# Motorola Moto 360 wristwatch **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 3, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorola-moto-360-wristwatch/736498 "2015-11-03T05:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2015, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorola-moto-360-wristwatch/736498/1 "2015-11-03T05:29:15Z")
compatible with Verizon Jetpack? ---
**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorola-moto-360-wristwatch/736498/2 "2015-11-04T05:31:33Z")
Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure the Jetpack is just a cellular-enabled router, meaning it creates a WiFi hotspot from a Verizon line. However, the Moto 360 and other Android Wear watches pair via Blueooth to a smartphone (iOS or Android), which does most of the heavy lifting. In other words, it needs more than just a WiFi hotspot; it needs an actual smartphone with a compatible operating system. I do not believe the Jetpack qualifies; I don’t think they run Android at all unless there’s a new model that I don’t know about. Hoooooooooowever… most smartphones can also operate as Jetpacks, in that you can create WiFi hotspots from them. You can pay Verizon a tethering fee for this OR root your phone and create a fee-less hotspot, which Verizon (and only Verizon) has to live with because of an agreement they made with the FCC when they bought some radio spectrum a few years back. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorola-moto-360-wristwatch/736498/3 "2015-11-04T14:05:57Z")
The Moto 360 does have wifi. But I believe it only uses wifi as an alternative way to sync with the phone. So you still need to get a phone (or tablet?) to pair the watch with.