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To: pyslent who wrote (174108)	9/10/2014 9:25:50 PM
From: Ryan Bartholomew	Respond to of 213181

I can see no situation where I would ever want to be without my phone, but would want a cellular watch. If most people are like you, then you'll prove to be correct about the tethering not being a big deal. Maybe I'm extreme in my desire to carry a data-enabled watch rather than a phone when I run, work out, garden, do errands, or other activities where I want to be connected yet as unencumbered as possible. Even in your specific example, if you want to map your run, or accurately measure your distance, you need your phone — which means you don’t need your watch. No big deal, is just leave the watch at home and they make arm bands for iPhones. A watch can track distance very well by itself via GPS, and it can upload the data and provide maps using a data connection. No need for a phone whatsoever. Would you rather wear a phone on an armband or a watch on your wrist? A $120 Forerunner 10 can do the GPS part and more, but has no data. Add data and other apps (email, text, camera, other simple ones) and you have an extremely useful watch that can do more than be just a running partner.