Urbane 2nd Edition LTE watch CANCELLED!

[haus]

Watch release cancelled

According to LG, the worldwide rollout of this device has been halted, with no answer as to whether it will ever be re-released.

AT&T offering LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition customers a refund due to unidentified ‘quality issue’ (Updated) | 9to5Google

 

[FitzAusTex]

In case you missed this on the AC homepage:
LG cancels launch of Watch Urbane 2nd Edition LTE, citing 'hardware issue' | Android Central

What is everyone gonna do? Keep? Return? I'm not sure yet...

 

[Sammuel1973]

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I just read it too. I guess makes sense with all the issues. For those who have the watch, will you return it for a refund?

 

[JAWS40]

They say it's a hardware issue, so looks like I'm going to return. If it was a hardware issue, I would hold out for an update.

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[lvmymoto]

What!? That's crazy! Are they going to fix the issue and the put out a new (dare I say the 3rd Edition) one with the problem fixed? I have to say that I'm very happy with mine. Might be my favorite smartwatch so far and its my fourth one, including the newest version of the Moto 360.

This is very surprising and really disappointing... I wonder if I should ride out my return policy to see if anything changes in the next few days?

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[rsmin]

Good grief. Just got mine today and had just went through the setup. Haven't had it on for 10 minutes when this came out????

 

[lvmymoto]

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Not sure what I'm going to do. I'm actually really happy with mine. I haven't had any issues at all. I think I'm going to ride out the return policy and see what LG says in the next week or so...

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[rsmin]

I will put it back in the box and wait a couple of days to see if anything else said about it. Working great right now

 

[rsmin]

I like the size of the watch and ain't crazy about the Gear s2. So if I don't keep it I guess I will go back to my regular watches. I have Moto 360 but not real crazy about it.

 

[FitzAusTex]

I will put it back in the box and wait a couple of days to see if anything else said about it. Working great right now

Hell, try it out,it's just really nice watch. You could probably run it over with a truck, and still return it, given this news.

 

[FitzAusTex]

I like the size of the watch and ain't crazy about the Gear s2. So if I don't keep it I guess I will go back to my regular watches. I have Moto 360 but not real crazy about it.

I have had the S2 for 6 weeks, also and really like it. It seemed like the right size for me, but I thought I wouldn't mind a bigger screen, but didn't want a huge watch. Now that I've had the U2LTE for a week, it has the perfect sized screen, and the S2 screen seems small. It is probably a bit bigger overall than I'd like, but the screen is perfect size. But the S2 has automatic brightness and the better UI. But the U2LTE has Google Now. But the S2 has that awesome bezel. But I keep trying to turn the bezel on the U2LTE. Augh!

 

[Rufio]

What the heck! Are they going to say what's wrong? Like what type of hardware issue? I got mine the first day. Are we suppose to get some kind of recall notice?

 

[Sammuel1973]

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Not sure what I'm going to do. I'm actually really happy with mine. I haven't had any issues at all. I think I'm going to ride out the return policy and see what LG says in the next week or so...

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I totally understand. I am on the market for this watch or the Samsung Gear S2, so I am kind of bummed cuz I am leaning toward this one.

 

[Rufio]

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For those that have already purchased, we need more info! I'm pretty happy with mine as well. Had it since day 1. But I need more info to determine if should return it. Is the battery gonna leak? Will my watch self destruct? Will it just die? Will it crawl into my bed at night and snap my Wiener off? We need more info! Or is the issue something like that you can't call through a blue tooth headset. Because if its an issue like the latter then I can deal with that.

 

[DebonaireG]

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For those that have already purchased, we need more info! I'm pretty happy with mine as well. Had it since day 1. But I need more info to determine if should return it. Is the battery gonna leak? Will my watch self destruct? Will it just die? Will it crawl into my bed at night and snap my Wiener off? We need more info! Or is the issue something like that you can't call through a blue tooth headset. Because if its an issue like the latter then I can deal with that.

Good luck getting any software updates bruh.

 

[carnevoodoo]

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Yeah. I think the software update issue makes it a no-go. But now I want a watch like this, and returning the one I have already seems so sad. Nothing that is out or announced seemed as good to me.

 

[Rufio]

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Yeah you're right on the software updates. Just pissed because I transfered from Verizon to ATT just for this. I'm on a month to month contract with my Nexus. Looks like Gear S2 is on my shopping list.

 

[maj71303]

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Well i took mine back just 15 minutes ago, bummer that it got out of factory with this type of issue. S2 is a no go for me since i have a nexus and the reviews for the gear manager app thats needed from the play store all say that it is not great at all for phones that are not samsung branded. With a lot of bluetooth and connection issues.

 

[Rufio]

Re: Watch release cancelled

So does that make mine a rare collectors item? Wonder what I can ebay this for?

 

[FitzAusTex]

Re: Watch release cancelled

Well i took mine back just 15 minutes ago, bummer that it got out of factory with this type of issue. S2 is a no go for me since i have a nexus and the reviews for the gear manager app thats needed from the play store all say that it is not great at all for phones that are not samsung branded. With a lot of bluetooth and connection issues.

Funny thing is that my S2 Bluetooth is rock solid, and my U2LTE not so much. Wonder if that could be the problem that forced the cancellation? Oh, and I have a Nexus 5, and although there are some issues with not having a Samsung phone, they aren't deal breakers for me. Weather has to be manually tapped to update, rather than automatically updating. You don't have the email or text app, but replying to text or email notifications works well. And you can start a fresh text from your contacts list. And you don't get an option to answer a call from the watch, only reject, which isn't probably a big deal since the watch doesn't have a speaker. And probably most of what I've said doesn't apply if you're talking about the 3g version, as I only have the Bluetooth version.