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Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by blawson »

ben_jones wrote: post #14
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 don't anticipate high schools being filled with two thousand children consuming instagram photos on their wrist. I don't anticipate college bars being filled with people cocking their wrists to the side taping intently onto a watch. And I don't anticipate my train commute into the city filled with people staring into the even smaller form factor of this device as they consume video and email...

Sounds like you are anticipating a better world! For commuters you have tablets or laptops still.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by [deleted] »

8_hours_ago wrote: post #29

Will the cellular piggyback on your existing service, or will it require a new line? Here's the list of countries and carriers that it will work with: http://live.arstechnica.com/apples-september-2017-iphone-8-l...

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Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by pluma »

DonaldPShimoda wrote: post #24
andars wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The techcrunch article says there is a SIM card.

It's not a real SIM card . They talked about it in the keynote; it's a built-in electronic SIM chip or something.

So in other words no way to get this directly rather than from a carrier and no way to switch carriers unless they explicitly support it.

Sounds great.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by ch4s3 »

3pt14159 wrote: post #5

Underwater + cellular is pretty impressive. The extra sensors + medical algos are what is really going to win in the long run though. Once doctors start prescribing Apple Watches things will really start to takeoff.

>Once doctors start prescribing Apple Watches

I wouldn't hold my breath on that, for a few reasons:

- The sensors likely aren't good enough yet

- To be prescribed and paid for by insurance cos and medicare, it would need to be an FDA approved device, an onerous and years(maybe decade) long process that I doubt apple would want to go through. You can't have an FDA approved device that you constantly update for example

- There is no evidence that this kind constant vital stats recording is medically useful. You'd think it would be, but the literature suggests otherwise

So, there are a ton of hurdles for medical use. They would need to establish the utility with a years long peer reviewed study, get FDA approval, convince payers to cover it, convince doctors to prescribe it, and brand it as a health device. I'm not convinced that this is feasible.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by Jarwain »

mrsmee89 wrote: post #57
JohnTHaller wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If it's another thing with a connection to a carrier network, it's another thing you have to pay an additional monthly fee for on all US carriers. I'd wager Apple is negotiating 'discount' 2nd/3rd/4th line rates with the carriers that will sell the Apple Watch in their retail locations, so it may be less than adding another full line on some carriers.

I hope not. I'm paying for access to the network via a phone number. This remains unchanged when I use my watch. Anyone have a different perspective?

I feel like the core question/goal/ideal is to have two sim chips linked to the same number, so that requests (such as phone calls/texts) are cloned and sent to both devices.

I'd think that'd require some reconfiguration on their backend service though. I'm not too familiar with how telecoms work.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by alexashka »

This feels like the killer product from the presentation.

The no home-button iphone feels like 'meh, I don't mind having a button there at all actually', the 4k apple tv might be nice for people who enjoy sports, while this is the feature everyone has been waiting for.

It appeals to women because fashion, and appeals to men who don't need to check social media/message/calendar on a daily basis.

A total win for everybody involved. The pricetag for what it is, I find to be too much, but it's Apple, so.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by anindha »

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?

Being water proof and having a cellular connection are great features. I like swimming and nothing else on the market does swim tracking as well.

I can go for a run, a swim, buy lunch, and take an Uber home all without my phone.

I bought the Series 1 and stopped using it because it drained the battery on my phone, especially if I was using something like Uber that needed to continuously communicate to the watch. Would love to read reviews on the battery life of the watch.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by zie »

eyeball wrote: post #65

I wonder if they'll let me add it to an old grandfathered unlimited plan on att.

Doubtful, this is a perfect way to force customers wanting the watch into their new plans, which are almost always worse.

Re: Apple Watch 3

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Post by tdb7893 »

3pt14159 wrote: post #5

Underwater + cellular is pretty impressive. The extra sensors + medical algos are what is really going to win in the long run though. Once doctors start prescribing Apple Watches things will really start to takeoff.

I interned at a company that did some prosthetics and other medical devices. They were designed expressly for medical applications and they still were a pain to get approved. Sensors have to be really accurate if a doctor is going to use them clinically and most smartwatches aren't close yet in my experience
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