What's the point of Wi-Fi on the Gear S3 (Bluetooth version)?

[SMD]

Hi!

Something I've always wondered. I have the Gear S3 Frontier Bluetooth Version (not LTE) and I have wifi enabled and connected to my home wifi. What's the point? What good does that do? Or better yet, are their ANY advantages to having it enabled?

I have the unlimited data plan on Verizon. And I do see it connect to wifi when I go out of BT range. But I'm not sure I still get messages...or do I?

Someone please clear up what good it does because I'm always looking for ways to save battery.

 

[Onkel Per]

If it work as well as my Sony SmartWatch 3 (and it should) you still get messages.
I found that phone and watch was able to find each other even when they were on different WiFi networks. On day I forgot the phone at home when going to work, and still I was able to reshive and send sms' on the watch.

 

[SMD]

So with wifi on you should still get SMS and Email? Hmmm. I didn't think it did but I guess I'll have to test it.

 

[dshrum84]

I believe the way it can work is that you can connect to your phone remotely via a wi-fi connection. For instance, leave the phone at home, connect to wi-fi somewhere else and receive your notifications via the interwebs.

 

[Ytaay]

I believe the way it can work is that you can connect to your phone remotely via a wi-fi connection. For instance, leave the phone at home, connect to wi-fi somewhere else and receive your notifications via the interwebs.

Or when you leave your phone in one room of your house and you walk to another room that is outside the range of BT but still within range of your WiFi network.