Hi Craig! No, I have not had any issues with cellular coverage. However, I’m mostly in and around Santa Cruz so I have yet to test coverage in remote areas (other than Bonny Doon 🙂 ). My cellular plan has unlimited data so I don’t know how cellular data caps might effect streaming on the Watch but i suppose it would be no different than on a phone. I’d guess that if you are in an area with spotty coverage and/or limited data then the value of the Watch would go down considerably. As would the value of a phone. But no issues in the Monterey Bay.
Mostly the “changed my life” part is that this little device somehow got me into a daily fitness mindset. One could accomplish the same thing without spending a lot of money on devices simply by exercising for a half hour every day. Why don’t we do that? It’s a mystery. But wearing an Apple Watch somehow got me doing that. Then there is a sort of cascade of effects – I drink more water, I am more conscious of my diet, I wake up earlier, I feel more refreshed so I get more done, and on and on. Humans are like chaotic dynamical systems – a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil causes a tornado in Texas!
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Great write-up, Ron. The hook, for me, was in the conclusion: that it changed your life.
One question: any issues w/cellular service (e.g. spotty coverage or excessive data caps on streaming)?
Hi Craig! No, I have not had any issues with cellular coverage. However, I’m mostly in and around Santa Cruz so I have yet to test coverage in remote areas (other than Bonny Doon 🙂 ). My cellular plan has unlimited data so I don’t know how cellular data caps might effect streaming on the Watch but i suppose it would be no different than on a phone. I’d guess that if you are in an area with spotty coverage and/or limited data then the value of the Watch would go down considerably. As would the value of a phone. But no issues in the Monterey Bay.
Mostly the “changed my life” part is that this little device somehow got me into a daily fitness mindset. One could accomplish the same thing without spending a lot of money on devices simply by exercising for a half hour every day. Why don’t we do that? It’s a mystery. But wearing an Apple Watch somehow got me doing that. Then there is a sort of cascade of effects – I drink more water, I am more conscious of my diet, I wake up earlier, I feel more refreshed so I get more done, and on and on. Humans are like chaotic dynamical systems – a butterfly flapping its wings in Brazil causes a tornado in Texas!