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Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch £167 on Amazon

  • 11-01-2020 8:42am
    #1
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭


    Fossil Men's Gen.5 Smartwatch with Stainless £167 on Amazon. I bought one a while ago mainly because I thought Google Pay works on Wear OS in Ireland - it doesn't :( My old Samsung was actually better. Wear OS is buggy and slow.


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  • #2
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    So is it a bargain or not? Sounds like you're advising to stay away


  • #3
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,104 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    digitaldr wrote: »
    Fossil Gen 5 smartwatch £167 on Amazon. I bought one a while ago mainly because I thought Google Pay works on Wear OS in Ireland - it doesn't :( My old Samsung was actually better. Wear OS is buggy and slow.

    How does Google pay not work ? Google pay works on my phone perfectly fine. What's the fault your having on wear OS


  • #4
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,104 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Also your link has it at 217 pound not 167


  • #5
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Try before you buy if possible or if you like Wear OS then go for it as it has the latest hardware.


  • #6
    bromley52
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    listermint wrote: »
    How does Google pay not work ? Google pay works on my phone perfectly fine. What's the fault your having on wear OS

    Google Pay on the Wear OS is not supported in Ireland. There are work arounds which last around 20min and have to be reapplied.


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  • #7
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,104 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    bromley52 wrote: »
    Google Pay on the Wear OS is not supported in Ireland. There are work arounds which last around 20min and have to be reapplied.

    Any more information on this.? First I've heard


  • #8
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Workarounds involve the use of a proxy so definitely not secure and apparently increase battery drain too. Link should be fixed now.


  • #9
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Google are rumoured to be buying fitbit so will probably abandon Wear OS altogether not that they're too committed to it anyway! Interestingly recently discovered that AIB support payment with select fitbits.


  • #10
    bromley52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,853 ✭✭✭bromley52


    listermint wrote: »
    Any more information on this.? First I've heard

    Read the link in my post. Its official Google info.

    I found this out 2 years ago and ended up going with a Garmin watch and Garmin Pay. It only supports KBC Bank and Revolut in Ireland.

    Fitbit Pay is another option and includes AIB as well as KBC and Revolut.

    As of 2 years ago when I last looked the work around on Google Pay Wear OS worked but was awkward, having to be reapplied every 20min.


  • #11
    Panda Killa
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,384 ✭✭✭Panda Killa


    Shows as £245 when I click on it


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  • #12
    bromley52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,853 ✭✭✭bromley52


    Panda Killa wrote: »
    Shows as £245 when I click on it

    It was definitely £167 about 45min ago.


  • #13
    digitaldr
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,513 ✭✭✭digitaldr


    Yeah price has gone back up alright. Was definitely £167 for a short while though.

    Screenshot-20200111-082251.jpg

    Chances are it'll drop again as they've been heavily discounting them in the states which is where I got mine.


  • #14
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    What's the point of geo restricting it?


  • #15
    Wynnie12
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭Wynnie12


    listermint wrote: »
    Any more information on this.? First I've heard

    VPN on phone to one of the servers of countries that support it also works


  • #16
    mrcheez
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,860 ✭✭✭✭mrcheez


    Google Pay works just fine on my Huawei watch. Dont need to carry phone with me either. Great stuff.


  • #17
    [Deleted User]
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    Google Pay works fine in Ireland via the Pay Enabler app. In reality it was a 'convenience' I never used because 99% of the time I have my phone on me anyway.


  • #18
    [Deleted User]
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    if it was even a bargain at £167 it's certainly not now at £245


  • #19
    Wheety
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,512 ✭✭✭Wheety


    Google Pay works on my Huawei Watch 2


  • #20
    listermint
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,104 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    I'm now confused on the Google pay thing now. I understand people have put up Google website for supported locations but frankly that doesn't always give up to date information. Now we've folks saying it works fine. Anyone with actual experience in no Huawei watches.


  • #21
    lawred2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,457 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    listermint wrote: »
    I'm now confused on the Google pay thing now. I understand people have put up Google website for supported locations but frankly that doesn't always give up to date information. Now we've folks saying it works fine. Anyone with actual experience in no Huawei watches.

    Makes no sense to me why for Wear OS Google would geo restrict Google pay to certain countries...


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  • #22
    griffdaddy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,417 ✭✭✭griffdaddy


    It worked fine at one point on my Huawei Watch 2 but then when I changed phone I had to start using pay enabler. It's definitely a bit hit and miss.


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