Verizon - is call forward the only way?

[KahneFan]

I just picked up my (Verizon) watch yesterday, so I'm still learning.

If I turn off bluetooth, my watch will not receive calls (to my mobile number, not the watch number), unless I turn on forwarding. However, with farwarding, my phone rings 4/5 times, then it forwards to my watch. Then, if I don't answer, callers are directed to my watch voicemail instead of my phone voicemail. Is there a way, when I'm out of BT range (or my phone is dead), for my watch and my phone to ring at the same time? And, if I don't answer, they go to my phone VM?

I work in a large warehouse and it would be nice to not have to turn on forwarding every time I want to leave my phone on my desk while walking around.

 

[RogMoore]

Contact the customer support of Verizon, as it is some technical issue.

 

[haus]

Contact the customer support of Verizon, as it is some technical issue.

OP has described exactly how forwarding works on Verizon, in my experience. Is there a better way?

OP, you might want to try Google voice, which could ring your mobile and watch at the same time, and have a central voicemail box. I think that's the workaround people are using for simultaneous ringing. Note that if you are in remote connection mode, you can still get a notification on the watch that someone called your phone. It won't actually ring through, but you'll get actually note showing who called.

Not as good as what numbersync promises, but given some of the issues people are reporting with that, I'm OK with this for now. Also, you can turn on call forwarding in remote mode as long as your phone is on and has signal. You don't have to remember to set it up before you walk away from the phone.

 

[RogMoore]

I like your idea too, You may try that also.

 

[KahneFan]

So Verizon does not have numbersync?

 

[haus]

No, they don't. When the LG Urbane 2nd Edition LTE was slated for release, they were going to use Verizon Messages+ to handle simultaneous messaging and calls on the phone and watch. I tried it on my 2013 Nexus 7 and while messaging worked (and was pretty cool), the quality of voice calls was abysmal, even standing under my access point (it's mounted to the ceiling). I don't know if that was an issue with the Nexus or the Messages+ feature, though. That would have been the closest thing to NumberSync, but of course the LG watch was pulled from the market and Messages+ doesn't exist on the S2 3G. I never liked that it required Verizon's app, which seemed like it was always trying to get me to buy stuff (like little e-gifts) for my friends. Not what I want in a messaging app.

That said, calls aside I'm pretty happy with how Samsung handles remote connection notifications. Only once has my watch failed to connect remotely; now I check when I leave the house without the phone so I don't get too far away before knowing whether it's working.

 

[KahneFan]

No, they don't. When the LG Urbane 2nd Edition LTE was slated for release, they were going to use Verizon Messages+ to handle simultaneous messaging and calls on the phone and watch. I tried it on my 2013 Nexus 7 and while messaging worked (and was pretty cool), the quality of voice calls was abysmal, even standing under my access point (it's mounted to the ceiling). I don't know if that was an issue with the Nexus or the Messages+ feature, though. That would have been the closest thing to NumberSync, but of course the LG watch was pulled from the market and Messages+ doesn't exist on the S2 3G. I never liked that it required Verizon's app, which seemed like it was always trying to get me to buy stuff (like little e-gifts) for my friends. Not what I want in a messaging app.

That said, calls aside I'm pretty happy with how Samsung handles remote connection notifications. Only once has my watch failed to connect remotely; now I check when I leave the house without the phone so I don't get too far away before knowing whether it's working.

Well, that stinks. When I bought it I specifically asked if it would sync with my phone number or if I (had) to use the phone's own # when away from my phone and the sales lady said "it will have it's own number, but it will also use your number; weird, I know, but that's how it works." Now, I would have a $35 restocking fee should I choose to return it. Since I mostly will end up using bluetooth then, I would rather have the Classic.... except the 3G/4G has a speaker and mic. Ugh. I just don't want to pay the $5/mo for a service I won't really use.

 

[Mom2Ninjas]

Well, that stinks. When I bought it I specifically asked if it would sync with my phone number or if I (had) to use the phone's own # when away from my phone and the sales lady said "it will have it's own number, but it will also use your number; weird, I know, but that's how it works." Now, I would have a $35 restocking fee should I choose to return it. Since I mostly will end up using bluetooth then, I would rather have the Classic.... except the 3G/4G has a speaker and mic. Ugh. I just don't want to pay the $5/mo for a service I won't really use.

If you bought the watch outright, just cancel the line and use it as a bluetooth watch.

 

[KahneFan]

If you bought the watch outright, just cancel the line and use it as a bluetooth watch.

I didn't. I got it on a 2 year contract to save $50. But, there's a 14 day return, so maybe I'll "return it" and repurchase it without the contract.

 

[haus]

Well, that stinks. When I bought it I specifically asked if it would sync with my phone number or if I (had) to use the phone's own # when away from my phone and the sales lady said "it will have it's own number, but it will also use your number; weird, I know, but that's how it works."

Typical sales rep uninformed mis-speak. She's technically right, but very vague. The watch uses the phone's number when connected via BT, of course, and when connected remotely it uses the phone's number for texting. It doesn't do that for calls, so the watch uses its own number unless you're in BT mode. These are details that most people who aren't really into these devices (or own them) don't know, which is why I would never trust a sales rep to give me info about a niche device.