topic Re: Cellular Apple watch in Mobile Data

Cellular Apple watch

adagoktas — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 20:34:47 GMT

So I have just recently set up my EE account and when I try to set up mobile data on the Watch app I see this.

I have an Apple watch series 6 (cellular) and and Iphone 11, I also have money topped up.

I am completely new to sims and mobile data, could someone help?

Re: Cellular Apple watch

Gareth43 — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:34:50 GMT

Hey there you can only add an Apple Watch to an account that has a iPhone on contract or a sim only contract. You cannot add a watch to a pay as you go account if that’s what you’re trying to do.

Re: Cellular Apple watch

Chris_B — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 21:47:38 GMT

@adagoktas The watch tariff is a 30 day rolling contract so you need a contract for your iPhone in order to have a watch on contract. And as @Gareth43 said that can be a sim only contract.

Re: Cellular Apple watch

adagoktas — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:10:35 GMT

so sorry for bothering you but how would I get a contract for my apple watch? i just bought it from amazon.

Re: Cellular Apple watch

Leanne_T — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:45:50 GMT

Hi @adagoktas

You would need a pay monthly contract for the mobile SIM card, as you are currently on pay as you go you would not be able to activate the 30 day rolling data plan to use the cellular connection with the watch.

Leanne.

Re: Cellular Apple watch

KarstIron — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:52:22 GMT

Hi @Leanne_T ,

Followiing on from this thread:

If i ordered one PAYG sim for the iphone and another PAYG for the iwatch both with EE, would that still allow me to sync the two? I'm not keen on committing to a contract and would rather pay a bit more for flexibility and testing at the moment.

Cheers,

Re: Cellular Apple watch

Chris_B — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 10:37:00 GMT

@KarstIron You don’t need a sim to sync a iPhone and watch. You’ll just not be able to use a cellular connection on the watch. The watch will always sync via Bluetooth to the iPhone.

Re: Cellular Apple watch

KarstIron — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:08:52 GMT

Thanks @Chris_B

That's the ONE bit i am understanding 💡! But I still want to be able to make cellular calls with my iwatch without needing the phone nearby. In that circumstance, and not wanting to commit to a contract yet, are the two separate accounts and numbers with EE the only way to achieve this or can I use a single PAYG account to piggyback the iwatch? I didn't realise that a PAYG might not have this functionality when I ordered my Sim.

Cheers,

Re: Cellular Apple watch

Chris_B — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 11:13:32 GMT

@KarstIron if you want to make/ receive calls away from the phone you’ll need to have a contract on that phone so then the watch can have use of the cellular feature. The watch is also on contract. You can not use cellular with the watch on PAYG.