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Apple Watch

Mark2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:26:51 GMT

Hi Does anybody know if and when o2 will be able to launch Apple Watch GPS on their platform. I’m fed fed up with my EE friends going on about how good it is .............

Re: Apple Watch

MI5 — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:31:04 GMT

@Mark2 there has not been anything official from O2 except the blanket statement that they will continue to evaluate the viability of the product, however, there are rumours flying around that the end of January is a possibility.

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:33:13 GMT

They did say 1st half of 2019 they would look at it again

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Mark2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:36:51 GMT

Thanks for the encouraging news

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Mark2 — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:37:17 GMT

Thanks for the encouraging news

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Anonymous — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:10:19 GMT

Your welcome @Mark2 & welcome to the forum

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Cleoriff — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 09:11:02 GMT

@Chris_KHave you any news to share on this?

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davethorp — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 15:36:33 GMT

Guessing you mean the cellular service through the Apple Watch eSim

I wouldn’t get too excited about it if it does come to O2. I’ve had Apple Watch Series 3 and Series 4 on EE’s eSIM and the amount of times I have ever used my watch independently of the phone are few and far between

Main benefit for me is it allows me to pay for my watch over a monthly contract rather than pay all up front

Re: Apple Watch

Chris_K — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:47:25 GMT

Hey all,

This Q&A from our Megathread is still current, and nothing has changed here yet we're afraid.

Q. Will you be ranging the Apple Watch Series 4?

A. O2 will not be ranging the Apple Watch Series 4 from launch but we continue to review our range of products and services to ensure that they meet the needs of our customers

@MI5 wrote:

@Mark2 there has not been anything official from O2 except the blanket statement that they will continue to evaluate the viability of the product, however, there are rumours flying around that the end of January is a possibility.

Just to avoid any disappointment when the end of January arrives and there's no update, this isn't going to happen. We have no further info we can share on this I'm afraid, other than if or when we have any news to share, we will. Until then I'd caution against any rumours you might come across.

Re: Apple Watch

jonsie — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:22:44 GMT

So it's quite simple, you need another network to enjoy the full functions of the Apple Watch as we have been advising since launch. Customers need to do their research. ....

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Anonymous — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 14:57:12 GMT

So basically as we all knew. O2 won’t be supporting the Watch again.

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Cleoriff — Wed, 16 Jan 2019 17:21:13 GMT

@jonsie wrote:
So it's quite simple, you need another network to enjoy the full functions of the Apple Watch as we have been advising since launch. Customers need to do their research. ....

Yes, exactly how I understand it!

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jezza1234 — Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:49:28 GMT

I have never bothered with the Apple watch. I have a Garmin watch that does alomost everything the Apple watch does except you cannot reply form the watch to texts and emails with Iphone(Andrpid you can) but to be honest how often do you really do that once the initial novelty has worn off. My watch will play music independantly from my phone(on board music storage) and I can upload sat nav routes to it. It also has one of the best heart rate monitors out there and probably the best cycling tracking I've used. It was also anounced and the recent CES that they are launching an E-sim version of it.

Who needs an overpiced Apple watch that you have to download separate apps to do specific tracking(such as cycling).

Be brave look beyond the Apple Watch

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Ajking77 — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:54:35 GMT

I have not heard anything yet. I read somewhere this was going to happen in the first quarter / half of 2019??? But nothing has been reported as far as I know.

COME ON O2 GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

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MI5 — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 22:04:00 GMT

@Ajking77 wrote:
I have not heard anything yet. I read somewhere this was going to happen in the first quarter / half of 2019??? But nothing has been reported as far as I know.

COME ON O2 GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER!

General feeling is that was a rumour spread by live chat and not an official O2 statement.

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Anonymous — Tue, 05 Mar 2019 08:26:12 GMT

Probably not going to happen & I bet it won’t

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OllyG — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:16:09 GMT

I rang O2 customer services last week to vent and the guy stated they were expecting the Apple Watches in Q1 of 2019 but they’ve been delayed and had no further update. Does any one know when they will definitely launch?? Have an Apple Series 4 watch (GPS + Cellular) but can’t use full functionality without the e-sim that both EE and Vodafone are offering but loathed to switch....although patience is running out. What are O2 playing at. Advices / clarification welcome.

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MI5 — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:18:39 GMT

@OllyG wrote:
I rang O2 customer services last week to vent and the guy stated they were expecting the Apple Watches in Q1 of 2019 but they’ve been delayed and had no further update. Does any one know when they will definitely launch?? Have an Apple Series 4 watch (GPS + Cellular) but can’t use full functionality without the e-sim that both EE and Vodafone are offering but loathed to switch....although patience is running out. What are O2 playing at. Advices / clarification welcome.

@Chris_K is the go-to guy for this kind of info.

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Chris_K — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 09:29:25 GMT

@OllyG wrote:

I rang O2 customer services last week to vent and the guy stated they were expecting the Apple Watches in Q1 of 2019 but they’ve been delayed and had no further update. Does any one know when they will definitely launch?? Have an Apple Series 4 watch (GPS + Cellular) but can’t use full functionality without the e-sim that both EE and Vodafone are offering but loathed to switch....although patience is running out. What are O2 playing at. Advices / clarification welcome.

My apologies, but there's nothing further to share. If or when anything changes we will let customers know, but for now, we've no news or info around Apple Watch - sorry.

PS. We have never officially said we'd be ranging this, and certainly not in Q1. If you've been told otherwise via Live Chat then this is incorrect information I'm afraid. If you happen to have the chat transcripts of these, feel free to DM me them and I can follow this up internally.

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OllyG — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:19:05 GMT

Ok many thanks for the reply. Bit baffled though. So “officially” O2 has never said yet they will launch the Apple Watch range, but unofficially??! Don’t have a chat transcript to DM you with as it was a tel con to 202 Customer Services (as I stated) from my iPhone XS Max. If it helps, the call took place last week on Friday 5 April @ 15:48 for 8 minutes when I was informed the Apple Watch range was due to launch in Q1 2019. With Kind Regards.