September 12 Apple iPhone Event

[jamo]

I'm all in on the 256GB iPhone X in space gray. $1149 is a tad more than I'd like to pay, but worth it. 

[nevets88]

I'm trying to figure out if I want an X. Initially I'm underwhelmed, but I'm slow on the uptake. Thought the don't have to pay to upgrade your HD movies to 4K was a pretty big deal, plus the lower pricing on 4K movies. Now tempted to get an ATV, lol, already have multiple Fire TVs, Chromecasts and a Roku.

This guy on the ATV, lol.

 

[Braivo]

3 hours ago, iacas said:

I don't really care about it.

Just another bill to pay, and for very little added benefit (to me). My phone is just always with me, and there aren't really times I wish I could have my watch but not have my phone.

But, I don't swim in the open water for my workouts or anything, so… whatever.

I've never felt that need. If I don't want to look at my phone, I don't. It's just in my pocket (or bookbag, or the pocket of my golf bag, or whatever…).

?

I've been using Apple Pay on my Apple Watch for years. I have a Series 0. I think that was in watchOS 1. 2 for sure.

$1-$1.1k.

And the battery life is 2 hours more than the 7, they say.

Yeah, I don't get the watch love. I've never felt my phone is just some massive burden to carry around, and yet at any time I can do a lot more with it than I ever can on a watch.

I'm a minimalist at heart so the appeal of leaving without a phone is strong. I can also think of a few situations where I would definitely be thankful for the cell connection. 

1) When I leave the house to go on a run and leave the kids home alone. I need to be reachable by them but I don't want to lug my phone with me on the run. 

2) At the gym. The locker is too far for Bluetooth connection and I don't want to carry my phone around the gym. 

3) The pool / beach with the kids. I usually either leave my phone in the hot car or bring it but worry about it getting stolen from a beach chair / bag etc. 

4) Amusement parks. My kids and I go a few days a year. Riding rollercoasters with my phone in just about any pocket poses various discomforts or concerns it'll get loose. Better to not worry at all. 

5) Work meetings. I hate having my phone in my pocket. My meetings are often out of Bluetooth range of my desk and it is frowned upon to have your phone on the conference room tables during meetings. 

6) Sporting events. I often attend sporting events in downtown Detroit. These involve long walks from the car in sketchy neighborhoods. I'd rather not leave my phone in the car nor do I want to walk around town with $1000 computer in my pocket. 

The watch with cell solves each of these problems for me. Well enough to invest the extra $150 so long as the additional line charge is reasonable. 

As for paying with the watch, I was referring to the lack of enough places accepting Apple Pay that leaving home without a wallet isn't yet feasible in most situations. 

[Grinde6]

17 minutes ago, Braivo said:

I'm a minimalist at heart so the appeal of leaving without a phone is strong. I can also think of a few situations where I would definitely be thankful for the cell connection. 

1) When I leave the house to go on a run and leave the kids home alone. I need to be reachable by them but I don't want to lug my phone with me on the run. 

2) At the gym. The locker is too far for Bluetooth connection and I don't want to carry my phone around the gym. 

3) The pool / beach with the kids. I usually either leave my phone in the hot car or bring it but worry about it getting stolen from a beach chair / bag etc. 

4) Amusement parks. My kids and I go a few days a year. Riding rollercoasters with my phone in just about any pocket poses various discomforts or concerns it'll get loose. Better to not worry at all. 

5) Work meetings. I hate having my phone in my pocket. My meetings are often out of Bluetooth range of my desk and it is frowned upon to have your phone on the conference room tables during meetings. 

6) Sporting events. I often attend sporting events in downtown Detroit. These involve long walks from the car in sketchy neighborhoods. I'd rather not leave my phone in the car nor do I want to walk around town with $1000 computer in my pocket. 

The watch with cell solves each of these problems for me. Well enough to invest the extra $150 so long as the additional line charge is reasonable. 

As for paying with the watch, I was referring to the lack of enough places accepting Apple Pay that leaving home without a wallet isn't yet feasible in most situations. 

They did say that the watch will use the same number as your phone.  I'm sure it will have some sort of monthly charge, but maybe not.  Verizon will probably find a way to charge the user though...

[jamo]

1 hour ago, Grinde6 said:

They did say that the watch will use the same number as your phone.  I'm sure it will have some sort of monthly charge, but maybe not.  Verizon will probably find a way to charge the user though...

It'll probably be the same $10 they charge you to add an iPad or other tablet with LTE. 

I'm not interested in an Apple Watch with LTE, but the $250 price for the Series 1 would be mighty appealing if I weren't already planning to shell out over $1000 for a new phone. 

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Grinde6 said:

They did say that the watch will use the same number as your phone.  I'm sure it will have some sort of monthly charge, but maybe not.  Verizon will probably find a way to charge the user though...

They said they worked out special pricing with major carriers for the initial pricing.

So it is going to be an extra monthly cost.

And @Braivo, that's a good list. There aren't many of those situations where I'm not completely comfortable having my phone with me. It's uncomfortable in your pocket? It isn't for me. So the list is why it matters to you and doesn't matter much at all to me.

[iacas]

$10/month for the Watch on AT&T and Verizon.

https://www.thestreet.com/story/14302553/1/wireless-carriers-eager-for-apple-watch.html

[Braivo]

I set an alarm for 3am and ordered the Apple Watch 3. Smooth process using the Apple Store app. 

[saevel25]

Damn, at least they are making think about trying on the watch

 

Edited September 15, 2017 by saevel25

[iacas]

1 hour ago, Braivo said:

I set an alarm for 3am and ordered the Apple Watch 3. Smooth process using the Apple Store app. 

iPhone 8s are still available for September 22 delivery right now. At 8:15am.

Oh, and $649 for the 42mm stainless with cellular, ouch.

Many have said the aluminum is the best anyway. The taptic engine seems to work a bit better on those. But who knows… that was Series 0.

[Braivo]

6 hours ago, iacas said:

iPhone 8s are still available for September 22 delivery right now. At 8:15am.

Oh, and $649 for the 42mm stainless with cellular, ouch.

Many have said the aluminum is the best anyway. The taptic engine seems to work a bit better on those. But who knows… that was Series 0.

I just don't see how the 8s will sell. You can get a discounted 7 for several hundred less with many of the same features or spring for the fully loaded X for a few hundred bucks more. 

I actually cancelled my watch order this morning. My practical side took over and realized I don't need to be spending $600+ ($400 + $10 per month) over the next two years on the watch with cellular. Not yet, anyway, I have other more important financial priorities.  

[iacas]

8 hours ago, Braivo said:

I just don't see how the 8s will sell. You can get a discounted 7 for several hundred less with many of the same features or spring for the fully loaded X for a few hundred bucks more. 

It'll do okay, because people will not want to buy a used 7. They'll go in the store, and see that they can get a phone for $699 or $799 or whatever, and the next one costs $999.

The 8 is a pretty compelling upgrade over the 7. Lots of new or greatly improved features. Apple knew it HAD to be compelling, though, and it is.

[nevets88]

Oh... my... gawwwwddd..

 

[nevets88]

This is the lunch menu for Apple employees at the Brooklyn launch tomorrow.

 

[iacas]

Okay, but what's that got to do with the September 12 event, @nevets88?

[nevets88]

10 hours ago, iacas said:

Okay, but what's that got to do with the September 12 event, @nevets88?

iPhone 8 will be on display in stores tomorrow. Also ATP podcast and their food talk, thought I'd post it. 

[jamo]

I upgraded to iOS 11 on both my iPad (the 2017 plan ol' iPad) and my iPhone 6. After a day or two of running hot and sluggish, the iPhone is actually much snappier than I expected it to be at this stage in its life. I like most of the changes, including the visual ones. I still haven't really found the best way to use the new Podcasts app (ugh), and I'm running into some weird behavior with email notifications (when they pop up on the lock screen I can mark one as read, but then the rest disappear from the lock screen). Other than that I'm enjoying it. I particularly like the pull up keyboard feature on the iPad.

[saevel25]

19 minutes ago, jamo said:

I upgraded to iOS 11 on both my iPad (the 2017 plan ol' iPad) and my iPhone 6. After a day or two of running hot and sluggish, the iPhone is actually much snappier than I expected it to be at this stage in its life.

I agree. The phone looks like it is running faster. If not faster, then it feels like things run smoother. I wonder if making the GUI to run more consistent makes the phone look like it is running faster. Like if you hide the load screens in video games, it makes it feel like its running faster.