sandor

ah the days of AIM & long distance calling cards. fond memories.

we are the greatest generation

Soli said:

sandor said:

fallenjt said:

Somehow, I'm interested in AW3. $10 service a month is not that bad. However, I'm with Xfinity while the service is only offered for ATT&Verizon customers. It only works with the same carrier, doesn't it?

Pre-Apple Watch 3, wearables were only $5 a month, so $10 seems ridiculous.

1) And have you seen those shitty devices? This fucking article is talking about an always connected device that can take calls, reroute and mirror your phone number, and has Apple heavily advertising Apple Music that they state is 1GiB per hour, not including any other data. Have you never tried BT before or are you unaware how the W1 chip makes connecting headphones to the Apple Watch amazingly simple. You're going to see the use case increase for Watch because of this.

2) I wonder if you ever said it was ridiculous that it costs $10 to add a dumb phone to an account.

Wow. you have some pent up aggression or something.

I am simply point out how the telecoms continually attempt to gouge consumers (phone "subsidies" that never end - thanks for bringing that to light TMobile) and it is typically with Apple products (how many years has it been since the first Apple cellular device premium?)  The Samsung Gear S3 (whether you like it or not, whether it sucks or not) cost $5 a month for LTE connectivity on TMobile. And same as the Apple Watch 3, you could use it for calling & music & intercepting without a phone.


As many other have said, this is simply a money grab if the Watch is serving as a replacement for the phone in certain use instances, and your phone already has an unlimited data plan...

sog35 said:

tjwolf said:

fallenjt said:

gatorguy said:

Well that's absolutely counter to what Gurman said, tho based on what you've discovered and considering that it is from Apple themselves he was plainly mistaken. With that said I'm really extremely surprised it is locked to one specific face.  

What is the point of having multiple Face ID for ONE personal phone? Multiple fingerprints for Touch ID is understandable because people have 10 fingers, but only ONE face.
If one concerns about loved ones being unable to access the phone, give them the pass code instead.

Apple has encouraged us to come up with long/complex/hard-to-remember passwords...

why can't your wife use HER phone to make the phone call?

Back in the day, we had to remember ten!!! digits to make a phone call. And every person we wanted to call had their own unique ten digit code we had to use to call them!

(Sorry, a six digit passcode does not qualify for a long complex hard to remember password to obtain access to a cell phone)

oh, and re: multiple fingerprints - we have 40 iPads @ work with multiple prints each, and never had an issue over the years. The prints unlock the iPad & the medical records software, so we can have the iPads lock quick & open quick.

maciekskontakt said:

sandor said:

NIRS

For example, https://www.moxymonitor.com/researchers/

Everything else is just a fancy digital pedometer, and equally as useful. Measure physiological response, not reps.

Good point. I also think about all those apps the same way. It is just a waste of time and money. The real deal is to monitor body and adapt training. I do know how to discipline myself so no need for devices, but what I do not know is how to work with body limits and optimizations. Real monitor would be much better. And I agree that everything else is pedometer, GPS, surveillence and wrapped HTTP content to read adn follow just like old good workout boooks that are now even provided by Special Operations military to public if someone is interested how it is done by those folks without iPhones and Android devices.

i am glad someone in these two threads finally took note

it really is the beauty of technology in the realm of exercise physiology.
we have human-mountable wireless devices that can monitor physiological response @ 95% the accuracy and 1/10th the price of full cart.

between blood lactate monitoring & muscle oxygenation monitoring (NIRS) i can chart progress, shape workouts & find weak points.
yes, lactate is a bit more invasive (pin prick, non-instantaneous readings) but the development of multiple competing NIRS devices allow instant, track-able muscle response to work, with bluetooth links to any of your favorite workout apps.

moreover, these devices allow measurement of recovery, allowing adaptation of training plan to your body (gains are, of course, made on the recovery days/hours)

NIRS

For example, https://www.moxymonitor.com/researchers/

Everything else is just a fancy digital pedometer, and equally as useful. Measure physiological response, not reps.