RE: apple watch when out of range of iPhone?

2017-08-17 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
The Watch will work, just not all functions. You should still be able to use 
the Workout app, I do when I go for a walk or run and it works. There are 
reviews which say you need to calibrate it first to be more accurate even 
though the series 2 watch has its own GPS, I went for a run the other day and 
having run the same route before with my phone it seemed reasonably accurate.
I would, however, wait another month or so until the Apple Keynote in 
September. There are rumours Apple may release a series 3 watch with built-in 
LTE connectivity which means you could truly do a lot more with the watch than 
now and you would still get messages, notifications, phone calls and all that 
even if you don’t have your iPhone along. Even if said watch is more expensive 
if it is released it will most likely mean that the series 2 watch will drop in 
price.
Now you waited this long why not wait another month, I always think it’s a bad 
idea to buy any device within 2 or 3 months of when the next generation is 
released. With a phone it may be different if, for example, your phone 
completely dies or is stolen and you absolutely can’t wait, but if you have a 
working phone now then it’s definitely the worst time to buy an iPhone 7/7 Plus 
or 6S/6S Plus and in the case of the watch which is entirely a luxury device 
it’s not a big deal to wait another month or two. I bought my series 2 watch 
last October and I must say that I use it a lot less than I thought. It’s of 
course nice to have a watch and the ability to tell time silently via vibration 
is a nice feature.

Best regards,
Sieghard

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hello all,
am now just about ready to purchase my apple watch series 2, but have heard a 
roomer that it doesn't function when out of range of the iPhone. baring in mind 
that I will mainly be using it whilst open water swimming, which means that it 
will be out of range of the iPhone, decided to check if this is just a false 
roomer, or true?

Simon


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Re: apple watch when out of range of iPhone?

2017-08-17 Thread Woody Anna Dresner 
Hello Simon,

Certain functions don't work when you're out of range of the phone. For 
instance, unless you have Wi-Fi calling on and are connected to a Wi-Fi 
network, you can't make and receive calls. If you have the Series 1 or first 
generation watch, which doesn't have GPS, you won't have access to the phone's 
GPS when it's out of range. The series 2 watch has built-in GPS. However, many 
functions work fine without an iPhone nearby, including the Workout app, 
timers, and anything that doesn't require the phone's cellular and GPS 
features. The watch can connect to any Wi-Fi network that the phone has 
connected to in the past, so if you're connected to such a network, the watch 
can do things like iMessages on its own. Since you're tracking swim workouts, I 
assume you're buying the series 2 watch. It will track your workouts just fine 
with no phone around.

I hope that helps.

Best,
Anna



> On Aug 17, 2017, at 8:46 AM, goshawk on horseback 
>  wrote:
> 
> hello all, 
> am now just about ready to purchase my apple watch series 2, but have heard a 
> roomer that it doesn't function when out of range of the iPhone. baring in 
> mind that I will mainly be using it whilst open water swimming, which means 
> that it will be out of range of the iPhone, decided to check if this is just 
> a false roomer, or true? 
>  
> Simon 
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