RE: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models
Hi Daniel, Which Apple watch do you have? I am also in Canada and recently bought a Series 2 Stainless Steel 38mm watch. It was $699, but I also just ordered a 38mm Sport model for my wife for Christmas, it is also a series 2 and it is $489. If the $399 watch is a 38mm Sport model then it is only a $90 difference. For me it was a no-brainer, I am very active outdoors so the water resistance and the fact that I can go for a walk and especially run without my phone was definitely a selling point. I opted for the stainless steel model because it has a Sapphire crystal screen and I also do tend to bang into things a fair bit when I'm in my woodworking shop etc. so I wanted the extra toughness. I ordered the Sport for my wife because it's lighter and she is not as active and much more careful than me. Also she loves pink so I knew she definitely would pick the Rose Gold model. Lastly, if you are looking at additional bands I absolutelly and totally recommend not to let Apple scam you with them. I think the Apple bands are the biggest rip-off in the entire Apple Store. To charge $50 Canadian or whatever it is for an extra rubber or braded nylon band is ridiculous and even more so is the extra $150 you pay if you upgrade to a Milanese Loop band and if you bought the watch with the sport band it comes with and then wanted a Milanese Loop band the price tag here in Canada is $209. A linked bracelet is even more and some of the leather loop or leather classic buckle bands are just a total joke. You can buy any of these bands on Amazon for 10 Cents on the Dollar or less. I ordered a silver and black stainless Milanese Loop band and they were I think about $15.99 and $16.99, respectively. I was at first concerned they would not be as good, but I checked out the bands at the Apple Store and when I received my Milanese Loop bands from Amazon I could not notice any difference. They are subtle, the magnet is strong and they feel and work great. Best regards, Sieghard -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Daniel L. Gervais Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 12:09 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models Hi Pam, I struggled with the same delimma a couple of months ago. I decided to go for the Series 1, as for my situation, it was a better fit. The first item was the price, in Canada, the Series 1 is $399 while the Series 2 is $629, about $130 more. The second item was the brighter screen, being blind, not really a selling point. The third item was the Water Resistance, I know that I don't plan on wearing the watch while swimming or showering. And lastly, the built-in GPS. Sure you can take walks with the Series 2 and don't need to carry your phone, but in my case, my phone is always with me, and that coupled with the $130 savings (which I put that towards an AppleCare plan, and with taxes, came about $5 less then the Series 2 watch alone before taxes. As for performance, the Series 1 has the same processor as the Series 2, and not haven't played with the Series 2 personally, have heard that they both perform similarly. David Woodbridge from Vision Australia did a demo of the original Apple Watch with the Series 2 and although you did notice a very small difference in performance, with Watch OS 3, both watches performed fairly close. Now I've had the watch for a little over two months now and I don't regret it for a second. But like I said, my situation is nothing like others. The best thing I can suggest is to go to an Apple Store and play around with both to see for yourself and make a decision based on what works for you and your budget. As for battery life, I've changed some settings in order to save on battery and have only enabled certain notifications, the most important ones I want to see, and have decreased the brighthess all the way down, and for me, I will typically come home at the end of the day with about 70% to 75%. Now for me, I use the watch normally, occasionally checking my watch from time to time, but it will all depend on how you use it. Hope this helps! From: "Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND" To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: 2016/11/29 2:13 PM Subject:Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models Hi All, I am considering an apple watch, and would like to know if anyone has opinions on the Series 1 versus the Series 2 watch. After researching, it appears that the main differences are that the Series 2 has a GPS antenna, a brighter display and is water resistent up to a much greater depth than the Series 1. Of the above, the only difference I am concerned with is the GPS. I have seen references to the Series 1 being able to give directions while you walk. So, with the Series 1, is it that you can run a GPS app on the watch, but it needs to use th
Re: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models
Hi Pam, I struggled with the same delimma a couple of months ago. I decided to go for the Series 1, as for my situation, it was a better fit. The first item was the price, in Canada, the Series 1 is $399 while the Series 2 is $629, about $130 more. The second item was the brighter screen, being blind, not really a selling point. The third item was the Water Resistance, I know that I don't plan on wearing the watch while swimming or showering. And lastly, the built-in GPS. Sure you can take walks with the Series 2 and don't need to carry your phone, but in my case, my phone is always with me, and that coupled with the $130 savings (which I put that towards an AppleCare plan, and with taxes, came about $5 less then the Series 2 watch alone before taxes. As for performance, the Series 1 has the same processor as the Series 2, and not haven't played with the Series 2 personally, have heard that they both perform similarly. David Woodbridge from Vision Australia did a demo of the original Apple Watch with the Series 2 and although you did notice a very small difference in performance, with Watch OS 3, both watches performed fairly close. Now I've had the watch for a little over two months now and I don't regret it for a second. But like I said, my situation is nothing like others. The best thing I can suggest is to go to an Apple Store and play around with both to see for yourself and make a decision based on what works for you and your budget. As for battery life, I've changed some settings in order to save on battery and have only enabled certain notifications, the most important ones I want to see, and have decreased the brighthess all the way down, and for me, I will typically come home at the end of the day with about 70% to 75%. Now for me, I use the watch normally, occasionally checking my watch from time to time, but it will all depend on how you use it. Hope this helps! From: "Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND" To: "viphone@googlegroups.com" Date: 2016/11/29 2:13 PM Subject:Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models Hi All, I am considering an apple watch, and would like to know if anyone has opinions on the Series 1 versus the Series 2 watch. After researching, it appears that the main differences are that the Series 2 has a GPS antenna, a brighter display and is water resistent up to a much greater depth than the Series 1. Of the above, the only difference I am concerned with is the GPS. I have seen references to the Series 1 being able to give directions while you walk. So, with the Series 1, is it that you can run a GPS app on the watch, but it needs to use the phone's GPS, whereas with the Series 2, you do not need to use your phone's GPS? I would be interested in hearing anyone's experiences with either model. Thanks, Pam -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models
Right. I guess I am trying to understand, with the Series 1, can you run any of the GPS apps on your watch and access at least some of their functions from the watch rather than having to pull the phone out to do everything? From: viphone@googlegroups.com [viphone@googlegroups.com] on behalf of Jim Portillo [portillo@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 2:16 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models You know, this is very timely. I am just about to get one as a Christmas gift, and it's the series 1. I was told that the Series 2 doesn't need to have the phone near by to be used because of the GPS. Jim -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models Hi All, I am considering an apple watch, and would like to know if anyone has opinions on the Series 1 versus the Series 2 watch. After researching, it appears that the main differences are that the Series 2 has a GPS antenna, a brighter display and is water resistent up to a much greater depth than the Series 1. Of the above, the only difference I am concerned with is the GPS. I have seen references to the Series 1 being able to give directions while you walk. So, with the Series 1, is it that you can run a GPS app on the watch, but it needs to use the phone's GPS, whereas with the Series 2, you do not need to use your phone's GPS? I would be interested in hearing anyone's experiences with either model. Thanks, Pam -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models
You know, this is very timely. I am just about to get one as a Christmas gift, and it's the series 1. I was told that the Series 2 doesn't need to have the phone near by to be used because of the GPS. Jim -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2016 11:13 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Apple Watch Series 1 Versus Series 2 Models Hi All, I am considering an apple watch, and would like to know if anyone has opinions on the Series 1 versus the Series 2 watch. After researching, it appears that the main differences are that the Series 2 has a GPS antenna, a brighter display and is water resistent up to a much greater depth than the Series 1. Of the above, the only difference I am concerned with is the GPS. I have seen references to the Series 1 being able to give directions while you walk. So, with the Series 1, is it that you can run a GPS app on the watch, but it needs to use the phone's GPS, whereas with the Series 2, you do not need to use your phone's GPS? I would be interested in hearing anyone's experiences with either model. Thanks, Pam -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/viphone. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
