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Is it free 3G? I wonder what the (if any) catch is, and I don't see any place to pop in a sim card. Looks awesome. Pebble is so underrated. I've tried out so m

by fudgy73 10y ago

Is it free 3G? I wonder what the (if any) catch is, and I don't see any place to pop in a sim card. Looks awesome. Pebble is so underrated. I've tried out so many smartwatches and activity trackers and always come back to the Pebble Time. It just keeps getting better and better! Kudos!

tlrobinson 10y ago
> 3G Connection: Streaming over 3G, sending emergency SOS messages over 3G, or any other 3G-enabled features will require a data-enabled SIM card from a supported cellular carrier.
- lyime 10y ago
  Still not bad! Nicely packaged 3G device.
  - dror 10y ago
    Love it, but I can't imagine battery life would be too good. With the small form factor, the only way I can see it lasting longer than a few hours is to have the 3G off most of the time, and turn it on periodically.
- fudgy73 10y ago
  Thanks. Now to find the cheapest data only supported service. A company I worked at used to pay $4/mo per device to Sprint for something like this.
  - organsnyder 10y ago
    Ting (choice of Sprint or T-Mobile) is $6/line, plus usage. Google Fi (uses both Sprint and T-Mobile) allows subscribers to add data-only SIMs to their existing plans at no additional charge (other than data usage).
  - mp3jeep01 10y ago
    Looks like this was just announced today from Twilio: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11763067 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11763067 Could be a great pairing.
  - quinndupont 10y ago
    In Canada, FWIW, you can get tranched plans from most carriers starting at $5 month (it is their "tablet" option). The bills go up pretty quickly if you use it much, but still a decent option.
  - johns 10y ago
    Check out charge.co. Discussion from a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11744875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11744875
delecti 10y ago
> I don't see any place to pop in a sim card Well there aren't any pictures of the bottom, or very good pictures of any of the sides either. I would guess it has a similar sim tray on one of the sides as many phones do.

by fudgy73 10y ago

tlrobinson 10y ago

> 3G Connection: Streaming over 3G, sending emergency SOS messages over 3G, or any other 3G-enabled features will require a data-enabled SIM card from a supported cellular carrier.

lyime 10y ago
Still not bad! Nicely packaged 3G device.
- dror 10y ago
  Love it, but I can't imagine battery life would be too good. With the small form factor, the only way I can see it lasting longer than a few hours is to have the 3G off most of the time, and turn it on periodically.
fudgy73 10y ago
Thanks. Now to find the cheapest data only supported service. A company I worked at used to pay $4/mo per device to Sprint for something like this.
- organsnyder 10y ago
  Ting (choice of Sprint or T-Mobile) is $6/line, plus usage. Google Fi (uses both Sprint and T-Mobile) allows subscribers to add data-only SIMs to their existing plans at no additional charge (other than data usage).
- mp3jeep01 10y ago
  Looks like this was just announced today from Twilio: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11763067 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11763067 Could be a great pairing.
- quinndupont 10y ago
  In Canada, FWIW, you can get tranched plans from most carriers starting at $5 month (it is their "tablet" option). The bills go up pretty quickly if you use it much, but still a decent option.
- johns 10y ago
  Check out charge.co. Discussion from a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11744875 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11744875

delecti 10y ago

> I don't see any place to pop in a sim card Well there aren't any pictures of the bottom, or very good pictures of any of the sides either. I would guess it has a similar sim tray on one of the sides as many phones do.