Samsung Gear S Smartwatch Coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon

[mprospero]

The Samsung Gear S, a Tizen-powered smartwatch with its own 3G connection, will be available through AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint.

Samsung Gear S Smartwatch Coming to AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon : Read more

 

[Darkk]

Only 3G on Sprint? Sheesh. Seems T-Mobile have an advantage here.

 

[mo66]

Dark - I believe the watch is 3G.

 

[Slocko]

I don't get it. If it has it's own sim card it will have it's own phone number? that won't work. yeah it will be nice to be able to make phone calls without phone, but receiving them is equally as important.

For google voice users I guess they can add the second phone number and be covered, but not every one has google voice.

Majority people will always carry their phone with them. this will make a good running watch if it can stand up to constant sweat. you can run without your phone and still have a phone for an emergency and listen to tunes directly from the phone.

 

[Ed Tranosky]

from what the samsung reps and carrier reps have told me, at least on at&t and tmobile, since they are GSM, the phone number will be mirrored on your wearable, so that you won't have two different phone numbers for calls and texting. Haven't heard if that is the case for sprint or verizon though ( CDMA ).

 

[Slocko]

thats fascinating. i thought it was illegal to clone phone numbers. we need more details how it works. i have been intrigued since I read about this a month ago.

 

[Jim Zygmont]

What a useless story. TELL US SOMETHING WE DON"T ALREADY KNOW.

 

[ChristinaivyKelly]

Smartwatches are now on sales at BestSmartwatchoffers,com

 

[techy man going]

£349 in UK, €445 in Europe, $547 in USA. That is twice the retail price of an X5 by Orsto. Or as much (or even more) than many advanced and useful smartphones.