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Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by robbyking »

malyk wrote: post #120
protomyth wrote: post #93

From the bottom of the page: Apple Watch Series 3 (GPS + Cellular) requires an iPhone 6 or later with iOS 11 or later. Apple Watch and iPhone service provider must be the same. Not available with all service providers. Roaming is not available outside your carrier network coverage area. Wireless service plan required for cellular service. Contact your service provider for more details. Check apple.com/watch/cellular…

The phone is how you configure, update, etc. the watch. So I'm betting you need a phone for all the initial setup, and then you can leave your phone at home and go on a marathon run and take phone calls while you are out and about.

Yep! That's exactly what they said in the demo.

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Post by mikestew »

bpicolo wrote: post #90
mikestew wrote: post #49

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I looked at T-Mobile's site after the announcement, and they list $10/month for "wearables". Until more details come out, I'm going to assume that's directed at the Apple Watch (can't think of any other wearables that have a SIM. EDIT: apparently Samsung: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15229591 ). No word on what a standalone watch would cost, but I think it a safe assumption that it would be what a single mobi…

> but I think it a safe assumption that it would be what a single mobile phone line would cost Tmobile charged me $10 for an iPad sim with it's own phone number. I can't imagine it'll be a huge new cost. It seems pretty much exactly like an iPad, except they don't even need an extra number

Yeah, but an iPad is just data. Now, arguably voice is just data these days, too. But somehow I just don’t see making calls on an Apple Watch for $10/month. Because if I can, I’m ditching the iPhone and the Garmin Felix and buying an Apple Watch.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by kitotik »

protomyth wrote: post #177
christinamltn wrote: post #131

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They explicitly said you could leave your phone at home while running errands and not worry about being out of reach. You need a phone for the cellular plan but not to use the watch as a phone.

I think some folks were hoping they could use the Watch without owning an iPhone. In other words, as a cell phone replacement. This line dashes those hopes.

My hopes are definitely dashed!

I had visions of never buying another iPhone again and just using a watch, iPad, and laptop.

Much like the iPod and iPhone were tethered to iTunes and then later gained autonomy, I’m hoping they’ll get there with the watch in just a couple iterations.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by jedberg »

kobeya wrote: post #189
jedberg wrote: post #163

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You think that, but it's super noticeable. Muliple times I've been in a situation where I'm in a conversation with someone who is constantly glancing at their watch. Depending on how well I know them, I either say, "You you like to just look at your phone?" or "Is time moving faster on your side of the table, because you seem to be very concerned with your watch." Or I say nothing and just think about how rude that p…

Not everyone is in a position to ignore their notifications. Would you rather they pull out their phone?

As someone who was on call for 20 years straight, I'm well aware of that. :)

And yes, I would rather they pull out their phone than stare at their wrist every 10 seconds. I don't have a problem with someone looking at their notifications, I'm just pointing out that people think they're being sneaky with the watch when they really aren't.

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Post by cakedoggie »

blunte wrote: post #168

I am probably out of touch, but the idea of wearing a watch that cannot go a full day without a recharge seems... well, like having a car that can get you to work and halfway home before going dead. Incomplete. I wear a Garmin vivoactive HR watch that does a lot, but certainly not all that an Apple watch does; but it goes about a week on a charge. One feature I like of smartwatches is the sleep tracking. But with the…

Um, what? It can go a day without a charge. My series 1 can make it through to the middle of the next day with one charge.

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Post by KGIII »

coldtea wrote: post #190
KGIII wrote: post #182

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Maybe some selection bias? Tablets have been in use since at least early Windows XP days. I'm not sure I'd call them common, back then, but they were hardly unique. We used them in the field when collecting data.

> Tablets have been in use since at least early Windows XP days. I'm not sure I'd call them common, back then, but they were hardly unique. We used them in the field when collecting data. People collecting "data in the field" is not the hundreds million unit market it is post iPad. Tablets existed for 10+ years before the iPad, Microsoft especially pushed various monstrosities -- nobody really used them though.

I did mention they weren't common, but I'm not a nobody and I really used them. They had a whole Tablet Edition, for XP. They were used in quite a few industries, by real people who were doing real work.

So, no, not common - but not nobody, either.

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Post by TheCoreh »

jonny_eh wrote: post #169
OberstKrueger wrote: post #129

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It wasn't until a later version of iOS that you could setup an iPhone without iTunes. The same independence should come to the Apple Watch eventually, it just might take a few more versions.

How could you log into icloud with just the watch? Does it have a virtual keyboard?

You could have it set up on the apple store, or you could use your computer, or you could (one can dream) use a phone from a different manufacturer?

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Post by glhaynes »

jonny_eh wrote: post #169
OberstKrueger wrote: post #129

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It wasn't until a later version of iOS that you could setup an iPhone without iTunes. The same independence should come to the Apple Watch eventually, it just might take a few more versions.

How could you log into icloud with just the watch? Does it have a virtual keyboard?

watchOS has “Scribble”: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206907

Or Siri dictation.

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Post by coldtea »

KGIII wrote: post #196
coldtea wrote: post #190

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Tablets have been in use since at least early Windows XP days. I'm not sure I'd call them common, back then, but they were hardly unique. We used them in the field when collecting data. People collecting "data in the field" is not the hundreds million unit market it is post iPad. Tablets existed for 10+ years before the iPad, Microsoft especially pushed various monstrosities -- nobody really used them though.

I did mention they weren't common, but I'm not a nobody and I really used them. They had a whole Tablet Edition, for XP. They were used in quite a few industries, by real people who were doing real work. So, no, not common - but not nobody, either.

>but I'm not a nobody and I really used them

Yeah, "nobody used them" in casual speech just means very few people. Obviously since they were made some people bought and used them. But the numbers were not worth writing home about -- and one would be hard-pressed to see random people using them in the wild (exceptions by field workers, some kinds of researchers, etc, mostly professional/factory/etc uses).

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Post by eridius »

sinatra wrote: post #3

I have thought about buying an Apple Watch multiple times. But, then, I see comments from a lot of Apple Watch users who say that they completely stop using it after few months. For many of them, the utility is not strong enough. Have things improved in that regard? What do you Apple Watch users think about it now?

I bought a series 0 the day it came out, and I've worn it literally every day since then. I don't really use apps on the watch, but notifications and complications are extremely useful, as is being able to ask Siri to do things (especially to turn lights on/off).
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