The Apple Watch Series 7 offers a cellular model, similar to the Series 6, that allows you to make calls, check email, and listen to music without having to use your iPhone. You must, of course, own an iPhone and subscribe to an iPhone cellular plan. However, if you have a cellular Apple Watch, you’ll have to add the cost of an Apple Watch data plan to your monthly account.
Is an Apple Watch going to raise your phone bill?
All responses were received. Because the Apple Watch lacks built-in cellular capabilities, it does not require a separate plan or payment. Apple Watch uses the associated iPhone to make calls, send text messages, and consume cellular data, which is charged as part of your iPhone’s plan and bill.
Do you have to pay extra for an Apple Watch cellular line?
If you want to utilize the Watch with cellular connectivity, you’ll need to get a second line. If one plans to use the Watch with their associated iPhone nearby, it is not required to have the Watch cellular activated. The extra payment for the Watch should be roughly $10 per month, rather than the standard cost of another line. He’d have to see if this purchase was part of an offer that required the Watch to be activated with cellular in order to receive a discounted price. If he doesn’t want to keep paying, have him turn off the cellular plan on the Watch.
Is an Apple Watch with cellular service required?
No! You don’t need a data plan for an Apple Watch GPS+Cellular to work. You may use a cellular Apple Watch without having to purchase a cellular plan from a cellular carrier!
When you’re working out, you can still use the watch without an iPhone or WiFi to track your activity data or listen to any music or podcasts you’ve downloaded to the watch.
You’ll need to connect your Apple Watch to nearby WiFi or have your linked iPhone nearby if you want to run apps that require internet connection.
Adding an LTE plan may be a smart alternative if you don’t want to carry your iPhone or have WiFi.
What features won’t work if I don’t purchase a cellular data plan for my Apple Watch and my iPhone or WiFi isn’t nearby?
Without a cellular subscription, your Apple Watch is severely limited when your iPhone isn’t nearby or a WiFi connection isn’t available.
Siri, iMessage, Phone Calls, Weather, Stocks, Home Control, Find Your Friends, Reminders, Podcasts, Apple Music streaming, Walkie Talkie, and other services won’t operate if your watch isn’t connected to your iPhone or isn’t connected to WiFi. Basically, any program that requires a connection to the internet will not work.
These apps, however, do not require an LTE plan to work. All you have to do is connect your Apple Watch to WiFi or pair it with your iPhone.
Can I still send text messages from my Apple Watch if I don’t purchase a data plan?
Yes! You can send and receive text messages on your Apple Watch as long as your iPhone is nearby or your Apple Watch is connected to WiFi.
Do I need to activate the data plan?
Yes, if you want a data plan for your Apple Watch. You will not begin paying for the service unit until the service is activated.
No, if you don’t want the Apple Watch to have a data plan. Your Apple Watch will continue to function normally. All you have to do is keep your iPhone close by or connect your Apple Watch to your WiFi network.
Can I use an Apple Watch GPS+Cellular without pairing it to an iPhone?
If you don’t have an iPhone, you can use an Apple Watch cellular model (Series 4 and up) as long as an organizer or parent/guardian in your family sharing plan does.
This stand-alone option is known as Family Setup by Apple. It lets a family organizer or parent/guardian using an iPhone to set up an Apple Watch for their family sharing group’s youngsters or older adults.
The watch connects to its own cellular data plan and receives its own mobile service, phone number, and account with Apple’s family setup. Not all carriers support family data plans; for more information, read this Apple document.
Your family member (organizer or parent) with an iPhone must first set up the Apple Watch GPS+Cellular as a standalone device using their iPhone before using it without an attached iPhone. You can use your watch once it has been set up.
Health data sharing, respiration rate, irregular heart rhythm notifications, ECG, Cycle Tracking, Sleep, Blood Oxygen, Podcasts, Remote, News, Home, Shortcuts, and Apple Pay using a credit, debit, or transportation card in the Wallet app are all disabled for watches in Family Setup.
Is there an extra price for Apple Watch cellular on AT&T?
Is it possible to add an Apple Watch to an AT&T plan that already exists? For as little as $10 a month, you can add an Apple Watch to your existing plan. This means you can access the internet practically anywhere, just like you do on your phone.
Is it true that adding an Apple Watch to your Verizon phone plan raises your bill?
This ASSUMES you have a Cellular Apple Watch and have chosen to enable the cellular radio on your Apple Watch.
Verizon is unaware and unconcerned if you have a GPS-only Apple Watch, and you will not be charged.
If you have a cellular Apple Watch but don’t use it, Verizon doesn’t know, doesn’t care, and doesn’t charge you.
As long as your iPhone is nearby, a GPS alone (or cellular without activating the radio) Apple Watch works the same as an activated cellular Apple Watch.
Is the Apple Watch’s cellular phone number the same as the iPhone’s?
Yes, the Apple Watch Series 3 GPS + Cellular has the same phone number as your iPhone. It contains a built-in eSIM that copies data from the SIM card of the associated iPhone.
How does Apple Watch operate with cellular?
If you have cellular on your Apple Watch, it will immediately switch to the most energy-efficient wireless available: It can connect to your iPhone, a Wi-Fi network, or cellular when it is close. LTE networks are used by your watch when it connects to cellular. If LTE isn’t available, your watch will try UMTS if your provider supports it.
You may check the signal strength from Control Center or the Explorer watch face when your watch connects to a cellular network. Touch and hold the bottom of the screen to open Control Center, then swipe up.
What are the advantages of having cellular connectivity on an Apple Watch?
You can make calls, respond to messages, use Walkie-Talkie, stream music and podcasts, receive notifications, and more with Apple Watch with cellular and a cellular connection to the same carrier as your iPhone, even when you don’t have your iPhone or a Wi-Fi connection.
What is the cost of adding a smartwatch to my AT&T plan?
I recently purchased an LTE-capable smartwatch. When I called AT&T to inquire about the cost of adding the service to my plan, I was advised that it would be an additional $10 per month.
I couldn’t figure out how to add this service to my plan on my own, so I went to the store for help. Because I am a prepaid client, I was surprised to hear that I was not qualified for an LTE plan. LTE service is only available to post-paid users.
I asked if it was possible to move to a post-paid plan. Who cares what label it has if they both auto draft, right? Changing to a post-paid account label while maintaining the same level of data/service that I have had for years as a prepaid user would increase my monthly rate by nearly $20…before adding the additional $10 LTE service. I could obtain a postpaid plan for around the same price as my prepaid plan, but my available data would drop dramatically, not rollover, and I would be the first user to experience poor service in high-traffic regions. Only the more expensive Elite plans guarantee that your service will not be slowed.
So, if you already have a more expensive post-paid plan, you may upgrade to LTE for $10. Those of us with pre-paid tickets, on the other hand, are out of luck. There will be no $10 services for you! There is one exception, though. My watch was given a $10 stand-alone subscription, but it would have its own phone number and would not sync with my phone. (Once more, what?) So anyone trying to call or message me would need both my phone and watch numbers, as well as the knowledge that I might have left my phone on a charger farther away than bluetooth signals can reach. It’s inconvenient for me and my younger, tech-savvy family and friends, but impossible for my elderly parents, for whom I am the major carer. The ability to be even more accessible to assist them with their requirements was the most compelling reason for me to invest in an LTE in the first place.
I’ve been an AT&T cell phone subscriber for 25 years and have never missed a payment.
I also cover the costs of four prepaid lines for family members. I even asked whether I could switch those four lines to a post-paid family plan. Still more money for less services, and I’d have to replace all of my SIM cards. I left the AT&T store feeling like I’d been duped into buying a product based solely on corporate avarice. The personnel were as empathetic and helpful as they could be, but no one could explain why these expensive hoop jumps are required.