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takyon writes:

The major feature of the third iteration of the Apple Watch, LTE cellular connectivity, can fail due to a bug involving Wi-Fi. This problem has been reflected in reviews of the device:

The new Apple Watch is mostly an iterative update over its predecessor, but for one major feature: LTE. The addition of cellular connectivity has been touted as everything from "nice" to "game changing," but reviewers appear to have early issues in testing. I didn't run into any in my own testing, but the Verge reported some big hiccups connecting to the cellular network on the device.

An Apple spokeswoman confirmed the problem with TechCrunch, stating, "We have discovered that when Apple Watch Series 3 joins unauthenticated Wi-Fi networks without connectivity, it may at times prevent the watch from using cellular. We are investigating a fix for a future software release."

The LTE also does not work if you take the device to another country.

Also at The Verge, Fox Business (WSJ/Dow Jones reprint), and Fortune.

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3. "feature" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/09/13/2059201
4. "can fail due to a bug involving Wi-Fi" - https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/20/apple-is-working-on-a-fix-for-watch-series-3-lte-issues/
5. "the Verge reported" - https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16337874/apple-watch-lte-connectivity-problems-software-update
6. "connecting to the cellular network" - https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/20/wall-street-dings-apple-after-some-reported-lte-connectivity-issues-on-the-new-watch/
7. "Apple Watch Series 3" - https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/20/the-apple-watch-is-still-the-one-to-beat/
8. "The Verge" - https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/20/16334066/apple-watch-series-3-lte-new-features-review-2017
9. "Fox Business" - http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/09/20/apple-watch-series-3-review-untethered-and-unreliable0.html
10. "Fortune" - http://fortune.com/2017/09/20/apple-watch-series-3-reviews-problems/
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