All my notifications come through over LTE - you can even reply to message notifications - have done this many times to the Google Hangouts app - so even if there isn’t an Apple Watch app you still get the notification and can reply.
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Does one need LTE?
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I’m an avid runner and I’ve always been fine with a Garmin, but once the AW3 came out with cellular, I had to have it. Once it’s daylight savings, I am running in the dark by myself every night. One direction goes into the neighboring city which is full of seedy characters. The other direction is dark and somewhat deserted in spots. I feel much safer having the ability to call for help from my watch.
I’ve never run with my phone. I don’t like running with anything, I rarely wear headphones and I’d never wear a belt or something that bounces. I need to be free, lol. So to have a GPS Watch, phone, and iPod (if I want music) all in one was a no brainer for me.
I’ve never run with my phone. I don’t like running with anything, I rarely wear headphones and I’d never wear a belt or something that bounces. I need to be free, lol. So to have a GPS Watch, phone, and iPod (if I want music) all in one was a no brainer for me.
Nobody "needs" LTW. Or an Apple Watch at all, or to be connected at all times.
We survived for many years (believe it or not) before cell phones existed.
The problem is that the world has changed dramatically. If a spouse, significant other, or certain other friends / family can't reach you in what they think is a reasonable amount of time, you're assumed dead.
Joking aside, there are valid reasons to want to be connected (safety, family emergencies, etc..). I upgraded to an LTE version myself and I'll say I absolutely love it.
There are plenty of times where I want to have the ability to be connected without needing my phone for other purposes (web, camera, etc..).
Particularly at work, my phone now stays in my office all day while I'm in meetings, etc.
At home, the phone stays inside even when I'm not (cutting lawn, working around house, sitting on the deck, etc..).
The phone stays home a large portion of the time for quick trips to the store, etc..
Personally, the LTE is well worth the cost of admission and I find it liberating.
If you plan to keep your phone within arms reach at all times regardless, probably far less of a use case.
We survived for many years (believe it or not) before cell phones existed.
The problem is that the world has changed dramatically. If a spouse, significant other, or certain other friends / family can't reach you in what they think is a reasonable amount of time, you're assumed dead.
Joking aside, there are valid reasons to want to be connected (safety, family emergencies, etc..). I upgraded to an LTE version myself and I'll say I absolutely love it.
There are plenty of times where I want to have the ability to be connected without needing my phone for other purposes (web, camera, etc..).
Particularly at work, my phone now stays in my office all day while I'm in meetings, etc.
At home, the phone stays inside even when I'm not (cutting lawn, working around house, sitting on the deck, etc..).
The phone stays home a large portion of the time for quick trips to the store, etc..
Personally, the LTE is well worth the cost of admission and I find it liberating.
If you plan to keep your phone within arms reach at all times regardless, probably far less of a use case.
Gosh I'm always looking at my life! Not sure a watch or any device made by anyone will help
So you stop a swim workout right in the middle of the pool and take a phone call? LOL! You have got to be kidding me!
Lol it was just a scenario! Doesn’t mean I actually did it.
In my situation I would not need the LTE model. When I do workouts I listen to Podcasts which cant be streamed with Apple watch (yet).
Gosh I'm always looking at my life! Not sure a watch or any device made by anyone will help
In that case, don't get it. How easy was that?!
No but as you take a break or are lounging in the pool you can stay connected and reply to texts and yes answer phone calls
I struggled with which one to buy. I finally decided on the LTE. I already pay the extra $10 a month for a Gear S2 I bought a couple years back that I no longer use, and the contract just ran out... so it's a wash on that point.
But reading through these responses, I'm really glad I made the decision I did. Ceramic back, extra storage, more freedom (when and if needed), etc.
I'm excited. My watch won't ship until the 25th or after, so I'm twiddling my thumbs and tapping my foot until then.
But reading through these responses, I'm really glad I made the decision I did. Ceramic back, extra storage, more freedom (when and if needed), etc.
I'm excited. My watch won't ship until the 25th or after, so I'm twiddling my thumbs and tapping my foot until then.
What are you in eighth grade? Get over yourself already.
Yes, as it happens I am in 8th grade, yet I don’t understand how I take an instruction to do something ‘already’.
It’s a forum about Apple watches, not a Trump rally.
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You completely missed his point. He was saying that if you were older than 8th grade, you should 'already' be more mature and not care what other people think of you.
OMG! The red dot looks horrible 'to other people looking at your watch' is generally something teenagers would say. Once you become an adult, the thought process behind something looking horrible 'to other people' is something that doesn't even cross someone's mind. Adults do things that make themselves happy, not to impress others.
Someday when you're no longer a teenager, you'll look back at these posts and your mind will be blown.
Pretty much this. I don't have a crystal ball, but I plan to keep the watch a couple of years and I want the flexibility to turn LTE on in the future, depending on features and carrier charges. The ceramic back and extra storage are pluses as well. I am also guessing that the LTE version will have both quicker resale times and resale values that are higher as a % of original cost than the WiFi/GPS only version. I could be totally wrong about all of this.
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Face facts, mate. Wearing an Apple Watch is over-the-top evidence that you're extremely dorky. LTE has nothing to do with that.
This is why I’m keen to get an AW3. I’d like to be freed from the tyranny of “having” to carry my iPhone with me all the time. If only it had a proper podcast app.
Chill baby chill.
Now I understand the comment, although it’s an awful application of English. Even an 8th grader knows that.
Still think texting from your watch when in a swimming pool is dorky, but as said by someone else, so is having an Apple Watch.
Anyway, let’s not get all wound up.
Indeed. Although both WatchCast and WatchPlayer exist, they both also currently suck in terms of transferring podcasts. Slow (not their fault), cumbersome, and unreliable.
Your response got me thinking "well, if music, why not podcasts?" which got me thinking about what seems to me like an anomaly: LTE has 2x local storage. Seems upside down?