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For background, I worked in VZW tech support for four years.
It doesn't matter if the phone is CDMA compatible. Verizon's official policy is they don't accept outside devices. While they will make exceptions for business accounts, it involves paperwork and a long delay to get the device's identification number added to Verizon's billing system. Most don't bother unless it's some kind of third-party machine-to-machine telemetry device their businesses needs to function. For regular customers, if you have Verizon service, you have to use the phones they sell. As far as I know, they have never sold a smartwatch.
The problem with smartwatches is the batteries are tiny compared to a cell phone and a cellular antenna sucks up a LOT of juice. That's why the newer smartwatches sync with a smartphone rather than connecting with the cell towers directly. It takes up less juice, but even so the batteries only last a few days at most. The Galaxy Gear can't last longer than a day.
This just goes to show you yet again the power of the marketing dollar.
Europe has had these for several years and we just got them?
Sony has had a Smartwatch out for for well over a year already. In fact, they just released the 2nd version of it. $100 cheaper and works with any Android phone.
Don't forget that Europe doesn't have the FCC and the numerous US agencies that regulate such products here. Approval of many electronic devices require intensive and expensive testing here. Just saying.
Yep basically gonna have to give up on this idea. Bluetooth = over, as soon as everyone in the world was talking really loudly to themselves in lines (2007 or so) wearing sunglass and chatting like a-holes it was done, zombies do exist in real life ...
The tethering thing is the exact opposite of what I want, Instead of one device I don't like now there is a device I don't like, talking to another piece of hardware I do. A simple equation for this: -2 + 2=0
And the battery life issue, my phone does not last for more than a day anyhow, unless it is never turned on, or left in airplane mode constantly, been like that since day one, plus the incredibly annoying Google searching, everytime I go to one location the dumb thing shows me searches from months ago, yes I know how to disable and clear everything, it does not care. Oh do you need that Pizza Hut number again 6 months later? Did you still need to know about chrome valve stem caps at Autozone? Thinking about just switching to a basic flip phone with good signal and a camera. Thanks for the replies everyone!!
The majority of these devices require SIM activation, I know nothing about using a SIM on Verizon or on any other network, thought only prepaid phones used them. Feel free to correct me on this if I am wrong.
7: Appears the USA general population would rather have the smartphone so you can show each other pictures of cats and so on, plus keep up on twitter.
For the most part, SIM cards = GSM networks, but some CDNA phones have SIM cards. AT&T and T-Mobile here in the States are GSM and use SIM cards. One of the reasons why I stayed with T-Mo for 8 years was because of the beauty of the SIM card...I could remove my card and place it into any GSM phone and it would work as my own.
As for #7...yup.
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Originally Posted by Peregrine
This just goes to show you yet again the power of the marketing dollar.
Europe has had these for several years and we just got them?
Sony has had a Smartwatch out for for well over a year already. In fact, they just released the 2nd version of it. $100 cheaper and works with any Android phone.
Europe and Asia have a good number of electronic devices we don't have. Yet, we are supposedly #1.
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Originally Posted by dontaskwhy
Don't forget that Europe doesn't have the FCC and the numerous US agencies that regulate such products here. Approval of many electronic devices require intensive and expensive testing here. Just saying.
Well, don't forget that Europe is not as sue-happy as the U.S. If a neighbor's smart watch was interfering with a garage door opener, no one would be taken to court. Here, the offended party would not only sue the neighbor, but possibly the manufacturer, too.
Well, don't forget that Europe is not as sue-happy as the U.S. If a neighbor's smart watch was interfering with a garage door opener, no one would be taken to court. Here, the offended party would not only sue the neighbor, but possibly the manufacturer, too.
You are absolutely correct there. Like the fact that Preparation H has a label saying "Do not take internally". Some idiot did, sued the manufacturer and won.
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. so is sony and qualcomm as well i think
