From PC World: Samsung has managed to get the support of all four major U.S. carriers for its Gear S smartwatch, but watch out for that fine print.
Unlike Samsung's previous smartwatches, the Gear S has 3G and cellular connectivity built in, so it can make voice calls, send text messages and connect to the Internet without being tethered to a smartphone over Bluetooth. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless will all support the watch when it launches this fall, Samsung said in a press release.
When Samsung announced the Gear S earlier this month, it didn't give any details on how carrier support would work, but the fine print in an AT&T press release gives a clue of what to expect:
“Compatible Samsung smartphone (sold separately) must be on and connected to AT&T data network for SMS/MMS and 3rd party app notifications to be routed from AT&T smartphone to Gear S when Bluetooth connection is unavailable.”
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