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I have had the original Gear, the Gear Neo and the Moto 360 and this is by far my favorite watch. The fact that when I forget to grab my phone and walk away, I still get my text messages and calls makes this the watch to have.
What you guys think? Anybody upgraded from any of the other gear devices?
You need a separate sim. The new Gear S sim will have a separate number for outgoing calls etc. My Galaxy s5 is on EE and I'm just gonna put a GiffGaff (o2 network) sim in it which is pretty cheap. Hate the fact o2 have got exclusivity here just now.
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You can always share a sim card if you want the same number and use the watch independently.Thats the thing I don't see a point in putting a sim in it if the number is different.
those who had the gear 2, what makes the gear S that much better?
How would you share the same number?You can always share a sim card if you want the same number and use the watch independently.
I had the OG Gear and then the Gear 2. I actually returned the Gear 2 because after I upgraded my OG Gear to Tizen there wasn't a big enough difference between the two to justify all the money. I mean the Gear 2 looked better, but that was it and it actually had a weaker vibration than the Gear.
That being said the Gear S is a HUGE improvement. The giant screen is awesome, the keyboard is awesome, the Internet is usable and being able to use it with out a phone is a huge plus.
How would you share the same number?
Just use the same same nano sim card on the watch and in the phone with an adapter.
I skipped the Gear, have the Gear 2 and can tell you the S is so much better in a few key areas that I can't imagine sporting the Gear 2 again. #1 for me is the screen (touch sensitivity, screen display-size in general). #2 is the speaker and being able to actually use this as a real phone w/out BT. Being able to answer calls and make calls from the wrist and not having to pull out my phablet has been KEY to my satisfaction. My Gear 2's speaker is horrid and I swapped it out twice thinking I had a bad unit but all three were equally poor. Battery life is probably the only thing that is not as good as my Gear 2, but how can we expect it to be. 3G, WIFI, Remote Connection, Always on, Auto etc... Way too many things in the mix. It's easy to drain your S in an hour (3G/Stream - been there done that...) If I mange my connections I can get a full day - or close to it. I'm at just about 12 hours of use Today (8 mile Run 6:30 AM) - typical use all day -- no big phone calls on the S as I now use it to launch the call then transfer it over to my N4. S is the best phone watch you can buy .... until (90 days from now) when Samsung releases the Gear T.
So just ask my carrier for the same sim that I have for my note 4? so the gear S would work with any sim?
Yes. If you forward your calls to the watch.If my phone is home and I am out with just the Gear S around people, can I use a bluetooth headset to talk to the person from my watch?