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Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by ArlenBales »

ashark wrote: post #86
pound wrote: post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That would be so great, but they need to figure out camera (taking photos is still a big part of what phone in my pocket is used for)

Can anyone recommend a standalone camera that's as easy to use and takes photos as good as an iPhone 7 plus? Camera is now the only reason for me to have a phone rather than a watch. Difficulty: I really like live photos and expect future-me to be super happy with present-me for taking so many live photos of my kids.

Sony RX100 is very popular among ultra light backpackers. Compact point-and-shoot, with great videos and photos.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by spike021 »

saurik wrote: post #84
jgrahamc wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was a skeptic. I bought one because I want to experience and understand technology. I wear it every day. I find notifications to be the reason to put it on and then a collection of other reasons (e.g. when cooking I use the timer).

Why do you want notifications? I got one (also just to experience it) and found myself frantically trying to turn off the incessant notifications like a sick game of whack-a-mole until I realized it didn't offer the intrinsic value that my notification-less phone does.

You disable the notifications that you don't want to see on the watch.

So for me personally I only have phone calls, SMS/iMessages, and one or two other communication apps enabled to send notifications to my watch, plus score updates from baseball since I follow the sport.

Once you get it configured in a way that fits what you care about it works really well.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by vorpalhex »

jbob2000 wrote: post #2

A few more iterations of the Apple Watch and we might be in a position to ditch smartphones entirely. Instead of tablets being the ugly middle child, maybe they will become the new smartphones, with people favouring the large screen for intense work, and using the Watch for messaging and music.

I'd love a world where the brains are a wrist watch form factor, and phones/tablets/laptops are just better screens and keyboards (ie dumb interfaces) which connect to said watch. Let me scale up to the form factor I need, but keep my encrypted and personal hardware, data and connection on my person at all times in a waterproof form factor.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by rb808 »

mrsmee89 wrote: post #35

I don't want an iPhone (or any phone for that matter). I want this. Being reachable, listening to music and gps is all I want from a "phone". Anyone know if carriers will charge extra for the watch. Cook said something about "great introductory rates" from carriers but I'm not if that refers to the watch or the service.

Yeah I dont like a missing headphone jack on phones, but if you're using a watch suddenly BT headphones for streaming music makes sense.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by masklinn »

Xixi wrote: post #85
skrause wrote: post #77

> Q: Can I use my Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) internationally? > A: Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) does not support international roaming. From the FAQ section of the Apple Watch page in the Store. I'm wondering why the device has to support roaming, isn't that just a feature of the cellular provider?

It might be a technological issue: standards (GSM, CDMA) and allowed frequencies vary a lot from country to country. The chip in this Apple Watch might be too specific? If it's a purely contractual issue, it should be gone soon (for a fee): too much money to be made from international roaming.

> allowed frequencies vary a lot from country to country

They do, but a few "roaming" bands are well-supported worlwide, mostly aside from the Americas and especially the US

* LTE bands 1 and 3 will cover Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania, but North and Latin america use LTE bands 2 and 4 instead.

* band 7 is well supported in latin america, europe, asia, oceania and canada but not africa or the US

* band 28 is well supported in latin america, asia and oceania but not NA, europe or africa

7 and 28 are considered the best "global roaming" bands right now, and 1 and 3 ideal for ITU 1 and 3 (basically anywhere outside the americas)

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by Xixi »

8ytecoder wrote: post #94
Xixi wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It might be a technological issue: standards (GSM, CDMA) and allowed frequencies vary a lot from country to country. The chip in this Apple Watch might be too specific? If it's a purely contractual issue, it should be gone soon (for a fee): too much money to be made from international roaming.

Unlikely, the chips in iPhones have been carrier neutral for at least a couple of generations now.

iPhones are bigger and have more power: the chip in the Apple Watch might be different. It's just an hypothesis.
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