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I now only use a huawei watch 2 with LTE as my only phone. I do not pair it with a smart phone. It allows me to use google maps, call an uber and see my upcomi
by samwalrus 8y ago
I now only use a huawei watch 2 with LTE as my only phone. I do not pair it with a smart phone.
It allows me to use google maps, call an uber and see my upcoming appointments by syncing with google.
But I can't check my email, facebook or the news, or other websites.
This means it is not distracting, but I have the really useful bits from a smart phone.
The only problem is battery life, and the fact that sometimes it needs to talk to a synced device (I use my zte projector -the os thinks its a phone)
- alistairSH 8y agoHow does that work for cellular plans? Are you in the US? In the US, most carriers won't enable a portable without a linked phone. And you pay an extra monthly fee for the portable ($15-$20, I think).
- samwalrus 8y agoI am in the uk, I just have a normal sim in the watch which I pay £10 a month for.
- alistairSH 8y agoSometimes I hate the US. ;) We pay somewhere on the order of $40/month for a smartphone plan. And if we add a watch, that's another $10-$20/month. No option to use just a wearable.
- germinalphrase 8y agoMoving toward a watch/headphones combo would be an attractive phone alternative to me. I would need to really sit down and weigh out the benefits/loses compared to keeping a phone vs going whole hog and disconnecting completely though.