i'm bummed....have been eagerly anticipating this incarnation of the gear, i have the original. of all the smart watches out there the screen on this is awesome, but.......i have grandfathered unlimited on verizon so i really don't want or need the standalone properties.
issues for me....
1...i like the way the watch face comes up on my original gear when i flick my wrist....i don't want to see the black screen with white numbers...why have a great watch face and then just use it as a home screen, i want it to be my WATCH FACE.
2...can't respond to emails or compose, at least not when bluetoothed. if someone knows what setting i'm missing feel free to chime in cuz i can't see anyway to make a change.
3...can't seem to find a way to stream music through the watch speakers without downloading the music onto the phone. controlling the music player on the phone from the watch can happen on my gear and i don't use that often so, meh.
4...keyboard for me is problematic. seriously frustrating, i know there tends to be a learning curve to these kinds of things but once again, meh....easier to give stock answers like i do on my original gear....
5...i was excited about the web browser, but again the keyboard is such a pain i don't find it worth fighting with.
6...lack of interesting apps or games finishes it off for me...youtube would be awesome, would love love dish or netflix app, the games available are laughable....
anyway, agree with me or not, those are my feelings. wish i could just switch the screen to my original gear with the set up i already have. maybe i'll keep an eye on the forum and see if you all sideload interesting apps, etc. i can always make the jump again later
issues for me....
1...i like the way the watch face comes up on my original gear when i flick my wrist....i don't want to see the black screen with white numbers...why have a great watch face and then just use it as a home screen, i want it to be my WATCH FACE.
2...can't respond to emails or compose, at least not when bluetoothed. if someone knows what setting i'm missing feel free to chime in cuz i can't see anyway to make a change.
3...can't seem to find a way to stream music through the watch speakers without downloading the music onto the phone. controlling the music player on the phone from the watch can happen on my gear and i don't use that often so, meh.
4...keyboard for me is problematic. seriously frustrating, i know there tends to be a learning curve to these kinds of things but once again, meh....easier to give stock answers like i do on my original gear....
5...i was excited about the web browser, but again the keyboard is such a pain i don't find it worth fighting with.
6...lack of interesting apps or games finishes it off for me...youtube would be awesome, would love love dish or netflix app, the games available are laughable....
anyway, agree with me or not, those are my feelings. wish i could just switch the screen to my original gear with the set up i already have. maybe i'll keep an eye on the forum and see if you all sideload interesting apps, etc. i can always make the jump again later