Oh piffle. I'm a forgetful middle aged codger who sometimes forgets my IPhone on the kitchen counter when I'm off to fetch the kids from school. Gimme my damn LTE Apple Watch!
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Apple Watch Series 3 Reviews: Freedom From iPhone Held Back by LTE and Battery Life Concerns
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Instead of LTE, I'd rather have at least 32gb of space for music on the Apple Watch.
"that so-called magic, isn't there." Hahahaha! Define Magic
Most of these reviews are negative, the one thing exciting about this watch is freedom from iPhone for streaming music and using calls without carrying your phone... if these functions don't work, then I don't want that watch.
Most of these reviews are negative, the one thing exciting about this watch is freedom from iPhone for streaming music and using calls without carrying your phone... if these functions don't work, then I don't want that watch.
Ok, I'm glad you posted this. I was tying to come up with scenarios when I need LTE on my watch and do not have my iPhone with me. This is one.
You people complaining of talk time don't understand the use model.
It's not a replacement for your phone; it's an emergency alternative when you are out on a run or forget your phone.
It's small so don't expect long talk times. It's a device to use as a communication bridge when you don't have your iPhone.
I have an LG watch and that's what I have been doing for the last 18 months.
It's not a replacement for your phone; it's an emergency alternative when you are out on a run or forget your phone.
It's small so don't expect long talk times. It's a device to use as a communication bridge when you don't have your iPhone.
I have an LG watch and that's what I have been doing for the last 18 months.
Talking on the watch is awkward. It's not meant to be your primary phone in this respect. It's meant to provide you text message capability and the ability to make a call in a pinch.
I'm a serious athlete, running on average 50 miles a week or so year round. I will place in most regional races. I have used both my original Apple Watch and my Garmin's for several years now. Garmin has tons of issues of their own, but yes, I primarily use my Garmin's for running and racing. The problem for Garmin is that Apple is advancing the Watch a lot faster than Garmin is advancing their products. I expect with my update to the S3 Watch I will do a lot of my daily runs with the AW, saving the Garmin for racing. I would not be surprised to see the AW completely replace my AW within 12-24 months. It's already a problem for Garmin because my 'new watch' funds have already gone to a new AW rather than a new Garmin. My Forerunner 225 continues to work fine for tracking workouts, and will continue to do so for years to come.
My experience with Alexa has been good and very reliable. Siri ok, not as accurate but not bad as everyone makes out... for me anyway!
I'd call it an "or what". This is fixable. And it is still a great watch.
I think Lauren Goode is just incompetent, she seems to be the type of girl that goes to Starbucks and connects her iPhone to ever random network available, when untethered from her iPhone to use Apple Watch, her device connects to random networks
And doom-N-gloom reviews have never, EVER, affected sales, profits, customer satisfaction, or Apples’ reputation. The doom-N-gloom crowd has become a joke. They are the jesters in Apple’s court, to be laughed at. They are so perfectly predictable they could be used as time pieces.
I am pretty sure there are hundreds of scenarios. She’s a special-ed teacher, often with special needs kids with violent behavior and a cell phone is not only frowned upon, but it’s not really advisable. With the AW she can leave her phone in the classroom while they do all the other activities at school or somewhere else, or she can leave it in the car or whatever. This way she can get notifications/messages on her wrist.
I am pretty sure that nurses, doctors, coaches, and those who do active work and have to move around will find it useful if they need some “freedom”.
As for me, I do not want an Apple watch.
Exactly the reason I plan to get the GPS version, not the LTE version. I thought it through and (not being a runner - frankly, I'm more of a treadmill guy) couldn't come up with any reasonable scenario where I'd be somewhere where my phone wasn't within easy distance. Certainly not often enough to warrant $70 more plus $10/month to add it to my data plan.
Yep, techie wannabes clamor for more battery life without knowing or understanding the current state of battery technology. Then there are the gross looking HUGE plastic watches with bigger batteries that no one buys out of embarrassment.
Honestly... it sounds like it performed pretty poorly.
It really bums me out that the watch doesn't support podcasts. If I were to pick this up, I'd expect a ton of audio app options.
"YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN! I'M CALLING THE POLICE! I CAN DO IT RIGHT FROM MY WATCH!"
The ceramic gray looks amazing in those pics and video. I might be swayed to preorder the edition now.
Interested in hearing your thoughts on why the band mechanism needs to change if the design changes. Is a new design incapable of having a slot? And even if they do, has Apple ever cared about upsetting people when it comes to design changes?
Unless you swim a lot or are involved in water sports, just buy the cheaper series 2 and save money. There is hardly any other situation where you will be without your iPhone or want to be without your iPhone.
Haha, think before you say. How about Samsung with their exploding phones. Did they not test their Note 7 before launch? How about the re-released one which they supposedly fixed?
Get off Apple forums.
There are technical problems, but they will be sorted out.
Having connectivity all the time is just too good to say no to. Stream music when you are running, don't have to bring the phone to the beach and communicate with people when you are waiting in the line up.
My biggest issue is that I need to pay an additional $10/month. If I have the watch for three years, that's an additional $360
Having connectivity all the time is just too good to say no to. Stream music when you are running, don't have to bring the phone to the beach and communicate with people when you are waiting in the line up.
My biggest issue is that I need to pay an additional $10/month. If I have the watch for three years, that's an additional $360
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So, performance is "abysmal", it just doesn't work as advertised, it drains completely before lunch hour, and its business model is foolish. Great.
Although...
Getting no signal at the beach isn't uncommon for phones while standing in the actual sand, so, getting an LTE signal on a Watch while bathing away from the shore ? I don't think so. Then again, Apple's explanation of the LTE connectivity issues, I feel, wouldn't apply to surfing, since who gets Wi-Fi at the beach anyway ?
While the Watch's many struggles may be real, I doubt the situation lended itself to a fair test. If only Apple hadn't advertised it as "the surfing watch that recieves calls".
I'll pass. On the LTE model anyhow.
Although...
Getting no signal at the beach isn't uncommon for phones while standing in the actual sand, so, getting an LTE signal on a Watch while bathing away from the shore ? I don't think so. Then again, Apple's explanation of the LTE connectivity issues, I feel, wouldn't apply to surfing, since who gets Wi-Fi at the beach anyway ?
While the Watch's many struggles may be real, I doubt the situation lended itself to a fair test. If only Apple hadn't advertised it as "the surfing watch that recieves calls".
I'll pass. On the LTE model anyhow.