I have the LTE version of the GW4. When purchasing I assumed it was identical to the bluetooth version. It appears that there is a difference besides the LTE radio. When I am connected via bluetooth all is great. I can get my calls on the watch, as well as make them. If I am remotely connected even on same wifi, everything works, including text, but not phone calls. From what I can gather, this is not the case on bluetooth version watches. Ive tried everything. I will get a missed call notification few seconds after the originating call hangs up, but no ringing on the phone, and if I initiate a call from the watch it wont go through, unless connected via bluetooth. Guess my question boils down to, can I chaange the firmware to match that of the blutooth version. I do not have a mobile plan attached to the watch, as my carrier charges $20 plus tax for wearable.
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Watch needs a plan is why.
djdarkknight96 said:
Watch needs a plan is why.
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Question is does this work on bluetooth models, and can I change my firmware to bluetooth only.
tonyt100 said:
Question is does this work on bluetooth models, and can I change my firmware to bluetooth only.
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If not using a plan you should get the Wi-Fi only one.
djdarkknight96 said:
If not using a plan you should get the Wi-Fi only one.
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I already purchased the watch months ago. My question is a firmware question. Can the LTE version be flashed to the Bluetooth version firmware.
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tonyt100 said:
I already purchased the watch months ago. My question is a firmware question. Can the LTE version be flashed to the Bluetooth version firmware.
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I'm going to just assume no but search the forums I'm sure someone asked before.
Op, did you get it figured out?
rogerandgina06 said:
Op, did you get it figured out?
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Unfortunately not.
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Anyone knows if it will be possible to make or take calls on the none 3g version when tethered to a phone?
I think the first generation gear s was able to do that but I can't find any information on the gear s2.
All the reviews mention that the 3g version is able to make calls when NOT tethered to a phone, no mention about the none 3g version when it is tethered to a phone.
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You can make the call but the watch doesn't have a speaker so you won't be able to actually talk on it. You'll have to either pick up your phone or use a Bluetooth headset.
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kingoanklebreakn said:
You can make the call but the watch doesn't have a speaker so you won't be able to actually talk on it. You'll have to either pick up your phone or use a Bluetooth headset.
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Is this verified or an assumption ? Do you currently own the watch?
The standard bluetooth models, regular and Classic, cannot make phone calls. There is no speaker on them. If you want to make calls from the watch you need to pick up the 3g model that comes out next month. That one has a speaker.
This is based on spec sheets. This is based on tutorial videos. And this is based on personal ownership and experience with an S2 Classic.
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The standard bluetooth models, regular and Classic, cannot make phone calls. There is no speaker on them. If you want to make calls from the watch you need to pick up the 3g model that comes out next month. That one has a speaker.
This is based on spec sheets. This is based on tutorial videos. And this is based on personal ownership and experience with an S2 Classic.
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Thank you! Guess 3G version it will be.
clubtech said:
Is this verified or an assumption ? Do you currently own the watch?
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It's been verified by multiple sources. That's why I think I'm gonna skip this watch. Classic doesn't come in 3g and I'm not a fan of the way the sport version looks.
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I have the non 3g and I can initiate a call but have to continue on the phone or Bluetooth.
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verks said:
I have the non 3g and I can initiate a call but have to continue on the phone or Bluetooth.
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Yes, sounds like android wear is doing it today.
I wish they would do it like Apple is doing it with their watch. You can take and make calls regardless of the watch having 3g connectivity.
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If I see someone making a call on their watch and obviously the call will be on speaker you'll get a slap on the hand. If you're going to have a conversation don't be that guy and have it on speaker.
I rarely talk on the phone in public and when I do, it's NEVER on speaker. That's just obnoxious. I think it would be good for when I'm at the house and my phone is in another room and I can't get to it in time. I could answer on the speaker until grabbing my phone.
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the Gear S2 cannot make or receive calls. if you get a call you will get a notification and if you slide to answer it tells you the call is on your phone. when you try to make a call it says that its dialing on your phone.
this is the deal breaker for me, Im returning it this Friday. the Gear 2 is much more functional while the Gear S2 just looks better.
JonGarrett said:
the Gear S2 cannot make or receive calls. if you get a call you will get a notification and if you slide to answer it tells you the call is on your phone. when you try to make a call it says that its dialing on your phone.
this is the deal breaker for me, Im returning it this Friday. the Gear 2 is much more functional while the Gear S2 just looks better.
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Have you tested this with a galaxy phone or another brand android phone?
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I tried with my Galaxy S6 Edge.
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Have you tested this with a galaxy phone or another brand android phone?
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It doesn't matter on the phone as the sport/classic doesn't have a speaker, only microphone so it won't be able to handle an actual call. It can initiate one and you can have the actual conversation on your handset
agreed, this is a huge deal breaker for me... just picked up a refurb gear s for $150. Now I wait for speakerphone support through android wear!
Sampson0420 said:
agreed, this is a huge deal breaker for me... just picked up a refurb gear s for $150. Now I wait for speakerphone support through android wear!
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The LG Urbane 2 does this with android wear. However, it has its own Sim. Not sure if that it what you are looking for.
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I think speaker support will be coming to Android Wear sooner than later. Thought I read that a tear down of the Huawei watch showed an unexplained speaker present in the watch.
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The LG Urbane 2 does this with android wear. However, it has its own Sim. Not sure if that it what you are looking for.
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Don't want/care about sim card support, not until carriers allow sim card cloning so your watch and phone have the same phone number. At this point, I want BT, WiFi, and voice calling.
Sampson0420 said:
Don't want/care about sim card support, not until carriers allow sim card cloning so your watch and phone have the same phone number. At this point, I want BT, WiFi, and voice calling.
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Just FYI, LG is working with US carriers to clone SIMS.
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You can make and receive calls with the T-Mobile S2. Not that I plan on doing that but nice feature to have. It also has 4G.
Hi, they seem to be selling the 3g version on Ebay now, ive been scouring the net but cannot find a DEFINATE answer as to whether the 3g version can make and recieve calls from the watch itself without having to use a headset?
i have other question, if i dont use e-sim.. i can use normally gear s2 with bluetooth but speak with gear s2 ?
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Hi, they seem to be selling the 3g version on Ebay now, ive been scouring the net but cannot find a DEFINATE answer as to whether the 3g version can make and recieve calls from the watch itself.
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Yes it can.
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i have other question, if i dont use e-sim.. i can use normally gear s2 with bluetooth but speak with gear s2 ?
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You should be able to. I don't think it's a software limitation with the non 3g version, it's just hardware. So with the hardware present it should work.
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Thanks for confirming that, any sources/links that i can look at? Im in the UK so the esim will not be of any use to me atm but if i can pair it to my phone and make and recieve calls that way that'd be great.
Ye i want speak with my gear s2 but with my phone number
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i have other question, if i dont use e-sim.. i can use normally gear s2 with bluetooth but speak with gear s2 ?
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Yes you should be fine with the 3g version, but the non-3g version doesn't have a speaker so you need bluetooth headset for calls with that model.
Yes , i know but if i can talk with 3g versión prolly i import it ( i live in spain)
Verizon offered me a $100 off code for the gear S3. So I'd be able to get it off contract for $300 before fees. I already have the gear S3 with only wifi. Should I consider it? I'm really curious as to whether anyone has tried using it as a standalone device and if it is really practical.
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Verizon offered me a $100 off code for the gear S3. So I'd be able to get it off contract for $300 before fees. I already have the gear S3 with only wifi. Should I consider it? I'm really curious as to whether anyone has tried using it as a standalone device and if it is really practical.
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It should work fine only thing you'll have to worry about is updates. I have the WiFi gear s3 classic so I only have to wait for samsung to release an update to the US while on carrier you probably have to wait for them to send out the update. Of there than that every thing else should work fine
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It should work fine only thing you'll have to worry about is updates. I have the WiFi gear s3 classic so I only have to wait for samsung to release an update to the US while on carrier you probably have to wait for them to send out the update. Of there than that every thing else should work fine
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Except S voice doesn't work like it should after it's last update which I think has been about two months ago.
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Except S voice doesn't work like it should after it's last update which I think has been about two months ago.
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S voice hasn't worked properly since launch for a lot of people so that's not a problem. I have problems with my Galaxy s5 too
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S voice hasn't worked properly since launch for a lot of people so that's not a problem. I have problems with my Galaxy s5 too
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I just bought the watch yesterday and S Voice was functioning just fine. Then I took a software update and it killed half the functionality. I can't reply to text messages with S voice unless I change my language to English UK. Then Everytime she talks to me she has an accent. There's a thread that many others have shared the same exact issue. I'm going to be returning mine. I love it except for S voice.
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I just bought the watch yesterday and S Voice was functioning just fine. Then I took a software update and it killed half the functionality. I can't reply to text messages with S voice unless I change my language to English UK. Then Everytime she talks to me she has an accent. There's a thread that many others have shared the same exact issue. I'm going to be returning mine. I love it except for S voice.
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Yeah in my opinion s voice was going to be crappy from before the watch got launched. S voice in general is crap. It needs to updated to Bixby in the future hopefully that will help if not then a different voice system
So I didnt know they where carrier dependent...I got a AT&T s2 I use xfin on Verizon so im sure mobile data wont work but in reality I dont use my mobile data as i am on wifi all the time....
So my ? is will the watch still get and send texts and or calls over Bluetooth connection to s8?
And if im on wifi will everything else work decently?
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So I didnt know they where carrier dependent...I got a AT&T s2 I use xfin on Verizon so im sure mobile data wont work but in reality I dont use my mobile data as i am on wifi all the time....
So my ? is will the watch still get and send texts and or calls over Bluetooth connection to s8?
And if im on wifi will everything else work decently?
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Yes, everything will be working fine. Other than using the watch as a standalone device. So it will relay on your phone. As long as your watch is connecting through Bluetooth. Then you can use the watch to send text and making calls. Etc
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Yes, everything will be working fine. Other than using the watch as a standalone device. So it will relay on your phone. As long as your watch is connecting through Bluetooth. Then you can use the watch to send text and making calls. Etc
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Thank you good sir a million times over I guess the awe of really wanting one got the best of me as i took the first one I could finally afford and did the big nono before and didnt research
Does anybody know if the OP6 will support Wifi calling? More specifically in the UK?
I think someone once mentioned to me that the OP5 had Wifi calling on Three UK?
I would also like to know this answer.
I'm with three UK, and had WiFi calling on my Note8.
Unfortunately nothing has come-up on the OP6.
Will keep you updated.
WiFi calling on O2UK
You see WiFi calling as an option on OP6?
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You see WiFi calling as an option on OP6?
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Yeah and used it without issue
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shaazzaarr said:
I'm with three UK, and had WiFi calling on my Note8.
Unfortunately nothing has come-up on the OP6.
Will keep you updated.
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Is the option there? User above has shown Wifi calling option is certainly there and works with O2.
I have Wifi calling on my Honor View 10 and that works with Three.
As OP6 doesn't appear to need special firmware to have Wifi calling, unlike say a Samsung S9+ - I would assume it's there?
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Is the option there? User above has shown Wifi calling option is certainly there and works with O2.
I have Wifi calling on my Honor View 10 and that works with Three.
As OP6 doesn't appear to need special firmware to have Wifi calling, unlike say a Samsung S9+ - I would assume it's there?
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Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
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Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
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Odd. I would have thought the option was available to everyone - as the OP6 isn't carrier specific and doesn't have special firmware.
its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Odd. I would have thought the option was available to everyone - as the OP6 isn't carrier specific and doesn't have special firmware.
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Might try another factory reset later with just a single sim.
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its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
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Did you get yours from O2?
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its up to your mobile operator which devices to support
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
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Yeah that option isn't available for me on the OP6.
I do have WiFi calling on my Note 8, didn't need to do anything.
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That's worrying, I rely on WiFi calling in my flat right now since I get no signal at all (very thick concrete walls).
WiFi calling works flawlessly on Three on my iPhone, so if it turns out Three doesn't support it on the OP6, I might have to switch to O2/EE, both of whom have WiFi calling that works with OnePlus.
I actually went on live chat with Three a few days ago to complain about the lack of signal and WiFi calling not working on some Android devices - they first said to just use the Three inTouch app, to which I said it is garbage and barely works half the time. Eventually they caved in and gave me a £3 discount on my monthly bill. When I didn't accept that, they gave me £4... and then £5. Eventually they sent me over to the complaints team who gave me credit on my account equivalent to 2 months worth of bills and said I can cancel the contract free of any charges whenever I want.
Point is, if WiFi calling doesn't work on the OP6, go and complain to live chat, you'll get a discount on your contract or even better... and do not accept the initial offer they give you.
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That's worrying, I rely on WiFi calling in my flat right now since I get no signal at all (very thick concrete walls).
WiFi calling works flawlessly on Three on my iPhone, so if it turns out Three doesn't support it on the OP6, I might have to switch to O2/EE, both of whom have WiFi calling that works with OnePlus.
I actually went on live chat with Three a few days ago to complain about the lack of signal and WiFi calling not working on some Android devices - they first said to just use the Three inTouch app, to which I said it is garbage and barely works half the time. Eventually they caved in and gave me a £3 discount on my monthly bill. When I didn't accept that, they gave me £4... and then £5. Eventually they sent me over to the complaints team who gave me credit on my account equivalent to 2 months worth of bills and said I can cancel the contract free of any charges whenever I want.
Point is, if WiFi calling doesn't work on the OP6, go and complain to live chat, you'll get a discount on your contract or even better... and do not accept the initial offer they give you.
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no luck here
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no luck here
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Well crap.
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Well crap.
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they just offered me a upgrade early to a new phone i'm like nah i'm good thanks i already have a new phone lmao
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spoke to soon, they have waived my upgrade fee of about £120 and are referring me to the upgrade teamn (sim only contract) as my contract runs out in a few months, i can also cancel without the fee right now if wanted aswell. can anyone confirm if EE has working wifi calling on OP6
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Not the point we're trying to make. The option for Wifi Calling in menu will be there regardless of whether the operator supports it. Some phones need a firmware from the operator to see it. But shouldn't be the case with the OP6 as there are no other firmwares, it's independent.
Nokia 3/5 - has Wifi calling option (as does iPhone) whether operator supports it or not.
Did you get yours from O2?
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Yeah I did but there is no branding to say so