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Did anybody buy an extra charging cable ?
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I saw that recently too. If you check it now it will say 2m. I will buy another one later but I don't think many people will need more than one unless they break as easy as the lightning cables do. Which I doubt if your using any kind of stand with it. I bought the Spigen stand for $20 on Amazon. The stand will hold the end piece in place so it never needs to move and this is where the lightning cables always fail/break from constant twisting and movement. If your only charging it once every night at home theres no need for more than one for now. Especially while Apple is giving you a $40 cable in the box. iPhones only get a $20 cable
On the contrary. It's not about breakage but more about convenience and practicality. I like to have one cable plugged in at home permanently and another in my bag for use at work or when traveling. What I haven't done and I need to do is buy one of those Anker multiple USB chargers for even more convenience.
This one:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009CFMO0S/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And this is the cable I bought to go in the stand. Cuts down on clutter a lot. I will say the 4 plug Anker works better in the stand but I need 5 devices so I have the 5 plug for the stand right now. I'm thinking about switching to the 4 plug for the stand and taking the 5 plug on trips.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O7CFPPM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm going to wait and see how the battery holds up. If I'm struggling to get through the day I'll get an extra charger for the car.
Just like you I bought a extra cable on the 10th with a 7-10 day delivery time frame. I like to have one permanently at home and another in the car and for travel.
I bought two of the 5 port USB anker chargers like you mentioned. One for each nightstand. I bought my future wife a SS 38mm AW with modern buckle as a upcoming wedding gift. Anyways,just thinking about it,as we go to bed we'll each have a iphone,ipad,beats wireless headphones and a apple watch to charge.
So I'll drill a small whole through the bottom side of each night stand drawer and put the 5 port anker inside the drawer. That way we can charge every device nightly,but wont see all the cables. I also bought Some brown Felt that I'll put in the whole drawer first. That way it's soft for all of our devices in the drawer
http://amzn.com/B00IBDOB5I
Thanks for the recommendation- I work as a consultant and travel a lot. Very helpful. Looks like I'm going to be abusing my prime membership even more
We have the 5 port and love it for travel. We also have one of these nightstands that plugs into the wall and has four plugs in the top drawer. I love it!!
Now that is awesome!!! I love the nightstand thing. Now I can't buy new furniture with our bed set being less than a year old,but that is cool!!
No extra charger here. If I need to charge more than once per day, I'll just be returning my Apple Watch.
if this is true.. that's really low of apple. In the end the Stainless Steal seems like a better bargain now... doh!
This. Unless you are someone planning on playing with the watch all day. Or getting constant notifications. I don't see the reason for needing a second charger.
Based on the reviews so far, I can't imagine many times where I will really need a charger anywhere other than my bedside. And if I'm going on a trip, I'll just use that.
For now, of course. I'm sure eventually I'll just want to buy a second for the minor convenience.
For now, of course. I'm sure eventually I'll just want to buy a second for the minor convenience.
It doesn't hurt to have another in the car or at your job
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Both mashable & the verge claim that one day out of the week the watch did not make it till 7pm
So is possible
This is like saying I don't need another lightning cable my iPhone last all day
But I'm willing to bet you have more than one ?
This plug is a great example of why the U.S. (And the rest of the world!) needs to adopt the UK a style mains plug!
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This plug is a great example of why the U.S. (And the rest of the world!) needs to adopt the UK a style mains plug!
I'm not sure why that would be an improvement?
Yes, I did. But I made it a separate order because I didn't want to take a chance that a charge cable delay could hold up my watch order. But it looks like it's shipping pretty quickly (shows "Delivers April 23 - April 28 by standard delivery").
I haven't ordered one yet. I think I'll wait until I have the watch in my hands. I'm hoping I won't have to charge my 
Watch too often. I'm expecting it to last a whole day and then just get home and put it to charge before I go to bed. If it doesn't last long enough, I might return it. I'm okay with having to charge my iPhone once or twice during the day, but a Watch is not the kind of device that I want to be charging throughout the day.
Watch too often. I'm expecting it to last a whole day and then just get home and put it to charge before I go to bed. If it doesn't last long enough, I might return it. I'm okay with having to charge my iPhone once or twice during the day, but a Watch is not the kind of device that I want to be charging throughout the day.I bought an extra 2m cable before I noticed Apple had changed the pack-in cable from 1m to 2m! Why did they do that? Oh well... I'll find a place for the extra 2m and get a 1m later.