This statement is not exactly correct. I used to work on the environmental systems of aircraft and the cabin is pressurized usually to 8000 feet typically. That is why your ears start popping after takeoff the pressure in the cabin is changing from whatever the local altitude is to 8K, it then maintains that pressure throughout the flight and until you descend below 8K feet. Your watch seals and your ears are doing the same thing at the same time. Unless you live where I do in the mountains of Colorado at 8000 feet above sea level, the cabin pressure would be more rarefied, less dense, less pressure, than the surrounding air. If the seals were still equalizing than the ambient air would be getting in the watch, in the pool, the water would be equalizing the pressure in the watch. Hence, water in the watch.
If you were wearing your watch and were traveling in the cabin and there was no loss of cabin pressure and no one opened a window...then I am afraid that the T-Mobile rep is wrong
the difference in pressure in the cabin of a plane is quite minimal...the Gear S isn't the first water resistant watch to fly the skies. This time, and perhaps this time only...Delta isn't at fault.
Posted via the Android Central App using the Note 4
From the manual for the Gear S
"Maintaining Water and Dust
Resistance
The device may be damaged if water or dust
enters the device. Follow these tips carefully to
prevent damage to the device and to maintain
the water- and dust-resistant performance of the
device.
•
Do not immerse the device in water deeper
than 1 m and keep it submerged for more than
30 minutes.
•
Do not expose the device to
water moving
with force
, such as water running from a tap,
ocean waves, or waterfalls.
•
If the device or your hands are wet, dry them
thoroughly before handling the device.
•
If the device is exposed to freshwater, dry
it thoroughly with a clean, soft cloth. If the
device is exposed to any liquid other than
freshwater, rinse the device with freshwater
immediately and dry it thoroughly with a
clean, soft cloth. Failure to rinse the device
in freshwater and dry it as instructed may
cause the device to suffer from operability
or cosmetic issues.
•
If the device is dropped or receives an
impact
, the water-and dust-resistant features
of the device may be damaged.
•
If the device has been immersed in water or
the microphone or the speaker is wet
, sound
may not be heard clearly during a call. Ensure
that the microphone or the speaker is clean
and dry by wiping it with a dry cloth.
•
The touchscreen and other features may not
work properly
if the device is used in water
or in other liquids.
•
Your device has been tested in a controlled
environment and shown to be water-and
dust-resistant in certain circumstances
(meets requirements of classification IP67
as described by the international standard
4
IEC 60529 - Degrees of Protection provided
by Enclosures [IP Code]; test conditions:
15 - 35°C, 86 - 106 kPa, 1 meter, for 30
minutes). Despite this classification, your
device is not impervious to water damage
in any situation."
So swimming and showering with the thing on is out for me. Another comment that should be made is that pressing the home button with the watch under water may cause problems. Lots of buttons will let water in if used under water.
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