Is Bluetooth needed for a carrier LTE S3

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

I'm just wondering if linking the phone via Bluetooth is necessary if your on the unlimited plans. I don't listen to music thru the watch, I just want it for the notifications and calling.

Any thing you can think of?

 

[Doug Moffat]

Get LTE. You'll get in the habit if answering calls on your phone. You'll run errands, etc., without your phone.

You'll be FREE!

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Yes, you can't set the phone up without connecting it to a device with Bluetooth. After it's set up initially though, you can turn Bluetooth off and it'll connect through your LTE connection. You won't be able to answer any phone calls unless you have a one number service through your carrier, they call your watch phone number, or you have call forwarding enabled.

 

[Doug Moffat]

Yes, you can't set the phone up without connecting it to a device with Bluetooth. After it's set up initially though, you can turn Bluetooth off and it'll connect through your LTE connection. You won't be able to answer any phone calls unless you have a one number service through your carrier, they call your watch phone number, or you have call forwarding enabled.

Not sure this adequately explains the set up. You can have a different number or your usual number which means calls come to your watch directly. The latter is the option I chose. Calls come to my phone and watch at the same time. I choose which device to use.

 

[Jaycemiskel]

Not sure this adequately explains the set up. You can have a different number or your usual number which means calls come to your watch directly. The latter is the option I chose. Calls come to my phone and watch at the same time. I choose which device to use.

Yeah, but you can only do that with a one number service, that was my point.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

I have Bluetooth turned off on watch, this is what it says on my notification drop down. What's that mean.

I can receive and make calls on watch.

 

[afblangley]

The watch has 3 connection modes: bluetooth, standalone and remote connect. BT obviously offers the most functionality, but the watch can handle phone calls, texts, and run many apps in standalone mode, no connection to the phone. In standalone mode, no notifications from the phone are passed through. With remote connect, the watch is connected to the phone via cellular or wifi. While functionality is more limited than BT, it does allow notifications to be passed through.

I no longer carry around a smartphone. I leave it at home on wifi, so that it's remotely connected to my watch. It use it for calls, texts, calendar, to do lists, and other tasks that don't require a large screen. I usually have a tablet close by for computing, media consumption, or content creation.

 

[Doug Moffat]

Yeah, but you can only do that with a one number service, that was my point.

Got it.

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

The watch has 3 connection modes: bluetooth, standalone and remote connect. BT obviously offers the most functionality, but the watch can handle phone calls, texts, and run many apps in standalone mode, no connection to the phone. In standalone mode, no notifications from the phone are passed through. With remote connect, the watch is connected to the phone via cellular or wifi. While functionality is more limited than BT, it does allow notifications to be passed through.

I no longer carry around a smartphone. I leave it at home on wifi, so that it's remotely connected to my watch. It use it for calls, texts, calendar, to do lists, and other tasks that don't require a large screen. I usually have a tablet close by for computing, media consumption, or content creation.

OK. My watch says remote connected and Verizon below it. It sounds like it will do what I mostly want. I can't think of anything besides listening to music thru the watch that Bluetooth connection will give me.

Main reason I'm doing it this way is to prevent the watch from disconnecting and reconnecting to the phone all the time. Samsung's Bluetooth isn't that great range.

 

[Ca_lvn]

I have really good range on my watches BT about 3 houses down the block, sound on BT is superior on this watch S3

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

I have really good range on my watches BT about 3 houses down the block, sound on BT is superior on this watch S3

I lose it in 50 feet

 

[Ca_lvn]

I lose it in 50 feet

I sure the phone has some play in this, mine is a S7

 

[trucksmoveamerica#AC]

My S7 edge did the same thing. I just assumed it was weak Bluetooth. It doesn't take much to interfere with it

 

[jgreg02]

OK. My watch says remote connected and Verizon below it. It sounds like it will do what I mostly want. I can't think of anything besides listening to music thru the watch that Bluetooth connection will give me.

Main reason I'm doing it this way is to prevent the watch from disconnecting and reconnecting to the phone all the time. Samsung's Bluetooth isn't that great range.

Did you have metal or non-metal band on it?

 

[tekki]

I have wifi turned off, I have Bluetooth turned off and I have cellular always on, outside it works great, inside any house I go to cellular won't connect and it says emergency Calls only. I have Verizon it has its own phone number as well as shares my s8plus number. Any idea why inside a house it says emergency Calls only?

 

[Jaycemiskel]

I have wifi turned off, I have Bluetooth turned off and I have cellular always on, outside it works great, inside any house I go to cellular won't connect and it says emergency Calls only. I have Verizon it has its own phone number as well as shares my s8plus number. Any idea why inside a house it says emergency Calls only?

My best guess is poor cellular service. Mine doesn't do that.

 

[anon(463177)]

Alittle worried about limited functionality comments here. If I share a number with my phone (TMob calls it Digits) what functionality do I lose? My must haves are Calender and notifications from calendar, Google reminders, email, text. TMobile days it'll perform just like my phone.