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There are plenty of instances where I might want directions while I'm on a run, but there is no way I'm paying $10 a month to add the device to my plan. Hopefu

There are plenty of instances where I might want directions while I'm on a run, but there is no way I'm paying $10 a month to add the device to my plan. Hopefully it is just shared data with my phone plan. We'll see what the carriers do, but I think it will make or break it for a lot of people.

dgacmu 9y ago
If it ends up compatible with project fi, their extra data-only device comes free (at $10/GB like the rest of the plan). Might make this the first smart watch I've found appealing.
- apocalyptic0n3 9y ago
  The problem with that is that it would have to be completely decoupled from your phone since Project Fi only supports the Pixel and Apple Watch only supports iOS. If you don't want the watch to interact with your phone at all, then you would be fine. But you'd presumably be losing quite a bit of functionality by doing so.
  - jwilliams 9y ago
    Project Fi works fine with Apple iOS Devices. You need a Pixel/Nexus device to activate. I've got several Apple devices on extra Project Fi SIM cards (including an iPhone). All work fine. I've also tested on the primary SIM succesfully.
    - 4ad 9y ago
      Works fine is a bit of a stretch: https://medium.com/aaronn/project-fi-on-iphone-7-2564acd96042 https://medium.com/aaronn/project-fi-on-iphone-7-2564acd9604...
- mmanfrin 9y ago
  Irony is that while Fi is the only plan where this makes sense, it's also the only plan you can't use with an iPhone.
  - Dylan16807 9y ago
    Then again if you're using enough data to matter, you're better off paying the upfront cost for a plan that isn't $10/GB.
brogrammernot 9y ago
$10/month to no longer need my phone for map my run and Spotify? That's worth $120/yr to me
- rrdharan 9y ago
  I'm embarrassed to admit how much I'd actually pay for this, but suffice it to say I'd consider $120/year a bargain.
- agumonkey 9y ago
  I would even think about that kind of offers.. I actually don't care about youtube, but GPS and music .. reflects
- mahyarm 9y ago
  You don't need that if you preload the music and just use the series 2 gps.
  - brogrammernot 9y ago
    I honestly dont know if I have any music on my computer. I use Spotify for probably ~10 hours/day. (Work, Gym, Commute)
tammer 9y ago
Oh how quickly we forget in the tech community. An internet-focused phone was laughable with the data plans of 2006.
- k-mcgrady 9y ago
  Exactly. £10 per month (no contract) was probably the average spend then (for approx. 40mins calling and 300 SMS). Now I'm paying £60 per month for 2 years and it seems normal. An extra £10 per month to use your plan with up to 3 devices will be the norm in another couple of years.
- MBCook 9y ago
  It made TONS of sense to me. The problem is that gave me something I wanted: the internet everywhere. This gives me something I've been living without and don't want to pay that much for then privilege of: my smart watch working when I don't have my phone.

dgacmu 9y ago

If it ends up compatible with project fi, their extra data-only device comes free (at $10/GB like the rest of the plan). Might make this the first smart watch I've found appealing.

apocalyptic0n3 9y ago
The problem with that is that it would have to be completely decoupled from your phone since Project Fi only supports the Pixel and Apple Watch only supports iOS. If you don't want the watch to interact with your phone at all, then you would be fine. But you'd presumably be losing quite a bit of functionality by doing so.
- jwilliams 9y ago
  Project Fi works fine with Apple iOS Devices. You need a Pixel/Nexus device to activate. I've got several Apple devices on extra Project Fi SIM cards (including an iPhone). All work fine. I've also tested on the primary SIM succesfully.
  - 4ad 9y ago
    Works fine is a bit of a stretch: https://medium.com/aaronn/project-fi-on-iphone-7-2564acd96042 https://medium.com/aaronn/project-fi-on-iphone-7-2564acd9604...
mmanfrin 9y ago
Irony is that while Fi is the only plan where this makes sense, it's also the only plan you can't use with an iPhone.
- Dylan16807 9y ago
  Then again if you're using enough data to matter, you're better off paying the upfront cost for a plan that isn't $10/GB.

brogrammernot 9y ago

$10/month to no longer need my phone for map my run and Spotify? That's worth $120/yr to me

rrdharan 9y ago
I'm embarrassed to admit how much I'd actually pay for this, but suffice it to say I'd consider $120/year a bargain.
agumonkey 9y ago
I would even think about that kind of offers.. I actually don't care about youtube, but GPS and music .. reflects
mahyarm 9y ago
You don't need that if you preload the music and just use the series 2 gps.
- brogrammernot 9y ago
  I honestly dont know if I have any music on my computer. I use Spotify for probably ~10 hours/day. (Work, Gym, Commute)

tammer 9y ago

Oh how quickly we forget in the tech community. An internet-focused phone was laughable with the data plans of 2006.

k-mcgrady 9y ago
Exactly. £10 per month (no contract) was probably the average spend then (for approx. 40mins calling and 300 SMS). Now I'm paying £60 per month for 2 years and it seems normal. An extra £10 per month to use your plan with up to 3 devices will be the norm in another couple of years.
MBCook 9y ago
It made TONS of sense to me. The problem is that gave me something I wanted: the internet everywhere. This gives me something I've been living without and don't want to pay that much for then privilege of: my smart watch working when I don't have my phone.