Hi Rick, Am I right to assume that all calls you take on your watch will be with open speaker and therefore, not private? If I'm on a bus, restaurant or any other public place, I don't really like the idea of people around me hearing the other end of the conversation, so short as it may be. I've been using a cell phone for 25 years and it took me a long time even to accept the idea of answering my phone in public. Maybe that's because there weren't very many cell phones around and too many people who had them talked as loud as they could so that everyone around realized they were important enough to have a cell phone. Back then, I was totally blind and a piano tuner and loved my phone because I was on the road all day and found it very convenient to be able to call my next customer for instructions to get to their house and not to pretend that I was a very famous brain surgeon who had to be on call at all times.
Ron & Danvers -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rick Alfaro Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2015 1:03 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Whose ordering the Apple watch? Hi Mary. I currently alternate through 2 watches, a Tisot Silent T, and a watch that is both Braille and talking. I frequently use the BEM speaker band but it isn't a watch. Here are my reasons for getting the Apple watch. 1. I'm a geek and just can't help myself. (lol) 2. I look forward to not having to take my phone off of my belt case every time a notification comes in and getting haptec alerts on my wrist. 3. I also look forward to being able to read and reply to text messages via the watch again without having to fumble for my phone. 4. Making and receiving calls right on the watch also really appeals to me. After reading the many hands-on reviews around, I'm sure there will be some other functions that I'll use daily. I think it's really a matter of convenience. I do agree however that it won't be for everyone and the things that appeal to me might be a turn off for others. My only concern is that it's a 1.0 product and I think we all know how that could go but again the geek in me says go for it Dude! Some of the functionality coming with the Apple watch I was actually getting with the BEM speaker band but alas it isn't a watch. Best regards, Rick Alfaro -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Wednesday, April 8, 2015 11:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Whose ordering the Apple watch? Hi Rick, As I said in a different thread, I won't be ordering an Apple Watch. However, I would be very interested to know why you are. Do you now use a braille watch? Just curious. I can't imagine not having a braille watch, it's so convenient for what it is. And I also I'm just not seeing any upside to having to watch the Apple one that is. So, I do respect your opinion and your tech savvy, so would love to know why you are going to be up at 3 AM to place your order. Good luck with it. Mary Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 8, 2015, at 8:03 AM, Rick Alfaro <rick.alf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Pre-ordering begins on April 10th at 12:01pdt, 03:01EDT. I'm curious > how many of you will be ordering 1. I have a feeling that not many are > for various reasons. If you are, which model? Anyone ordering the > $10,000 version? (lol) > > I actually will be one of the suckers up at 3am placing my order for > the Sport model with a black band. > > Anyone else? > > > > Best regards, > > Rick Alfaro > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. 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