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I’ll be getting the 4G watch, but it just clicked that hangouts still doesn’t have a watch app, and since I use hangouts for messaging (google voice) until they make an app or if they make one, I can’t send texts on the go, only respond from messages received. That’s assuming that all notifications from my phone, say it’s sitting at home, get forwarded to the watch. Has anyone trialed notifications from an app that has a phone app, but not a watch app, while on 4G with the watch?
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Oct 15, 2017 05:21
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Duckman2008 posted:I’ll be getting the 4G watch, but it just clicked that hangouts still doesn’t have a watch app, and since I use hangouts for messaging (google voice) until they make an app or if they make one, I can’t send texts on the go, only respond from messages received. I haven't yet, but i'm 90 percent sure it'll behave the same way as it does when your phone is with you, provided your phone is still on and connected to the internet. If you absolutely depend on hangouts for communications, I'm confident in saying you're going to have a pretty bad time with this platform.
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Oct 15, 2017 19:59
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Apparently the LTE Watch gets a bunch of phone line fees so $10 quickly turns into $17. As opposed to the LTE iPad which is $12 with taxes for $10 charge. Ouch.
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Oct 15, 2017 20:37
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Nerdrock posted:I haven't yet, but i'm 90 percent sure it'll behave the same way as it does when your phone is with you, provided your phone is still on and connected to the internet. If you absolutely depend on hangouts for communications, I'm confident in saying you're going to have a pretty bad time with this platform. It works currently with hangouts fine for receiving and responding, it’s just whether it works when the watch is away from the phone. smackfu posted:Apparently the LTE Watch gets a bunch of phone line fees so $10 quickly turns into $17. As opposed to the LTE iPad which is $12 with taxes for $10 charge. Ouch. This isn’t surprising, it would def have a 911 and other phone charges. Still sucks.
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Oct 15, 2017 23:24
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$7 sounds high, though. Unless it’s the “split your total plan sales tax mostly evenly among all your lines” thing and the watch is a “line”.
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Oct 15, 2017 23:31
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:$7 sounds high, though. Unless it’s the “split your total plan sales tax mostly evenly among all your lines” thing and the watch is a “line”. The watch has a phone number that makes calls, so very likely you’re getting hit with both the 911 fee, any other fees by state or fed Gov, plus maybe even admin fees. Hard to say, I haven’t seen a bill for one yet.
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Oct 15, 2017 23:41
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davestones posted:Any recommendations for a dock for both iPhone and watch? My bedside table is already a jungle of wires so need to tidy up a bit The Belkin Powerhouse is a bit pricey but really nice.
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Oct 15, 2017 23:43
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Duckman2008 posted:It works currently with hangouts fine for receiving and responding, it’s just whether it works when the watch is away from the phone. no poo poo. you phrased your question clearly the first time. i'm just telling you things aren't going to work well for you. i just confirmed it for you. behaves the same. Walked the dog without my phone, (left it on at home) and asked a buddy to send me a message in 10 minutes friend sent 3 hangouts messages. i got them, and responded to two. he responded with a fourth AFTER my response, and i didn't get a notification for that. Like I said : you're going to have a pretty bad time. it'll work for a short back and forth obviously, but it's not trustworthy for longer exchanges. Nerdrock fucked around with this message at 01:23 on Oct 16, 2017 |
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Oct 16, 2017 01:05
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Duckman2008 posted:The watch has a phone number that makes calls,
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Oct 16, 2017 01:56
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It must be some kind of limitation with the sim, it's like it's forwarded to your number or something. Like for example my LTE iPad has a phone number too because it has a sim though I never use the number for anything.
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Oct 16, 2017 02:11
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WithoutTheFezOn posted:Really? It doesn’t have to use your iPhone’s number? That seems kind of surprising. It has what I would call a “fake” number assigned to it, and then it’s programmed to essentially call forward and work with your “real” number. Nerdrock posted:no poo poo. you phrased your question clearly the first time. i'm just telling you things aren't going to work well for you. Appreciate the feedback. Honestly, I don’t think I’ll really need the cellular. But for now, I get half off the service, I don’t plan on upgrading my phone, so the watch will be my new device for the fall. So might as well.
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Oct 16, 2017 04:00
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Duckman2008 posted:The watch has a phone number that makes calls, so very likely you’re getting hit with both the 911 fee, any other fees by state or fed Gov, plus maybe even admin fees. Hard to say, I haven’t seen a bill for one yet. It's a data-only phone number. It cannot send or receive calls. And for the small amount of data it would ever use, any charge above $5 (total) is a ripoff.
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Xenomorph posted:It's a data-only phone number. It cannot send or receive calls. Hey, I’m not disagreeing , I’m just saying what I think it is. And it’s data only, but it’s VOLTE. When I input a watch in Verizon’s system, it asks to confirm 911 address and everything, which is why I’m betting the taxes are higher than an iPad. I’ll look for a billed watch and confirm.
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Duckman2008 posted:Hey, I’m not disagreeing , I’m just saying what I think it is. And it’s data only, but it’s VOLTE. When I input a watch in Verizon’s system, it asks to confirm 911 address and everything, which is why I’m betting the taxes are higher than an iPad. i'm on verizon, can confirm that it has its own 'phone number'. i didn't get prompted for e911 stuff like i did with an android wear LTE watch i had. you get 3 months 'free' so I can't confirm or deny what the charges are going to look like, quite yet.
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Oct 16, 2017 14:13
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Mannnn. I am torn on going stainless or not. Either way I will be going silver, but the SS is tempting, especially with the sapphire screen.
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I had the same debate with my S0 but ended up getting sport. Mainly because it was new technology and I figured I'd save a few bucks. I didn't regret it but my watch did get pretty scratched up and had a small crack in the lower corner of the screen over the years. This time with the S3, I went with stainless because I'm sure I'll be using it everyday for at least the next 3 years. I also really like the look of the stainless body and it matches cheaper metal bands better (other colors always show scuffs). Before Apple Watch, I was always a watch wearing person. I'd generally wear something in the $250-$400 range and wear it for around 5 years. I'm pretty happy with what the watch can do and I really love that I can easily switch the bands.
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Haggins posted:I had the same debate with my S0 but ended up getting sport. Mainly because it was new technology and I figured I'd save a few bucks. I didn't regret it but my watch did get pretty scratched up and had a small crack in the lower corner of the screen over the years. This time with the S3, I went with stainless because I'm sure I'll be using it everyday for at least the next 3 years. I also really like the look of the stainless body and it matches cheaper metal bands better (other colors always show scuffs). Yep, there are all the same arguments im having in my head. I has a S0 in Space great but when I went to the apple store recently and saw the S3 stainless it got me thinking about it. I've sold off a few watches to subsidize the price of the S3 so it's not really the money.
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Oct 16, 2017 17:06
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Man. Going from a two year old S0 to a S2, the battery life seems almost impossibly good.
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The stainless steel looks nice but it’s heavier than I prefer, which is what caused me to go with the sport from the get go.
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Oct 16, 2017 17:35
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I just upgraded to stainless and yeah, you don't ever forget it's on your wrist like you could with the aluminum variety. A good trade-off I wasn't expecting, though, the stainless & ceramic is more comfortable on the skin than the aluminum & composite.
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Oct 16, 2017 18:15
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SS just feels more solid to me and I like it.
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Oct 16, 2017 18:57
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Went with the SS. Love it. Definitely reminds me of my regular SS watch. But for fucks sake I hate the white rubber sport strap. Just the color. The strap itself is super nice though.
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Yeah I don't like the white at all. I think it goes nice with black bands. I'm keeping the black band from my S0 and giving my S0 plus the white band from the SS to my sister. Also I just picked up this band, which is on sale: http://amzn.to/2zfE61U I have their leather deployant I really like so I figured I'll give their mesh a try
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Oct 17, 2017 16:40
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I ended up grabbing a Milanese knockoff that's recently recommended on Macrumors and a Clockwork Synergy NATO. If I get some bucks for Xmas to play around with I'm kind of lusting after the Saddle Brown classic buckle. Can't seem to find a decent knockoff with stainless hardware.
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as an Aussie, I can't believe the US is charging the way it is for the cell service. It's $5 a month here, flat. sorry dudes 
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I feel for anyone paying even $10 a month for cell service on the Series 3, because that's $120 a year just for the convenience of leaving your phone behind, that thing you're already paying at least $600 a year for. But I really wanna see some +$17/mo phone bills 
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Hopefully competition will lower the price. It's seemed to work out on unlimited data plans, I actually like my plan on AT&T a lot now.
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Oct 18, 2017 16:09
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enojy posted:I feel for anyone paying even $10 a month for cell service on the Series 3, because that's $120 a year just for the convenience of leaving your phone behind, that thing you're already paying at least $600 a year for. But I really wanna see some +$17/mo phone bills UK price is £25 a month for 24 months with EE for the watch and unlimited data, they have carrier exclusivity at the moment so no other alternative. If you buy the watch on your own from Apple you can get free data and Apple Music for 6 months then £5 a month for 10GB as long as you already have an EE iPhone contract. Swings and roundabouts really.
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Refurb SS S2 or Aluminum S3 non-LTE? Can't make the decision.
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The S2 is still great on OS4, the only big issue I have is they've totally hosed up the music app and it loads insanely slowly so if that's an issue, maybe try it on an S3 first.
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Oct 19, 2017 16:25
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Yeah boy what is with that music app
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GoldfishStew posted:Yeah boy what is with that music app It's so bad that I don't use it at all anymore. Used to be great for running, change albums with the watch. Now it's just a pile of poo poo
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GoldfishStew posted:Yeah boy what is with that music app They wanted to make it work really great with Apple Music over LTE. Then went ahead and removed all of it before release because it wasn’t ready. It’s supposed to be out this month at which point the music app will be able to have full access to AM?
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:They wanted to make it work really great with Apple Music over LTE. Then went ahead and removed all of it before release because it wasn’t ready. It’s supposed to be out this month at which point the music app will be able to have full access to AM? Hmmm that sounds better.
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Oct 19, 2017 19:18
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Hmmm that sounds better. Does it sound better or does it sound like what we had before? Unless I’m reading it wrong to me it just seems like they gimped it to just be music on your watch and no longer access to all your phone music and now it will just be restored to what it was. Seems like me, a paying Apple Music subscriber, has taken a month or so long hit so they can prep for new LTE owners. Genuinely curious if I’m wrong about any of this.
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Oct 19, 2017 19:38
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GoldfishStew posted:Does it sound better or does it sound like what we had before? Unless I’m reading it wrong to me it just seems like they gimped it to just be music on your watch and no longer access to all your phone music and now it will just be restored to what it was. Seems like me, a paying Apple Music subscriber, has taken a month or so long hit so they can prep for new LTE owners. Genuinely curious if I’m wrong about any of this. No I mean, definitely worse than what we had on OS3 but better than the rubbish that's on OS4. The app still takes way too long to load up though.
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GoldfishStew posted:Does it sound better or does it sound like what we had before? Unless I’m reading it wrong to me it just seems like they gimped it to just be music on your watch and no longer access to all your phone music and now it will just be restored to what it was. Seems like me, a paying Apple Music subscriber, has taken a month or so long hit so they can prep for new LTE owners. Genuinely curious if I’m wrong about any of this. You’re correct. Here’s a video of the music and radio apps on WatchOS 4.1. Last I checked it’s supposed to be out in October: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sP4WK70XXs Video shows you have access to your whole library without needing to sync (just as before). Radio is going to be its own app.
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So quick question then (as a non-Apple Watch user): what happens if I'm listen to podcasts and walk out of range of my iPhone and wifi and I have a non-LTE Watch? I'm in wifi nearly all the time except for when I'm doing yardwork outside. If I started listening to podcasts while connected to my home wifi and walked outside of my wifi-range, what happens?
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