GSM Wristwatch Phone to be sold

GadgetKen · **GSM Wristwatch Phone to be sold -** 20-03-2007, 03:38

I always thought a wristwatch cellphone was just a Dick Tracy cartoon idea, or a prototype that would never make it to market, but apparently a company in Australia is actually going to be releasing a bluetooth enabled triband gsm watch phone very soon, with more models to come. Check this site out: http://www.mymobilewatch.com

It's cute, but a bit on the expensive side. Still, it's an incredible feat of engineering to make a workable phone this small. Hope they do well.

Wrist watch phones that make it to market are a rare event. There was a Japanese Wristomo watch that worked on their proprietary handyphone system. There also was a bulky watchphone made a while back in China. Also some bluetooth enabled watches have been made, but that's different from making an actual watchphone.

PhotoJim · 20-03-2007, 14:39

The shopping cart is down right now, so I can't tell how much it is. How much is it?

I see a GSM 850/1900 version is coming but even the 900/1800/1900 tempts me a bit.

GSM 1900 coverage here in Canada is reasonable. There are no sites here that are GSM 850 only.

GadgetKen · 20-03-2007, 16:58

The price on their website is $649 Australian which based on http://www.xe.com/ucc would be about $605 Canadian or $520 US. Kind of expensive but I think it's appropriate for what it costs to build an ultra-mini phone like this. Closest distributors to North America look like one in the US, and one in the Dominican Republic. Due to the high cost, would caution you should probably check to make sure it's in stock and ready to ship before you give them (or one of their distributors) a credit card number.

GadgetKen · 06-04-2007, 20:24

They just updated their website. While the M300 model was apparently a 900/1800/1900 triband, the fancier M500 model is apparently quad band. No price listed for the M500, it probably falls under the category of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." Still it's amazing they can build a quad band phone with a touch screen keypad, bluetooth, a PDA organizer, and an MP3 player into a wristwatch that weighs 60 grams

GadgetKen · 28-08-2007, 16:12

Apparently CECT of China is rushing a competing watchphone (in choice of colors) to market before SMS(who has repeatedly delayed release of their phone). Both are scheduled for release in early September:

http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...78&newsLang=en

No word on the price of the CECT W100 or whether it's dual, tri or quad band gsm (if it's made only for the domestic Mainland China market, it may be only dual band). They even managed to squeeze in a camera. If it turns out it's a triband or quadband phone that's not too expensive, I might try ordering one through ebay and pretend I'm Dick Tracy

GadgetKen · 14-12-2007, 01:55

Just ordered a CECT M800 wristwatch phone on ebay yesterday(with postage and insurance added in it came out to US$157).

Link to a short review of it and a picture:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobil...et-71095.shtml

Doesn't have a camera, but it only weighs 70 grams, has an MP3 and video player, bluetooth, a touchscreen triband 900/1800/1900 GSM phone (only the last frequency band will work in North America), and oh yes, it does tell the time.

Dealer is located in Hong Kong, so it may not show up in my mailbox for a while. Can't wait to try it with different sims and see how it works in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Granted this is an oversized watch phone toy, but it should be a lot of fun to play with. I'll report on how it works when I get it.

ygeffens · 14-12-2007, 09:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by GadgetKen

Just ordered a CECT M800 wristwatch phone on ebay yesterday(with postage and insurance added in it came out to US$157).

It lacks a dual sim option

GadgetKen · 15-12-2007, 02:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ygeffens

It lacks a dual sim option

LOL, I'm not sure they could fit another sim card in something that small

GadgetKen · 28-12-2007, 20:30

The deal extreme offer looks fair...article I saw had a suggested retail of $150, and you would expect a little more to cover their shipping cost.

Warning from mycellwatch.com forums is that you don't want to put any of these phones in flight mode (mobile phone off but everything else works) if it has a software version before mid-November because they may freeze up due to a software error. Apparently they rushed the first phones to market before they were thoroughly tested. Mine is OK, it has a Nov 17th software date. Can be checked with *#8375# code on phone.

I tried a T-Mobile USA reseller prepaid sim chip called Tuyo in it. Activated fine, and I set up the voicemail and tweaked the GPRS/GSM settings so I could access their website store in the browser (ringtones, wallpapers, etc.). Wow, that's an incredibly small screen for looking at the web!

cyberbillp · **M800 -** 01-03-2008, 16:37

Gadget Ken, I can't get wap or DUN working on my M800 using T-Mobile.

I used an APN of internet2.voicestream.com and also tried wap.myvoicestream.com. Couldn't get the browser to work at all. Also, I can't figure out how to turn DUN on, though it's listed as a protocol. Do you have any advice?

When I set GPRS to Always On, I do get a "G" on the front page of the watch.

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	GSM Wristwatch Phone to be sold - 20-03-2007, 03:38 I always thought a wristwatch cellphone was just a Dick Tracy cartoon idea, or a prototype that would never make it to market, but apparently a company in Australia is actually going to be releasing a bluetooth enabled triband gsm watch phone very soon, with more models to come. Check this site out: http://www.mymobilewatch.com It's cute, but a bit on the expensive side. Still, it's an incredible feat of engineering to make a workable phone this small. Hope they do well. Wrist watch phones that make it to market are a rare event. There was a Japanese Wristomo watch that worked on their proprietary handyphone system. There also was a bulky watchphone made a while back in China. Also some bluetooth enabled watches have been made, but that's different from making an actual watchphone. Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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PhotoJim (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 389 Join Date: 10 Dec 2006 Location: Regina, SK, CA Country:	20-03-2007, 14:39 The shopping cart is down right now, so I can't tell how much it is. How much is it? I see a GSM 850/1900 version is coming but even the 900/1800/1900 tempts me a bit. GSM 1900 coverage here in Canada is reasonable. There are no sites here that are GSM 850 only. CA: SaskTel, Wind postpaid; Rogers, Bell postpaid iPad flex plans; US: T-Mobile postpaid data, prepaid voice; PureTalk (AT&T MVNO) prepaid voice/data; AT&T prepaid iPad plan Hardware: Too much but notably iPhone 5, iPad Mini Retina LTE, Moto G LTE (N.A. version), iPhone 4. All unlocked.

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	20-03-2007, 16:58 The price on their website is $649 Australian which based on http://www.xe.com/ucc would be about $605 Canadian or $520 US. Kind of expensive but I think it's appropriate for what it costs to build an ultra-mini phone like this. Closest distributors to North America look like one in the US, and one in the Dominican Republic. Due to the high cost, would caution you should probably check to make sure it's in stock and ready to ship before you give them (or one of their distributors) a credit card number. Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	06-04-2007, 20:24 They just updated their website. While the M300 model was apparently a 900/1800/1900 triband, the fancier M500 model is apparently quad band. No price listed for the M500, it probably falls under the category of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it." Still it's amazing they can build a quad band phone with a touch screen keypad, bluetooth, a PDA organizer, and an MP3 player into a wristwatch that weighs 60 grams Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	28-08-2007, 16:12 Apparently CECT of China is rushing a competing watchphone (in choice of colors) to market before SMS(who has repeatedly delayed release of their phone). Both are scheduled for release in early September: http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...78&newsLang=en No word on the price of the CECT W100 or whether it's dual, tri or quad band gsm (if it's made only for the domestic Mainland China market, it may be only dual band). They even managed to squeeze in a camera. If it turns out it's a triband or quadband phone that's not too expensive, I might try ordering one through ebay and pretend I'm Dick Tracy Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	14-12-2007, 01:55 Just ordered a CECT M800 wristwatch phone on ebay yesterday(with postage and insurance added in it came out to US$157). Link to a short review of it and a picture: http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mobil...et-71095.shtml Doesn't have a camera, but it only weighs 70 grams, has an MP3 and video player, bluetooth, a touchscreen triband 900/1800/1900 GSM phone (only the last frequency band will work in North America), and oh yes, it does tell the time. Dealer is located in Hong Kong, so it may not show up in my mailbox for a while. Can't wait to try it with different sims and see how it works in the US, Canada, and the Caribbean. Granted this is an oversized watch phone toy, but it should be a lot of fun to play with. I'll report on how it works when I get it. Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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GadgetKen (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Expert Posts: 342 Join Date: 14 Dec 2004 Location: Connecticut, USA Country:	28-12-2007, 20:30 The deal extreme offer looks fair...article I saw had a suggested retail of $150, and you would expect a little more to cover their shipping cost. Warning from mycellwatch.com forums is that you don't want to put any of these phones in flight mode (mobile phone off but everything else works) if it has a software version before mid-November because they may freeze up due to a software error. Apparently they rushed the first phones to market before they were thoroughly tested. Mine is OK, it has a Nov 17th software date. Can be checked with *#8375# code on phone. I tried a T-Mobile USA reseller prepaid sim chip called Tuyo in it. Activated fine, and I set up the voicemail and tweaked the GPRS/GSM settings so I could access their website store in the browser (ringtones, wallpapers, etc.). Wow, that's an incredibly small screen for looking at the web! Phones/Wireless Devices: Doogee S90, Isatphone Pro, Amazon Kindle 3G, SkyRoam MiFi device, Karma MiFi device, AT&T Liberate MiFi device Sim Cards: T-Mobile (Mint), AT&T (Mifi device or Kindle), Koko Satphone: InMarSat Broadband US Wireless Data: AT&T postpaid, Sprint (Karma Mobility prepaid) Broadband International Data: SkyRoam VOIP: Skype

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cyberbillp (Offline) Junior Member Newbie Posts: 1 Join Date: 01 Mar 2008 Country:	M800 - 01-03-2008, 16:37 Gadget Ken, I can't get wap or DUN working on my M800 using T-Mobile. I used an APN of internet2.voicestream.com and also tried wap.myvoicestream.com. Couldn't get the browser to work at all. Also, I can't figure out how to turn DUN on, though it's listed as a protocol. Do you have any advice? When I set GPRS to Always On, I do get a "G" on the front page of the watch.