[samwalrus]

I now only use a huawei watch 2 with LTE as my only phone. I do not pair it with a smart phone.

It allows me to use google maps, call an uber and see my upcoming appointments by syncing with google.

But I can't check my email, facebook or the news, or other websites.

This means it is not distracting, but I have the really useful bits from a smart phone.

The only problem is battery life, and the fact that sometimes it needs to talk to a synced device (I use my zte projector -the os thinks its a phone)

[germinalphrase]

Moving toward a watch/headphones combo would be an attractive phone alternative to me. I would need to really sit down and weigh out the benefits/loses compared to keeping a phone vs going whole hog and disconnecting completely though.

[alistairSH]

How does that work for cellular plans? Are you in the US?

In the US, most carriers won't enable a portable without a linked phone. And you pay an extra monthly fee for the portable ($15-$20, I think).

[samwalrus]

I am in the uk, I just have a normal sim in the watch which I pay £10 a month for.

[alistairSH]

Sometimes I hate the US. ;)

We pay somewhere on the order of $40/month for a smartphone plan. And if we add a watch, that's another $10-$20/month.

No option to use just a wearable.