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Minidust posted:Good points, thanks. Do the various running apps work well enough without cellular? Also I'd like to be able to use Apple Pay without my phone on me. I'll be listening to music but only via local storage, so streaming isn't a concern. You can use Apple Pay without your phone on any new Watch. You need to passcode protect your watch, but you only have to unlock it when you first put the watch on. It's weird voodoo magic but it works. Running apps work fine too. Personally I enjoy being able to leave my phone behind and not get bothered as long as the media I want actually loads onto the watch.
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Pants Donkey posted:Hasn’t Apple’s “sapphire” always been bullshit marketing speak and the thing is just glass? The display cover is one of the best reasons to not buy an Alu model. You may get tiny nicks on the Sapphire that don't show up when the display is on, but you won't get the scratches like the standard glass, at all. Looking at the 2 different watches side by side after even 6 months of wear is eye opening.
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Sep 10, 2019 23:38
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LionArcher posted:Never had an Apple Watch. Thinking about grabbing a series 3 for swimming and general health tracking. A good buy now that they are cheap? if I lost mine I would probably buy another one within a week. It’s a solid investment.
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Sep 10, 2019 23:40
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Krispy Wafer posted:You can use Apple Pay without your phone on any new Watch. You need to passcode protect your watch, but you only have to unlock it when you first put the watch on. It's weird voodoo magic but it works.
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Sep 10, 2019 23:58
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FYI you can apparently call 911 on the cellular watch without a plan (note that I have not tested this lol) which could be a reason to get one instead of GPS-only
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Sep 11, 2019 00:10
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Clark Nova posted:FYI you can apparently call 911 on the cellular watch without a plan (note that I have not tested this lol) which could be a reason to get one instead of GPS-only I like going out to run around the lake with just my watch and earbuds for music - but it's a pretty limited use case
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Sep 11, 2019 00:12
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Clark Nova posted:FYI you can apparently call 911 on the cellular watch without a plan (note that I have not tested this lol) which could be a reason to get one instead of GPS-only You can call 911 from any phone as long as it has a signal.
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Sep 11, 2019 00:18
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MarcusSA posted:You can call 911 from any phone as long as it has a signal. Even if it doesn't it may be possible. I believe it's the law that a phone can connect to any tower that it's capable of connecting to if you dial 911, regardless of service or carrier.
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Sep 11, 2019 00:23
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The best part of the Series 5 launch is now the search begins for a cheap used series 4. It's hard right now though, Craigslist is brimming with people who haven't caught on that their aluminum series 4 isn't worth $350, but you know, give it time.
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Sep 11, 2019 00:30
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SeANMcBAY posted:Even if it doesn't it may be possible. I believe it's the law that a phone can connect to any tower that it's capable of connecting to if you dial 911, regardless of service or carrier. Yeah sorry that’s pretty much what I meant.
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LionArcher posted:Never had an Apple Watch. Thinking about grabbing a series 3 for swimming and general health tracking. A good buy now that they are cheap? Yeah, I’m still using a series 3 and plan on sticking with it. It’s the first model that felt fast enough where everything almost always feels snappy. Swimming, health tracking, and general notifications/quick actions should be great for a long time to come.
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Sep 11, 2019 00:58
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Taima posted:The best part of the Series 5 launch is now the search begins for a cheap used series 4. Someday people will learn that you gotta unload that stuff BEFORE the apple announcement but today is not that day.
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Sep 11, 2019 01:12
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Are the new watches in store already to view? I wanna check that titanium out. I miss the grey ceramic 
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Sep 11, 2019 01:23
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Violator posted:Yeah, I’m still using a series 3 and plan on sticking with it. It’s the first model that felt fast enough where everything almost always feels snappy. Swimming, health tracking, and general notifications/quick actions should be great for a long time to come. Thanks! And it looks like getting one would still give me Apple TV + for a year. I’ll wait till target has a sale around Black Friday to pick one up for even cheaper (I have the red card, so 5% off no matter what).
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Sep 11, 2019 02:45
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Jealous Cow posted:Are the new watches in store already to view? I wanna check that titanium out.
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Sep 11, 2019 04:16
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Did a watchOS 6 GM drop today? I installed the iOS 13 GM and would like to do the same for my watch if possible.
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SeANMcBAY posted:Did a watchOS 6 GM drop today? I installed the iOS 13 GM and would like to do the same for my watch if possible. As far as I know WatchOS updates can only be done OTA, so until Apple flips the switch, I don't think you'll be able to. There's no way to download it and manually install it.
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Sep 11, 2019 05:13
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LionArcher posted:Never had an Apple Watch. Thinking about grabbing a series 3 for swimming and general health tracking. A good buy now that they are cheap? Here’s a review of it from a triathlete: https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/11/apple-watch-series3-cellular-fitness-sport-review.html
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Sep 11, 2019 05:20
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SeANMcBAY posted:Even if it doesn't it may be possible. I believe it's the law that a phone can connect to any tower that it's capable of connecting to if you dial 911, regardless of service or carrier. I'm pretty sure Apple Watches, at least maybe prior to the Series 5, were not technically cellular phones but data enabled devices that could do VOIP through their LTE connections. Like, you can't dial 911 with a Kindle.
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Sep 11, 2019 05:58
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Yeast posted:The display cover is one of the best reasons to not buy an Alu model. What are you doing to scratch the watch? There is only a single scratch on my S2 and it was caused by a dog biting me on the wrist (lucky I was wearing it actually)
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Sep 11, 2019 07:48
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Yeah, I don’t think they actually use the eSIM standard either do they?
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Sep 11, 2019 07:54
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These new two-color loops are dope and I’m gonna spend money I don’t need to spend.
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Sep 11, 2019 09:15
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Yeah the watch configurator is neat as hell, I was afraid I'd gonna end up with another black or white band. Torn between the red and yellow ones though. 
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Sep 11, 2019 09:19
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Boris Galerkin posted:These new two-color loops are dope and I’m gonna spend money I don’t need to spend. Oo I *like* these.. was using different nylon bands before they did the loop, similar effect. drat I’m tempted to spend some money too now.
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Sep 11, 2019 09:28
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Zwille posted:Yeah the watch configurator is neat as hell, I was afraid I'd gonna end up with another black or white band. Torn between the red and yellow ones though. I’m torn between that yellow one and the Alaskan blue  I’m really digging that cream colored accent.
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Sep 11, 2019 09:36
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Can anyone confirm a cellular watch without service can still dial 911? I get it’s the law for cell phones: didn’t think it’d apply the same for a watch Anyone else accidentally dialed 911 via emergency SOS  Krispy Wafer posted:You can use Apple Pay without your phone on any new Watch. Ya this owns technology is dope Nostalgia4Dogges fucked around with this message at 10:17 on Sep 11, 2019 |
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Sep 11, 2019 10:10
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Curious to see how they deal with complication updates and the always on screen. Not unusual to see stale data today when you lift your wrist which is then updated a second later.
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Sep 11, 2019 12:04
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I think that one animation has just the time always showing and complications popping up on raise. At least that’s what it looks like.
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Sep 11, 2019 12:26
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What’s the benefit of an always on display? I’m perfectly content with my display just being on when I lift my wrist, and I’ve had no issue with that functioning correctly.
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Sep 11, 2019 14:36
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Because it's been a requested feature since the series 0 and Apple is in the business of selling as much stuff as they can.
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Sep 11, 2019 14:39
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zelah posted:What’s the benefit of an always on display? I’m perfectly content with my display just being on when I lift my wrist, and I’ve had no issue with that functioning correctly. I have, so now we're tied!
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Sep 11, 2019 16:32
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zelah posted:What’s the benefit of an always on display? I’m perfectly content with my display just being on when I lift my wrist, and I’ve had no issue with that functioning correctly. It's kind of edge cases but sometimes my arm is positioned so my watch screen is in full view but the screen is inactive, and I do the awkward turning my wrist away and then back again movement to see the time. And the raise wrist to activate doesn't always work which can be a pain, especially if you don't have a free hand to tap the screen. Definitely useful but yeah not a huge deal.
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Sep 11, 2019 16:46
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zelah posted:What’s the benefit of an always on display? I’m perfectly content with my display just being on when I lift my wrist, and I’ve had no issue with that functioning correctly.
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The wrist movement detection to turn the screen on isn't anything close to perfect, particularly if I'm laying on my back, so getting rid of that entirely is a good move and makes the whole device a lot less annoying to interact with
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Clark Nova posted:The wrist movement detection to turn the screen on isn't anything close to perfect, particularly if I'm laying on my back, so getting rid of that entirely is a good move and makes the whole device a lot less annoying to interact with They aren't getting rid of that completely, it will still be used to brighten the screen. Basically it will act like current watches, except instead of the screen turning off, it goes into a low brightness mode.
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Sep 11, 2019 17:29
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Yeah but I'd be able to see the time at 5AM in bed without having to boop it with my nose
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Given the option between an always on screen or a sometimes in screen that comes on when I make a motion that is somewhat unreliable, I'll take the former 100% of the time. It's certainly not worth upgrading from my Series 4 for, though.
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Sep 11, 2019 17:53
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Endless Mike posted:It's certainly not worth upgrading from my Series 4 for, though. I keep telling myself that...
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:I keep telling myself that... Like, realtalk, I had every intention of getting a Series 5, but had to get the Series 4 because my Series 2 decided to fall apart and Apple claimed it wasn't the battery this time. They were nice enough to give me a discount, at least.
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