Anyone have a recommendation for sending sms messages over wifi?
TIA.
google voice seems to work well for me
That is what I use also. Google Voice. Kind of fun texting my daughters with this big thing..
+1 gv.. it's all i use on my tab, and my phone.. and my wifes phone..
+1 google voice.
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How are you guys achieving this? I have GV installed and signed in with my cell number. That's as far as I can figure it out. Please help! I'd love to be able to text from this tablet. Thanks in advance.
search reveals this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858876
aaron19953 said:
search reveals this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=858876
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Yeah. I've posted in that thread asking the same question, but got no reply.
jpmi23 said:
Yeah. I've posted in that thread asking the same question, but got no reply.
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well crap, i think i replied in the wrong thread.. doohhh.. hahaha
anywho, go to your contacts, click on their pic you should see a slew of icons, one of which should be a google voice bubble (a bubble with a phone in it) click on it, and then pick which number you'd like to send a text to .. It may ask you which program you'd like to use, but i can't remember..
I can't speak for everyone else, but I had an update for GV in the market and after the update I went thru login process and SMS worked
aaron19953 said:
well crap, i think i replied in the wrong thread.. doohhh.. hahaha
anywho, go to your contacts, click on their pic you should see a slew of icons, one of which should be a google voice bubble (a bubble with a phone in it) click on it, and then pick which number you'd like to send a text to .. It may ask you which program you'd like to use, but i can't remember..
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Bummer. I don't see that icon on any of my contacts. Poop.
I'll try installing it again tonight. I'm going to flash Vegan B3... I think. Running TnT 2.2 now. Maybe it's an issue with that ROM.
Re-install for success
I was having no success with GV and then I went on the app market and install it from there and now I can send SMS messages from my Google Voice account. Running TnT-Lite 2.2.1
I posted this problem as well on the voice thread on general theme.
I installed .3 google voice. I got to the final set up screen where it wants to verify my phone number. When I hit next, it says "We have a problem, your phone number could not be verified. please try again"
When it asked for my user name and password, I put in the email address and pass word that is linked to google account that I set up google voice with (it is not a gmail account, but a yahoo email address) I can access it fine from google.com/voice by putting in those same credentials, but when i go through setup on the tablet and it comes to the part about verifying the phone number, I get the we have a problem screen
What can I do different?
Thanks
insight3fl said:
I posted this problem as well on the voice thread on general theme.
I installed .3 google voice. I got to the final set up screen where it wants to verify my phone number. When I hit next, it says "We have a problem, your phone number could not be verified. please try again"
When it asked for my user name and password, I put in the email address and pass word that is linked to google account that I set up google voice with (it is not a gmail account, but a yahoo email address) I can access it fine from google.com/voice by putting in those same credentials, but when i go through setup on the tablet and it comes to the part about verifying the phone number, I get the we have a problem screen
What can I do different?
Thanks
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Just update Google voice from the market. The new one just works now without having to replace the old with 0.3 and all that.
Sprdtyf350 said:
Just update Google voice from the market. The new one just works now without having to replace the old with 0.3 and all that.
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I originally tried the one from market and it FC each time I tried to run it. I removed it with the remove applications removal tool in settings and installed this otherone. It loads, opens and allows me to put in my email address and password associated with my only google voice account, but it stops on the phone number verification process.
Thanks for your help
EDIT: Just tried again to install from market. This time when it gets to verify phone number, instead of the error popping up, it gives me a FC... the same as when I tried it before.
Try signing up for google voice on a pc or via the web first. Use any phone number that you have access to immediately to verify the number then simply install google voice from the market. It should just work. Skip the part about cell phone voicemail if asked.
Still no luck on my end. I un-installed the update (in settings), then wiped and un-installed via Titanium Backup, then rebooted. After boot I downloaded and installed from the market. Went through the setup process. Rebooted again. Still no option to SMS when I click on a contact picture. Ideas?
anjenaire said:
Anyone have a recommendation for sending sms messages over wifi?
TIA.
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I've been using textPlus. Works pretty good!
Can you get to the google voice inbox? If so, press menu and select compose. start typing the name and then pick the persons name and cell and send txt that way. If you can't get the inbox then you have some other problem.
Do you have the google voice configured with a mobile number? Maybe that is it.
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Can you get to the google voice inbox? If so, press menu and select compose. start typing the name and then pick the persons name and cell and send txt that way. If you can't get the inbox then you have some other problem.
Do you have the google voice configured with a mobile number? Maybe that is it.
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I'm in the inbox. In menu, all I see is Refresh, Labels, Balance, Search, Settings, and Help.
Also, it is build number: 0.4.2.13, if that matters.
And additionally, I just flashed Vegan b3, if that matters.
After installing Hyperdrive Note 3 on my phone, everything has worked except for 1 issue. I am unable to check my voicemail. After I downloaded the AT&T voicemail App, it asks me to call my voicemail, which I get this recorded message "Hi Scott, Scott is unavailable to come to the phone right now, please leave a message after the beep." This is on my own mobile phone. Even if I just call my voicemail, I get the same message. I have no idea what to do.
Did you install Google voice?
Open settings-device-call, and scroll down to voicemail. Make sure it says "my carrier" and not Google voice. Also check the number stored there.
440bro said:
Did you install Google voice?
Open settings-device-call, and scroll down to voicemail. Make sure it says "my carrier" and not Google voice. Also check the number stored there.
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Yeah, I managed to fix it, so thanks.
Hey Guys,
Has anyone managed to get Google Voice to work on the S5? On every other phone that I've had, and it's been a lot in the last year, I always just install the app, run through configuration and it's fine. On the S5, I simply can't get it to work.
I only use Google Voice for my voicemails. I don't make or receive calls with my Google Voice number. Every time I run through the setup it gives me an error and then says if I want to change providers or something like that. If I hit yes, it fails. If I hit no, my Google Voice voicemail doesn't work.
Any ideas? I went to the Google Voice website and deleted my phone and added it again with no success. What is going wrong?
Thanks!
WizeGuyDezignz said:
Hey Guys,
Has anyone managed to get Google Voice to work on the S5? On every other phone that I've had, and it's been a lot in the last year, I always just install the app, run through configuration and it's fine. On the S5, I simply can't get it to work.
I only use Google Voice for my voicemails. I don't make or receive calls with my Google Voice number. Every time I run through the setup it gives me an error and then says if I want to change providers or something like that. If I hit yes, it fails. If I hit no, my Google Voice voicemail doesn't work.
Any ideas? I went to the Google Voice website and deleted my phone and added it again with no success. What is going wrong?
Thanks!
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you probably need to re-forward VM to GV. My S5 kept giving me an error when I tired to do it via the app, so I manually forwarded to my GV# via..
*004*xxx-xxx-xxxx# (where xxx-xxx-xxxx is your Google Voice phone number) then Press Call
PS: I'm not certain if you need to, but I set up my AT&T voicemail before I forwarded to GV,
I guess I got lucky -- I ran through the GV setup via the app and it worked perfectly the first time. I kept having issues when trying to set it up on my mothers S4...had to eventually reboot her phone and change it manually in settings. For my S5, it worked fine the first run through.
I also set up AT&T visual voicemail before GV. I did this just to double-check if my old voicemails were still there.
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you probably need to re-forward VM to GV. My S5 kept giving me an error when I tired to do it via the app, so I manually forwarded to my GV# via..
*004*xxx-xxx-xxxx# (where xxx-xxx-xxxx is your Google Voice phone number) then Press Call
PS: I'm not certain if you need to, but I set up my AT&T voicemail before I forwarded to GV,
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That worked like a charm, thank you!
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Curious if anyone is using Google Voice as their primary voicemail on Verizon? On my S6 Edge I have a Google Voice account and a GV phone number but only calls going to my GV phone number use GV Voicemail. Can I convert to use GV for all my voicemail, including my Verizon phone number? Seems every time I've had a new device and installed Google Voice it asks if I want to use it for my primary VM and when I say yes it says something about Verizon being evil (who didn't know that) and I've never gotten any further.....
Any advice appreciated.
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Any advice appreciated.
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Yes, I'm using without any issue. Been using it for years since my S3 days.
Set up or remove Google voicemail
i had so many issues getting it right on the S6 that after years of using it i just setup Verizons Voicemail
I moved away from GV on my S6E because I found I liked VVM better. GV's voicemail to text kind of sucked and I always had to listen to my messages anyway. Sorry - getting off topic. I'm sure you know this but just in case:
To Activate Google Voice:
Follow these steps to have your mobile phone use Google Voice for voicemail instead of your carrier's voicemail. You can always go back to using your carrier's voicemail later if you want, by entering another code. Learn more here.
Enter the following exactly as written, as if you are dialing someone:
*71-[your Google Voice number]
Press "Send" or "Call" on your phone to dial that number. The phone will appear to make a call and then hang up. When that is completed, you are done!
To Deactivate Google Voice:
Dial *73 and press Send.
Anyone else buy one? I got one last Friday (2/10/17) from AT&T and have noticed that most android wear apps aren't compatible yet. Anyone have any app suggestions?
Hey, got mine Monday via the play store. I'm just learning the device. Love it so far, but has a pretty good learning curve as I have not been using android wear since the OG Moto 360
Would love to find an extra charger (WCD-H100) to keep at my office... does anyone know of where to get one?
Got mine Saturday at an AT&t store. Went in to get the LG v20 and the sales rep brought it out. Said they got it that day. I wasn't planning on replacing my G watch, but when he checked to see if there were any deals, I could not pass it up for $50. I haven't found any accessories yet. I am also very happy with it so far. i just really want a screen protector.
Does anyone know where I can get the LG Watch Sport with international shipping?
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Would love to find an extra charger (WCD-H100) to keep at my office... does anyone know of where to get one?
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Same here . Looking for a spare charger
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Anyone else buy one? I got one last Friday (2/10/17) from AT&T and have noticed that most android wear apps aren't compatible yet. Anyone have any app suggestions?
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Took me awhile to figure out you have to install the watch apps from the playstore app on the watch - they no longer auto-install on the watch when you install the app on your phone.
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I am not getting text message notification cards on my watch. I get the message notification tone (I have installed feel the wear) but I don't see an actual notification card on the watch. Any ideas? Email notification cards and pretty much all the others work just fine.
I ordered mine in store from Verizon last Monday. Website says it doesn't ship until 3/16
I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
TheFuzz said:
I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
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I have to agree. Got my tmo cloned sim on wednesday and its been great. My only regret is I think i should've went with the blue. The gray is lighter than what it appeared in the press shots
NFC tag discovery?
Was just wondering if this new watch has the nfc tag discovery function. Can it read NFC tags for non-payment purposes?
So, got my watch yesterday, and wanna make a declaration for AT&T users with the Pixel from Google. Number sync WILL NOT work. They will not enable (AT&T) VoLTE for this feature to work, and blame Google for not releasing specific configuration items or to provision the VoLTE package for AT&T. As a workaround, I am using Google Voice. I ported my at&t number for the Pixel and setup forwarding to the watch. Crude, but so far its working. Calling out does not work, since GV wont install on the watch. Any ideas? (Obv when I call out, it shows the watch number and not my main)
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vywwong said:
Was just wondering if this new watch has the nfc tag discovery function. Can it read NFC tags for non-payment purposes?
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Yes, NFC will work like any other. It just has all the necessary prerequisites as well, to be eligible for Android Pay.
Stramondroid said:
As a workaround, I am using Google Voice. I ported my at&t number for the Pixel and setup forwarding to the watch. Crude, but so far its working. Calling out does not work, since GV wont install on the watch. Any ideas? (Obv when I call out, it shows the watch number and not my main)
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I have AT&T and choose to use Google Voice because its better than NumberSync. Besides being both carrier and device agnostic, its more powerful, more reliable and gives us greater control over our number.
I have a Gear S3, but the process for preserving your GV caller ID is the same for any device not running Android or iOS. It's a hassle to setup, because the work that's done automatically by the GV app needs to be manually setup.
GV assigns each number in your contact list an alias number. Calls or texts placed to that number (from any device associated with your GV account) will show your GV ID. These numbers need to be saved on your device and used instead of their real number.
The first step is to capture the alias numbers. Check your messaging app, they may be displayed in your texts to the contacts. Some phones (ie. LG Stylo 2) briefly display the alias number while dialing a contact. Once captured, the number needs to be added to the contact's profile. After this is synced with your Google account, its available on any device that can access your account. I went through this process a few years ago when using a dumb phone, so when I got my watch, the contacts alias (and regular) numbers were automatically loaded on it. When using the watch, I tap on the contact and select the alias number when placing calls or texts. No one knows my watch number (or my cell phone number), only my GV number.
Now that you’ve ported your number to GV, there are two ways to handle texts. Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts. If your collection of devices includes a tablet or a computer, using Hangouts will allow messages (and call history and voicemail) to be seen on those devices as well.
Long post, but I hope it helps.
T-Mo sim card
TheFuzz said:
I've had the watch since the Monday after it launched and was initially not overly impressed. That all changed once I got my T-Mobile digits cloned sim card.
I now have a true stand alone communications device on my wrist. I actually leave my phone often times and use my watch with headphones to make/receive calls. Texting, calls, music, workout monitor, this thing is the absolute bomb! Speech to text on the watch is amazing, fast and accurate. The sound on headphones is not as good as my V20 but I'll accept the sacrifice.
Two gripes; the operating system reminds me of OG IOS. In other words, you have to go back to home to move between apps. A recents button would be huge! 2nd, the battery life is less than desired. I can't get a day out of it with cell service running even with Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and GPS off. The build quality on the other hand is top notch!
All in all, this thing is the epitome of a wearable!
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Can you tell me more about the T-Mo digits cloned sim card, i.e., cost, where I get it? I've heard it's the least expensive option (does AT&T charge $16 for the plan + fees and taxes?). Thanks!
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afblangley said:
I have AT&T and choose to use Google Voice because its better than NumberSync. Besides being both carrier and device agnostic, its more powerful, more reliable and gives us greater control over our number.
I have a Gear S3, but the process for preserving your GV caller ID is the same for any device not running Android or iOS. It's a hassle to setup, because the work that's done automatically by the GV app needs to be manually setup.
GV assigns each number in your contact list an alias number. Calls or texts placed to that number (from any device associated with your GV account) will show your GV ID. These numbers need to be saved on your device and used instead of their real number.
The first step is to capture the alias numbers. Check your messaging app, they may be displayed in your texts to the contacts. Some phones (ie. LG Stylo 2) briefly display the alias number while dialing a contact. Once captured, the number needs to be added to the contact's profile. After this is synced with your Google account, its available on any device that can access your account. I went through this process a few years ago when using a dumb phone, so when I got my watch, the contacts alias (and regular) numbers were automatically loaded on it. When using the watch, I tap on the contact and select the alias number when placing calls or texts. No one knows my watch number (or my cell phone number), only my GV number.
Now that you’ve ported your number to GV, there are two ways to handle texts. Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts. If your collection of devices includes a tablet or a computer, using Hangouts will allow messages (and call history and voicemail) to be seen on those devices as well.
Long post, but I hope it helps.
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Can you provide more clarity on the use of GV? Have you tried it with the LGWS or just the G3? I use my GV # for all of my phones and want to use it for the LGWS. Are you saying that I have to capture the alias # for every contacts #? What about #'s that aren't in my contacts? If I add the LGWS phone # to my GV account (just like I did for my office and mobile phones), won't that take care of the issue?
As for texting, you say "Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts." It sounds like Hangouts will allow text messaging through GV thereby showing the GV #. Correct?
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1. Outlook Exchange for email, calendar, and contacts (and be able to see all of these on the watch).
2. Google Voice for calling and messaging.
3. Will receive notifications of calls, text messages, emails, calendar alerts.
Thanks!
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Can you provide more clarity on the use of GV? Have you tried it with the LGWS or just the G3? I use my GV # for all of my phones and want to use it for the LGWS. Are you saying that I have to capture the alias # for every contacts #? What about #'s that aren't in my contacts? If I add the LGWS phone # to my GV account (just like I did for my office and mobile phones), won't that take care of the issue?
As for texting, you say "Using the messaging app associated with the devices (via call forwarding) or using Hangouts." It sounds like Hangouts will allow text messaging through GV thereby showing the GV #. Correct?
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My GV number is the only number that I know, carrier assigned numbers are meaningless. So I understand where you're coming from. I'm not a tech head so I can't explain it any better than to say the GV app is basically a script. When you select a contact's number, the GV app steps in and dials the assigned alias number for that contact. Ditto with messaging, if the GV app isn't configured properly (to use your native messaging app), your carrier number will be revealed.
On devices that don't have a GV app, it must be done manually. Unless there's a GV app for Android Wear or the AW version of Hangouts can make calls, the process will be the same. I've never laid hands on the LG watch, so I can't speak specifically about it. Since very few folks have the Sport, it might be helpful to post on the LG U2 forum, should be a couple of GV users there.
The manual process sounds more tedious than it actually is. Realize that it only applies to communications that: 1) you initiate and 2) from the watch and 3) in standalone mode. All incoming calls and texts can be received and replied to without the alias number. When the watch is connected via BT, its basically a remote control, outgoing calls go through the phone, so the GV app is used. Texting is a bit more complicated. There is no Hangouts app for Tizen, so you can reply but not initiate. Texts can be placed with the Tizen messaging app, but again, if the alias number isn't used, the watch number will be revealed.
When its filtered down, out of the few hundred contacts you may have listed in your Google account, there are probably only a couple of dozen numbers that you need to capture. The first time you dial a new number on a phone associated with your GV account, the GV app creates an alias number, even if you don't create a new contact. This will need to be manually captured for the watch if future use is desired.
I am happy with the S3 but would switch to AW, if/when it has better integration with GV and better standalone capability than the S3. I don't believe it does at this time. Please let me know if you discover otherwise.
Getting a handle on this
afblangley said:
My GV number is the only number that I know, carrier assigned numbers are meaningless. So I understand where you're coming from. I'm not a tech head so I can't explain it any better than to say the GV app is basically a script. When you select a contact's number, the GV app steps in and dials the assigned alias number for that contact. Ditto with messaging, if the GV app isn't configured properly (to use your native messaging app), your carrier number will be revealed.
On devices that don't have a GV app, it must be done manually. Unless there's a GV app for Android Wear or the AW version of Hangouts can make calls, the process will be the same. I've never laid hands on the LG watch, so I can't speak specifically about it. Since very few folks have the Sport, it might be helpful to post on the LG U2 forum, should be a couple of GV users there.
The manual process sounds more tedious than it actually is. Realize that it only applies to communications that: 1) you initiate and 2) from the watch and 3) in standalone mode. All incoming calls and texts can be received and replied to without the alias number. When the watch is connected via BT, its basically a remote control, outgoing calls go through the phone, so the GV app is used. Texting is a bit more complicated. There is no Hangouts app for Tizen, so you can reply but not initiate. Texts can be placed with the Tizen messaging app, but again, if the alias number isn't used, the watch number will be revealed.
When its filtered down, out of the few hundred contacts you may have listed in your Google account, there are probably only a couple of dozen numbers that you need to capture. The first time you dial a new number on a phone associated with your GV account, the GV app creates an alias number, even if you don't create a new contact. This will need to be manually captured for the watch if future use is desired.
I am happy with the S3 but would switch to AW, if/when it has better integration with GV and better standalone capability than the S3. I don't believe it does at this time. Please let me know if you discover otherwise.
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Thanks for the clarification. I'm no techie either! Can you explain what you mean by alias #? And how do you manually capture it?
Much appreciated.
drjim said:
Thanks for the clarification. I'm no techie either! Can you explain what you mean by alias #? And how do you manually capture it?
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Though not specific to smartwatches, here's a thread on XDA that discusses this topic in detail. Some folks call it a shadow number.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...p-Now-I-need-a-data-connection-to-make-a-call
Does anybody know if the AT T model is locked? (sorry for bad english)
ymy07 said:
Does anybody know if the AT T model is locked? (sorry for bad english)
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Locked or unlocked is irrelevant because it has an embedded SIM. No one has reported being able to get another provider to program it, even if on the same network. For example, no has been able to put the AT&T version on Cricket. Or use the T-Mobile version on MetroPCS.
Doesn't the AT&T and Google Play Versions just have a Nano Sim card slot?
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Locked or unlocked is irrelevant because it has an embedded SIM. No one has reported being able to get another provider to program it, even if on the same network. For example, no has been able to put the AT&T version on Cricket. Or use the T-Mobile version on MetroPCS.
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It does not have an embedded SIM. It has a nano sim and the one of Google Store is unlocked. There are many posts on the internet about using other carriers (TMO, Project Fi) with it. Google is your friend.
https://9to5google.com/2017/02/13/h...into-the-lg-watch-sport-video-android-basics/