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This red digital crown, who is it for?

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It denotes cellular capability on the Apple Watch, a way to decouple from your phone

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if you're more action oriented. So like a jogger or rock climber or paddle boarder?

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Remember that? But those are such athletic scenarios which few of us actually do.

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Personally, I think I can stick with the Wi-Fi only model, because obviously I have my phone

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with me everywhere anyway. But perhaps I'm missing something, and to find out I set myself a challenge.

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Live with only this old, cellular, Series 6 Apple Watch for a week to find out if my

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life can even function with it. And it alone.

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The rules of this challenge are simple. No laptop, no iPad, and no iPhone 4 an entire week.

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I can, however, use a desktop computer so that I'm not alienated from work duties at

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the office. The first thing I think I need to get used to is...

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Hello? Hello, Jonathan. This man being...

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Oh, oh hi. It's my realtor.

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Untethered communication is the big sell for the cellular Apple Watch.

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But as it's now my only source of communication, it's not easy or convenient.

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Making speakerphone calls isn't great in a serious open office like ours.

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And if you want, you have to switch to your AirPods after you make the call.

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The most convenient way to reply to messages is with dictation.

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But again, that'll disturb people around you.

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So I'm writing with my finger, which takes longer. The on-screen keyboard found on newer Apple Watches is better and faster, but you're

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not going to be conducting any long-winded text message threads on here.

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And if you have friends on Android, you can text them via SMS.

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But for that to be enabled at all, your iPhone will need to remain powered on no matter where

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it is. Phone keys wallet, no phone keys wallet.

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Okay. Unfortunately, it appears I can't connect my Apple Watch to my Bluetooth, which is

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a little sad. That means I'm going to have to drive in silence or use old CDs.

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What am I going to do now? How am I going to listen to my podcasts?

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So this is a three-bedroom townhouse you're interested in.

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It's big and open. It's got a nice patio right off your dining area.

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Wow. Yeah, it is bigger than I was expecting, but I got to make sure it fits my couch.

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So I'm just going to measure. Oh, I should take a photo first.

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The thing that makes the iPhone so useful and amazing is that it can do everything.

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But because of this challenge, doing something like viewing this apartment requires a much

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more involved setup. I have to bring my massive old DSLR and notepad and tape measure, but if I had the iPhone,

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I could literally do that all on one device.

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I could take an ultra-wide photo of the space, write my thoughts on the note-taking app and

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even measure things out with the measure app. So how much is this place?

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Oh, it's just a little over 800,000. Oh my God, this housing market.

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Crippling boredom. It's what you get when you sever yourself from your phone.

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What am I supposed to do on the toilet? What am I supposed to do right now?

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My habit for years has been to pull out my phone and scroll, but with this Apple Watch,

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I can't. No videos, no articles, no tweets, nothing.

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Just fiddling with the digital crown and swiping through different faces.

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Hello? Hey, Johnno, are you busy right now?

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No, actually. Did you come over and help me with some things?

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Yeah, I'll be right over. Okay, Johnno, I've started a really big project.

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I'm working on an album from 1999. What?

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It was on my Europe trip, so I'm hoping to cut this out. I need this glued in.

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When you don't have a phone around, the time you spend with others does change.

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You are simply more present when hanging out with family or friends.

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The impulse to look things up during conversations is quelled completely, because it's not possible.

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What I'm getting at is I really didn't feel like I was missing anything important.

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What I was missing were the habits, and those are good things to miss.

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So the week is over, and what has it been like?

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Great, actually. What really surprised me is what a great digital detox this is.

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You hear people moaning, I gotta get off my phone, I gotta stop using Facebook.

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But they're empty commitments because the cost of completely severing communication

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makes the prospect untenable. But with the Apple Watch, you're not actually severing communication.

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It's so liberating. Let me give you an idea of how different life was with only the Apple Watch.

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My average sleep increased by a full half hour during the week.

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I didn't waste hours a day on Twitter. I went on two hikes, all recorded in the fitness app.

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If you want to try this, it's worth knowing the cost. Firstly, cellular capability increases the price of the Series 8 watch by $100.

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But it's only $50 more on an SE. And that's before you register for a cell services, which is pretty easy.

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To sign up, you'll need an existing plan on a non-discount service provider.

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The monthly cost for this service is $10, plus a one-time activation fee of $45 should

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you BYOW. Apple Watch.

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But is it worth it? I don't think so.

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Not for a digital detox, because it's going to require some accountability.

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No, perhaps $120 a year is accountability enough to do it regularly.

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But for me, it wouldn't be. So yes, it's certainly possible to live with only an Apple Watch.

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It's even great. But if you want to do a digital detox, there are cheaper ways to do it.

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You could set up Screen Time in iOS or delete your Facebook account, which I recommend.

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What a beautiful sunset.

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I don't have a camera.

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If you already have a cellular Apple Watch and you feel like you don't know why, try

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this challenge. It'll answer that question. And if you're looking at the product page trying to decide between a cellular or Wi-Fi

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model, well, you'll know if you need one. Otherwise, unless you have a child with whom you want to gift the Apple Watch three years

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from now and set up with family setup, I think you're probably best sticking with a Wi-Fi

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model. As for me, I don't have any children, except for my baby mini iPhone, darling.

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Thanks for detoxing this Mac Address.

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If you think the Apple Watch should be its own device on its own cellular plan, give

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this video a like. Now I'm curious if that's something you would go for.

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Ditch the iPhone, only cellular Apple Watch, comment below.