Apple Watch 2 worth it??

Rooky007

Rooky007

Rooky007

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do you guys think ur worth £400?

I got one on Thursday whilst I like it feature but I seem think it not worth it money when I find I have use my phone after.
 
Yes, absolutely. I wouldn't be without mine, it's a perfect complement to the iPhone.
 
Rooky007 said:
What apps you have to make it more appealing.
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I went for a bike ride yesterday, used the built in workout for tracking, with the built in GPS, it meant I didn't have to take my phone with me. It gives me a reasonably accurate heart rate reading as well for the entire ride.
Today, I've been texting my wife using it, with the built in speech to text function.
I've had emails and texts in that I've been able to triage using the watch, let me know if anything important needs to be dealt with straight away.
I had a find my friends alert set so that when Mrs. Feek was getting close to home, I could have the kettle on and ready for her.
I try and make sure I close the exercise rings on a daily basis.
When I'm heading to the Ross Revenge, I generally use a tides app so I can see if the water will be over the Strood or just to make sure the tender isn't scheduled for right on low water.
I use the countdown timer regularly, normally setting it with Siri.
Dark Sky is fantastic for weather alerts. Myself and Mark were in the office earlier this year, my watch pinged and it popped up and said "heavy snow in two minutes". We laughed. Two minutes later, it started snowing.

it's just always there as an extension to my phone. Most of the time, I don't bother carrying my phone around with me at home. If the phone rings, I can answer it on the watch - It's not ideal but it works.

The above is after just a few seconds thought.

I originally bought the first watch shortly after launch, wore it for a week and then took it off. I decided that if I didn't miss it, then I'd return it. I didn't miss it so I returned it. A few months later when the next major upgrade of WatchOS came out, I bought another and within a week, I knew I'd keep it. I then upgraded to a series 2 on launch day.

I've just got the basic black sports watch with a nylon strap. If I lost or broke it, I'd replace it the next day.

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In addition to this, the are some nice standard faces included. If I'm going somewhere and I want it to look a little more subtle than the above image, I just swipe over to this.

This picture doesn't really do it justice, the markers are a light brown colour, not white like the hands.

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Feek hasn’t even mentioned how useful Apple Pay is on the Watch either, not having to find find your payment card when you’re in a shop is so much better.
 
What I was thinking if a new one out September but I feel it be April. Was to take this back before 14 days. If I miss it I hold for new one if I don't I won't bother.

Like just I had messages on Watch while phone was downstairs. Was pretty nifty
 
I had one, it was fun but I sent it back because it wasn't worth the money IMO. Got a Fitbit Charge 2 instead which I like. Sure it's no Apple Watch but it's also a lot cheaper.
 
Oh my, I totally forgot about Apple Pay. It's second nature now - When I'm at the till "Can I pay by magic please?". *click click*, hold, done.

I'd miss it just for that.

The bubble is for when you take your watch into water. You hit the bubble first which locks it down into waterproof mode and then when you turn the crown, it beeps as it ejects water. I was a bit sceptical about that first but I cleaned my watch in gently running warm water last week and when I unlocked it, I could hear the beeping started off muffled and then cleared.

I doubt there will be another one in September, I think an annual upgrade for the watch is unlikely.

To answer the unasked question - I can get two full days of use out of mine but I charge it every night anyway.
 
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