Hello,
Thank you very much for that comprehensive and detailed first
impressions of the Watch series 3 device.
Mine won't be shipping for at least 3-4 weeks so the Apple Store order
confirmation tells me.
I did have the first gen Watch fleetingly, but found it very slow and
quite buggy.
From what I've read Watch OS 4 which is of course backwards compatible
with older Watches sounds promising.
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On 24/09/2017 8:21 AM, GS wrote:
Well, I did the signature while I was on the phone making the order. However, I
had to close my mail client and restart it because the email was not pushing
and wouldn't submit to an attempted pull. The T-Mobile representative was
insistent that we complete it at that time and I was not prepared to argue with
her because I too wanted to get the order completed to insure I would get the
watch as soon as possible.
I do not have much personal experience with using the Apple Watch prior to
receiving this one so I may not be a good person to say how it differs from the
Series 2. I can tell you that I am getting acquainted with it and it seems to
work very well. I have to keep reminding myself that it is not an iOS device in
a smaller box and it is not going to allow me to do everything I can do on the
iPhone. It is fairly responsive compared to what I have heard about the Series
2. I have heard some demos of the Series 2 and decided to wait for a faster
processor before spending money on it.
The Series 3 seems to take about 70 seconds to boot. Most of the apps load
within a reasonable amount of time. VO is fairly snappy when using it with the
watch speaker. As with iOS, when using VO with blue tooth headphones can be
laggy.
I was able to get the LTE setup with no difficulty and it connected fairly
quickly (within a couple of minutes) the first time I tried it. The battery has
been surprisingly good so far but I will reserve final judgment since I've only
been using it for a little more than 24 hours and that mostly connected via the
iPhone.
I don't mind the way Siri works on the watch. I like reading the screen better than
chatting back and forth with an assistant anyway. Today I asked Siri "What is the
nearest cycling store" and got a single result with all relevant information
including phone number and address.
I am learning about complications and faces and am still in the process of
determining how I want to organize the watch for maximum efficiency. I am
evaluating apps to figure out which ones really work and which are gimmicks.
For instance, I was hoping to be able to use the Starbucks app to make an order
via the watch but that is not possible. On the other hand, the Chipotle app
will allow one to complete a new order from a past order.
I love how the Messages app works but am disappointed that I can't seem to work
out what is causing Twitterrific not to work at all. I am not too concerned
with that because one of the things I want to do with Twitter is view timelines
and Twitterrific will not do that.
I am disappointed that there is not a Spotify app but I now have the pleasure
of a subscription to Apple Music again. I speculated that Apple decided to hold
its watch users hostage to its own music offering and may not be allowing there
to be a Spotify app but I do not know that to be true. So I will pay for both
services for the time being.
I am disappointed with the functionality of the TuneIn app not streaming
directly to the watch as I use it a lot.
I enjoy the ability to get the seconds of time rather than just the minute.
Fantastical has a quite nice interface, as does Mail. I am looking forward to
experimenting with Downcast and many other apps.
I have never liked talking to my phone but have realized that I need to get
past that and will endeavor to do so in order to take advantage of the features
of the watch.
I am still an infant with regard to the Apple Watch but am happy with my
experience thus far.
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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of
lenron brown
Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2017 9:34 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Confused about ordering the watch from Apple versus from my carrier
Awesome, what are your thoughts so far. I would have probably had mine
yesterday if I had signed the e signature in time. When I talked to the rep
after setting up the pre-order she told me the twenty second would be the date
I would receive it, but When I got the signature done the next day, I got the
30th of October. I need to see about my phone today so might see if I can just
pick one up in the store.
On 9/23/17, GS <[email protected]> wrote:
I received my Series 3 watch ordered through T-Mobile yesterday. I
also got the three months free LTE. I ordered via telephone at a
little after 12:00 Pacific Time on the first day of preorders.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Sieghard Weitzel
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 8:47 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Confused about ordering the watch from Apple versus from
my carrier
I'm surprised you are only getting the watches in late October, it
sounds to me like on some of the Podcasts people are already about to
receive them and I'm pretty sure they said they were the cellular model.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Rick Alfaro
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2017 4:23 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: RE: Confused about ordering the watch from Apple versus from
my carrier
Yes, that was pretty much it. It was a really good video by someone
comparing the various series 3 models with very good explanations of
their differences, including some I wasn't aware of.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2017 6:13 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Confused about ordering the watch from Apple versus from
my carrier
Should've asked in my previous message, how did you find the YouTube
stuff on the series 3 with cellular, since it's not out yet? What did
you search on, probably the obvious, Apple Watch Series 3?
Mary
Sent from my iPhone
On Sep 18, 2017, at 3:00 PM, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> wrote:
Mary, I had the same question and unfortunately the same experience
when calling TMobile. The last CSR I spoke to told me that I would
get the 3 month free offer only if I ordered through TMobile. Since
the rep was not able to tell me if there was a long wait or even if
they would have them in stock, I chose to order via the Apple Store
app along with AppleCare and just forget about the $30 savings on the data
account.
I've been listening to some YouTube on the Series 3 watch, so I'm
kind of on the fence now with keeping the cellular model or returning
it for the GPS only model. Apparently, the cellular model takes a
huge hit on battery life when used as a cell phone only lasting an
hour of talk time. I expected a hit but not that bad. I may just
decide to exchange it for the non-cellular model.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
Behalf Of Mary Otten
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 4:38 PM
To: [email protected]; [email protected]
Subject: Confused about ordering the watch from Apple versus from my
carrier
I suppose this might not be on topic, but it is about the new watch,
so maybe. I'm trying to figure out if I'm going to have to go through
T-Mobile, or if there is any advantage in so doing, versus ordering
straight from Apple. Ordering from Apple looks easy right from my
phone. I called T-Mobile today, which was stupid I suppose, because I
got one of those folks overseas, and we clearly were not
communicating well. She told me one thing and then seem to contradict
herself twice, so I hung up and I guess I will call them again
tomorrow. I would just assume do it through Apple and get AppleCare,
but I want to make sure I would get the three month free trial at
Cetera. And there might be other advantages. Has anyone ordered the
watch straight from Apple? And do you understand any differences
between going that way or going through your carrier? I hope when I
call T-Mobile tomorrow I get somebody in the US. I had pretty good
luck with that before, but last week, I got another one of those
overseas people who was clueless, screwed up an order changing my
data plan, and I had to call back and get tech-support from the United States,
thank God. I thought T-Mobile was getting rid of their overseas support folks.
Sent from my iPhone
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