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Re: Watch4 LTE - no texts
thank you for that feedback. I returned mine. It seemed to complicate and to compromise the functionality of the phone itself. I think the hookup (between watch and phone) is also non-functional on 5G from some of the other comments. So it is an expensive toy reaching for a use. since I grew up reading Dick Tracy in the newspaper comics section, a Dick Tracy wrist radio still is an intriguing idea, but not there just yet.26Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: How to Activate Samsung watch LTE
@kronikole@magenta10419802 and other trusty and intrepid explorers going where no man (or woman) has gone before. I love reading these stories and realizing it's not just me. The way the forum is set up also leaves a lot to be desired. T-mo, you could do better than this. We are all relying on your good will as we ferret our way through this system of lack of proper signage, documentation, and software. This thread is over 3 years old, but I hate to say it , still relevant. Today is Oct.1, 2021. I thank God I did not have to go through what most of you had to do. But it is still very far from seamless and intuitive. You do not need the 'Digits' app. You need the Samsung Wearables app and then another Samsung app piece of software for the SS watch 4, which is comparable to the latest Apple watch coming out later this month or so. The t-mo documentation at this point is better. But I do not think every step is totally spelled out. I am assuming the SSwatch 4 device should be able to communicate with any/every other device of any brand as long as they are all connected to the internet in some way. The watch functions as kind of an access point to one of your phones and uses it as a base. The watch is not a standalone device which is not made clear by anyone. Its number is never used, but is like a number assigned to a hotspot device, used as an indentifier in their system, as far as I can tell. You do most everything from your mobile phone with/thru the Samsung Wearables App. Your phone must 'find' and 'recognize' the watch first, and then you can jig with the settings, AND it is much easier to do that on your phone, not on the tiny format of the watch. I may be crazy, but I keep two phones going, and having or being able to leave one at home (as a backup and a spare) and just use the watch would seem to offer some utility, but I wish someone along the way had properly explained how this all worked. I am going to play with this thing for a couple of more days before I decide to return it. thanks for the use of the hall.21Visto1like0ComentariosRe: Watch4 LTE - no texts
I had the deluded idea that the watch was a standalone device, but it seems directly dependent on the phone. It is not clear in my mind if it is entirely dependent on bluetooth and proximity to the phone or not. Or if the phone itself needs to be left "on" if you leave it at home. If it can receive an 4G LTE signal, connect with the network, then piggyback on its connection to the phone, then it could be a useful device. Mostly it seems from what I have read in reviews in various places, parents want the watches to keep track of their kids. I am deciding whether to keep the SS watch 4 I just received.29Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: I am about to give up on TMobil
@tmo_mike_c@formercanuck@fireguy_6364 I still maintain it is a trust issue. They do not want us to know. They are following Google's arrogance and deciding what they want to decide. I cannot believe they do not know exactly what is going on with their network: where their subscribers are, what the traffic is, what the signal strengths and speeds are. Sometimes a rep will tell you if there is a problem going on with a local tower, but I think they themselves cannot see it. If they crowdsourced all that data, they would know exactly where new towers were needed. I regularly test speed using several different apps (speedof.me, Network Sell Info Lite, Open Signal, and Speedtest) . Usually it is under 10 Mbps. If I visit an urban area, it is usually much better than my semi-rural area. If they wanted to be transparent and their customers to be educated, they would not be so secretive about their network. I do think they are making a concerted push to be number 1, and they may not want their two competitors to know the real extent of their coverage, either. At least that is what I hope, and that one day I will wake up to a consistent 20 Mbps signal. They have made a lot of progress in the last year. I am still betting on them, for what it is worth. I just wish they would treat us in a more open-handed way.6Visto1like0ComentariosRe: I am about to give up on TMobil
The elemental problem is that they lie. Most of you know that. If they really wanted to be transparent, at least there would be a constant in the equation. When everything is variables, you cannot solve the equation. My service is fubar. T-mo could help a lot if they provided an app of some sort so we could accurately monitor and report back the true signal, but I think they are afraid to do that AND they do not trust us, or themselves. Everything in this world works on trust. You cannot do real business unless you have a trust relationship with your partners. Unfortunately, as much as we would like to trust t-mo, they have consciously decided it is more expedient to lie. We know it is a very (extremely) complicated network. America is failing right now all over the place, but it cannot see it. It comes from the top down. "Promise her anything, but give her Arpegge"9Visto1like0ComentariosRe: Why is my mobile hotspot so much slower than my regular data connection?
@Thaddeus , And of all of us: thanks for that. The biggest value these forums have is hearing the first-hand experiences of others, so much appreciation for your contribution. But very sorry to hear that. They should not be pissing on our backs and calling it rain. When Starlink (elon musk) comes to town, global internet will kick all three telcos out of their complacency. Several things come to mind….. #1- does corporate realize that many of their best clients understand what they are doing ? #2- or do they think they can follow the business model of comcast,(promise them anything but give them Arpegge) and still succeed? #3- what generates customer loyalty is mutual respect, trust, and consideration. If the customer does not feel that the company is being honest or giving them a square deal, they will look elsewhere…. #4- it is in the interest of t-mo to tell us EXACTLY what they are doing…(obviously not the case in Thaddeus's and many others situation). If they always lie about the status of their network, then people will not be inclined to stay with them. On the other hand, if they leveled with us, then I would rather stick with them and watch them become the Number One Telco in America. They are doing a number of great things which could change or "disrupt" their industry. In truth, 5G will take a while. It is a highly complicated bit of kit. I just think most customers would welcome a little more honesty. But we should remember that t-mo is a German company, and we are just the rubes in their global marketing strategy. C'mon Elon.13Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: Why is my mobile hotspot so much slower than my regular data connection?
@bardo, and others….I’m relatively new to T-mo and have 4 lines going at the moment, and considering buying a hotspot (inseego) with the $50 a month plan, but after reading a bunch of comments on this forum, I am recalibrating. perhaps they do not realize how much their customers would appreciate a little more transparency…personally I would rather know what to expect, and to feel they were being consistent...I would prefer to give my little bit of business to a company that shows a modicum of respect. .I guess it depends on Corporate to decide if their policies are working for them….Look at Comcast, they treat their customers like you know what, and they have only grown over the years...IDK, seems like a very short-sighted policy to me...16Visto0likes0ComentariosRe: Why is tmobile the only phone service blocking premium text?
thank you, Syaoran, for providing such a cogent answer. and there i was, thinking the worse again, without having any real knowledge, so I remain a dull blade. and a dull blade is dangerous. restricting short codes is certainly a good thing then...T-mo prob does quite a few things right...I'm just aggravated in general,,,I think their website is clunky and unintuitive, as is the structure of this forum. But I come from the typewriter age and one black phone in the house era.(and Roman numerals)... Our current era demands a rugged self-reliance, a willingness to be learning all the time, and does seem to me to have too many variables, too many moving parts. also did I mention I am simple minded, or it might be that everything around us seems to be getting vastly more complicated a lot faster than I can handle. I have high hopes for T-mo. They seem to be doing a lot of the right things, but I wish they would be more transparent, maybe provide more tutorials. Really appreciate your expertise and your kindness in giving so many excellent answers and sharing your knowledge with the community. It helps a lot. thanks again….44Visto2likes0Comentarios