTE (although it should work fine as a Bluetooth watch). Verizon's primary LTE band is B13, and the T-Mobile version of the Gear S3 Frontier doesn't support it.
I've read in numerous places that the SIM is embedded and will not work on any network but the seller's.
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I'm not talking about using T-Mo's version on VZW. I'm talking about going with T-Mo service with the S3 but syncing it with my VZW S7 Edge.
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I'm not talking about using T-Mo's version on VZW. I'm talking about going with T-Mo service with the S3 but syncing it with my VZW S7 Edge.
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Apologies, I've seen too many posts from people that want buy the TMO or AT&T LTE versions with the intent to use them on VZW.
Given your requirements, I don't think it will be as seamless as you might like, and I suspect it's a fringe use case so finding someone with practical experience may take some patience.
You might want to consider posting your question on the S2 thread, since it should not be any different with the S3. There are more of those users out in the wild, some of which may doing what you are considering. I too will likely be be crossing carrier lines, so please share your findings/experience.
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You might want to consider posting your question on the S2 thread, since it should not be any different with the S3. There are more of those users out in the wild, some of which may doing what you are considering. I too will likely be be crossing carrier lines, so please share your findings/experience.
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Thanks. Great suggestion!
P7M8 said:
I have VZW but am looking to get the S3 Frontier LTE through T-Mobile. It amazes me with the launch date being tomorrow VZW has no information on the S3.
That being said. How seamless will it be using a VZW S7 Edge and T-Mo Gear S3? I figure I can connect via BT when carrying my phone but how about when I want to leave the phone behind. Some have said the Gear app will allow me to forward the calls from the phone to the watch. How does that affect texts and other features?
I travel internationally so having T-Mo might not be a bad idea with their international included in their plans.
Thanks for any info you can provide.
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It will work just as seamless as it would if they were both on the same carrier. I've used the s2, s2 classic and now I have the s3 from tmobile with my Verizon phone. I wish it did the number sync, but AT&T'S the only one that does that.
I used to have T-Mo Galaxy phones, but now I only use my work phone: Verizon S7 Edge. I have had all the Gear S watches since the first one a couple years ago. I switched to my Verizon phone a few months ago and it was seamless to pair with my Gear S2 and now with my Gear S3.
However, I am having a weird issue since I started using my Verizon phone (with Gear S2 and now the same problem with my Gear S3). Not a total deal-breaker, but annoying, nonetheless. I am sure there is a solution out there, so I am not giving up on the watch just yet. For no apparent reason, calls will sporadically be auto-answered (on the phone) or will go straight to voicemail and I'll get a notification a few minutes later, which is the only way I realize I had a missed call. The only thing that has changed is the phone is a Verizon model, so that is the only thing I can think of. The Verizon call forwarding is a little different than the way T-Mo does it, so that is all I can think of that could be the possible cause.
Other than that the T-Mo watch works fine with a Verizon phone. Just curious if anyone else has this problem or if they have the same set up and are not experiencing the problem.
I'm thinking of buying a Gear S3 (bluetooth, not LTE) to pair with my Moto Z. Any experience on here with compatibility issues? Limited functionality problems?
I have a s3 frontier Wi-Fi only and I didn't have any real issue with a gsm moto z play. The only thing I noticed was that sometimes it wouldn't connect automatically to phone. I would habe to go in and manually connect the watch through the gear app. It want always the case.
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I have a s3 frontier Wi-Fi only and I didn't have any real issue with a gsm moto z play. The only thing I noticed was that sometimes it wouldn't connect automatically to phone. I would habe to go in and manually connect the watch through the gear app. It want always the case.
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have you been able to use samsung pay (MST, not NFC)?
I was able to with no issues.
I have a Moto Z force through Verizon. I have the gear 3 classic. I use Samsung pay. I can receive calls and I can get text from what's app but not from message+ through Verizon. It notifies me that I have a message but tells me to go to my phone. I also do not get any email at all. I try to get support from all three, Samsung, Verizon and Motorola, no one seems to be able to help. Stuck in a 2 year contract so I have to do the best I can.
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have you been able to use samsung pay (MST, not NFC)?
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I can confirm that samsung pay is working, MST is supported. tested in walmart yesterday
Samsung Pay on the watch is independent of the phone. Other than occasionally needing to sync with the Gear Manager app to replenish tokens, the phone is irrelevant.
I've been researching this the last few days and even chatted with a Sprint rep (which was pretty much useless)...I can't seem to get an answer on this one simple question--if I get a Gear S3 with LTE and "pair it" to my S8+, what (if anything) is needed for me to be able to go out on a run without my phone and STILL be able to receive texts, calls and emails on my watch? Is there some $5-10/month plan I need? I understand that the watch and phone don't technically need be on the same provider, but I would like to stick with Sprint for everything.
Thanks.
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I've been researching this the last few days and even chatted with a Sprint rep (which was pretty much useless)...I can't seem to get an answer on this one simple question--if I get a Gear S3 with LTE and "pair it" to my S8+, what (if anything) is needed for me to be able to go out on a run without my phone and STILL be able to receive texts, calls and emails on my watch? Is there some $5-10/month plan I need? I understand that the watch and phone don't technically need be on the same provider, but I would like to stick with Sprint for everything.
Thanks.
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I've got the unlocked Gear S3 on TMobile for LTE and my Sprint S7E gets forwarded to the Gear S3 when I go out without it. Now on the Note 8 (Sprint) instead. The Gear S3 has an eSIM. No problems for me using it this way. I can also make and receive calls on the Gear S3 stand alone as well.
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I've got the unlocked Gear S3 on TMobile for LTE and my Sprint S7E gets forwarded to the Gear S3 when I go out without it. Now on the Note 8 (Sprint) instead. The Gear S3 has an eSIM. No problems for me using it this way. I can also make and receive calls on the Gear S3 stand alone as well.
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Thanks for the reply. I assume you mean that your Gear S3 is on T-Mobile and your Note 8 is on Sprint, correct? So, how much are you paying for the Gear S3 LTE per month? I was hoping to avoid having bills from two different carriers.
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Thanks for the reply. I assume you mean that your Gear S3 is on T-Mobile and your Note 8 is on Sprint, correct? So, how much are you paying for the Gear S3 LTE per month? I was hoping to avoid having bills from two different carriers.
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Yes, that's right. Many others managed to get the TMobile for $5/month, but I wasn't on them so I pay $20/mom ($15/mon on auto pay), but it is unlimited and I'm not on a contract.
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Yes, that's right. Many others managed to get the TMobile for $5/month, but I wasn't on them so I pay $20/mom ($15/mon on auto pay), but it is unlimited and I'm not on a contract.
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Yeah, I read somewhere that if you have an existing T-Mobile account, you can get a smartwatch added for only $5/month (with auto-pay), but as a Sprint user, I think I'd be in the situation as you and wind up with $15/month. For what I would use it for, I'm not sure that $15/month is worth it to me...I only need to be away from my phone with the watch a few times per week. I appreciate the info though, thanks.
Do you know if Sprint is planning on adding plans for ANY smartwatches? In the chat conversation with them earlier, they mentioned the new Apple watch as an option (I have all Android devices, obviously), but nothing else that supported LTE.
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Yeah, I read somewhere that if you have an existing T-Mobile account, you can get a smartwatch added for only $5/month (with auto-pay), but as a Sprint user, I think I'd be in the situation as you and wind up with $15/month. For what I would use it for, I'm not sure that $15/month is worth it to me...I only need to be away from my phone with the watch a few times per week. I appreciate the info though, thanks.
Do you know if Sprint is planning on adding plans for ANY smartwatches? In the chat conversation with them earlier, they mentioned the new Apple watch as an option (I have all Android devices, obviously), but nothing else that supported LTE.
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No, but that would be the only reason. They have not offered a smart watch plan since the Gear S.
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No, but that would be the only reason. They have not offered a smart watch plan since the Gear S.
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Gotcha, well that's disappointing.
Thanks again for the info.
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Gotcha, well that's disappointing.
Thanks again for the info.
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Glad I could help.
Galaxy watch and note 8 help
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I've got the unlocked Gear S3 on TMobile for LTE and my Sprint S7E gets forwarded to the Gear S3 when I go out without it. Now on the Note 8 (Sprint) instead. The Gear S3 has an eSIM. No problems for me using it this way. I can also make and receive calls on the Gear S3 stand alone as well.
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can you tell me how u achieved it
JJ.Evoking said:
can you tell me how u achieved it
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Just walked into t mobile after pairing with my note 8 and had them activate the eSIM
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Just walked into t mobile after pairing with my note 8 and had them activate the eSIM
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oh my girlfriend got me one for a gift. with a data plan on tmobile, however im a sprint customer..... will it work for sprint
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oh my girlfriend got me one for a gift. with a data plan on tmobile, however im a sprint customer..... will it work for sprint
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No sprint has no data plan for the watch and the watch's radio is not on the CMDA network of Sprint, but on the GSM of T-Mobile. If I'm wrong, others chime in.
I was considering buying the Fold Z 3 until i read below links dual and esim are not available in US. Wondering might I be able to use the watch 4 as a possible work around would I be able to have the watch set to one number and then automatically forward calls and txts to the fold so I wouldn't have to carry around 2 phones ?
Does that sound like a reliable work around ?
Galaxy Z Fold 3 has two physical SIM slots and an eSIM (but not in the US)
The Galaxy Z Fold 3 brings plenty of big upgrades over the Galaxy Z Fold 2, and even more so ...
www.sammobile.com
https://www.pcmag.com/news/samsungs-z-flip-3-z-fold-3-are-both-single-sim-in-the-us
Not a Samsung expert here, but for my OnePlus device I had to buy an aftermarket sim tray then I got dual sim working. Maybe it will work that way for Samsung?
It must be a us thing, as my wife's z flip 3 has a nano sim on one number and an esim for work number, and both work just fine. As for watch on another number, it does technically get its own number, but its usually linked to a phones actual number, so it will get the calls and sms from the linked number appear on it. Or at least that's how it is in the UK here.
Members in my telegram stated that Watch4 esim must be supported by the service provider specifically...
I have Verizon I cannot find any info about eSIM on watches.
If anyone got one early from Amazon or Best Buy:
- Can you please let me know it activated on Verizon?
AT&T started using e-sim since the original Samsung Galaxy Watch. I had LTE versions of both Watch and Watch 3. AT&T uses a feature called Number Sync, which enable the network to start by calling your cellular number then if no answer, the network would follow the call to your watch number. Keep in mind that this is pertaining to e-sim on LTE enabled watches and not cellphone.
My TMobile Digits works fine with the Galaxy Watch 4 esim... as it did with my prior Active 2 & Galaxy Watch.
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Members in my telegram stated that Watch4 esim must be supported by the service provider specifically...
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Can you let me know telegram group
Its not whether the phone supports its, your local network provider must also support the feature.
Works fine for me. I use TMobile, with SIM card on my Oneplus & esim in Watch4. Works fine through Digits. Though esim has a number associated with it but I have the choice to use that number or the one on my Oneplus.