Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
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Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#2I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch.
I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that.
For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great.
But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#3I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch. I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that. For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great. But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
Some cellular companies allow you to get multiple SIMs, specifically for this purpose.
Maybe it isn't an option in your area, but a lot of people do have the option.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#4I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch. I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that. For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great. But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
Some cellular companies allow you to get multiple SIMs, specifically for this purpose. Maybe it isn't an option in your area, but a lot of people do have the option.
I've never heard of that, but I'm in the US with Verizon and fully trust they'll either want $10/mo (because it's a device) or $20/mo (if it can make phone calls).
Because they're nice like that.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#5I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch. I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that. For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great. But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
No one will be paying that for cellular connectivity. It's all about the shared data pools now. I pay $10/mo. for my iPad Pro cellular. I'm on T-Mobile, but when I was on Verizon, it was only $15/mo.
I have a friend with a cellular Samsung watch. He pays an additional $5/mo.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#6There are plenty of instances where I might want directions while I'm on a run, but there is no way I'm paying $10 a month to add the device to my plan. Hopefully it is just shared data with my phone plan. We'll see what the carriers do, but I think it will make or break it for a lot of people.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#7I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch. I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that. For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great. But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
No one will be paying that for cellular connectivity. It's all about the shared data pools now. I pay $10/mo. for my iPad Pro cellular. I'm on T-Mobile, but when I was on Verizon, it was only $15/mo. I have a friend with a cellular Samsung watch. He pays an additional $5/mo.
$10/mo is $120/yr to get access to the shared pool. That's the exact plan available for my iPad.
And for extra cheapskate-ness you don't event get one extra GB when you do that. Pay more for less.
I didn't know watches were less. I can't find anything on Verizon's site (from a quick glance) that mentions them, only that "tablets and hotspots" are $10/mo.
Even at $60 I don't think I'd do it. I might for my iPad, but not my watch.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#8I love my S2, but I have a hard time seeing why I should pay the cell phone company $120/yr to connect my watch. I don't go without my phone and I don't think this would change that. For people who want to run and listen to Spotify this may be great. But that stupid cell company fee will keep me away. Just like it keeps me off cellular iPads.
If this happens, it seems likely that Apple would work out a special plan or add-on with the carriers just for this.
Re: Apple Plans to Release a Cellular-Capable Watch to Break iPhone Ties
#9Maybe if Apple wins their fight with Qualcomm we'll start seeing cellular connectivity in more of their products. I personally have no interest in a cellular-capable Apple Watch, but I would be very interested in a cellular-capable MacBook.
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#10There are plenty of instances where I might want directions while I'm on a run, but there is no way I'm paying $10 a month to add the device to my plan. Hopefully it is just shared data with my phone plan. We'll see what the carriers do, but I think it will make or break it for a lot of people.
If it ends up compatible with project fi, their extra data-only device comes free (at $10/GB like the rest of the plan). Might make this the first smart watch I've found appealing.