A:AnswerGPS is bluetooth only, so your phone will need to be close enough to "push" calls, texts, and notifications. LTE means you will need cellular service for the watch and it can operate as a stand alone piece of tech. Ex: My kid leaves her phone at home but can still use all features on her watch.
A:AnswerMy best advice to you is
1. Call more than once. Everytime you dish to someone you will learn something different
2. Ask as many questions as you need to, to make sure you are getting your monies worth
3. Purchase it and return it, if it doesn't do what you need and want it to do. I would!
A:AnswerNo you do not have to have service for it. I bought the LTE model just to have the option for service in the future. However it works well as a GPS model for now.
A:AnswerIf you order from Samsung, you can customize your watch band. I think it may bea little extra (maybe), but you can choose whatever band they have as the one you want to come with your watch.
A:AnswerThe only other thing I see is Geozilla-Find My Family app. When I select the watch that's what appear. When I select my phone it does show life 360 and something like Family link.
Once downloaded to the phone, can you add it to the watch? I'm not sure, but it's worth the try.
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