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Upgrade Apple Watch 3 to 6 cellular plan

Jon_C — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 09:29:41 GMT

I've currently got an Apple Watch 3 cellular and I'm upgrading to Apple Watch 6 cellular. I'm on a sim plan only for the phone, and pay for the watch cellular. How do I swap the cellular to the new watch - will it transfer when I unpair old / pair new watch, or is it a cancel the sim plan on old watch via customer service call & then start again with the new watch?

Thanks

Re: Upgrade Apple Watch 3 to 6 cellular plan

r3id — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 10:12:29 GMT

This link may help answer your question...

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2018/09/21/transfer-apple-watch-cellular-plan/

Seems like you unpair the watch, and then add the plan to your new watch.

Re: Upgrade Apple Watch 3 to 6 cellular plan

bazooka-joe — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 19:10:59 GMT

The cleanest and most secure way to do this without losing your current plan and selling your old watch without any issues is

1) Wait for your new watch to arrive

2) Unpair your current watch but keep the plan (this will create a current back up)

3) Re-pair your current watch with your current plan

4) Using the back up, set up your new watch ensuring that WiFi is turned off on your phone

5) When the screen comes up asking to connect your data plan, it will take you to a white screen.

6) Call EE and ask them to transfer the plan to your new watch - They will ask for the EID number

7) Reboot the watch and within an hour or two (normally), your new watch will have your transferred data plan

8. Don't unpair your old watch but instead, use the settings on your watch to factory reset the old watch and delete the plan when it asks you. This will remove it completely for resale

9) Log on to the cloud using a PC or Mac and ensure that your new watch is listed and if your old watch is still on there then delete it. This will ensure that activation lock is disabled so you can sell it on