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4g Watch

Vteixeira — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:23:07 GMT

Hi , I have recently joined EE on a 5G 24 month sim only contract .

I am thinking about buying a 4g watch .

Do I need to pay extra to be able to use the 4g calls on my Samsung watch?

Re: 4g Watch

Chris_B — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:27:13 GMT

@Vteixeira The calls/text will

come from your phone allowance but you’ll need a cellular connection to have data on the watch and to receive/send those calls/texts from the watch.

the watch will work as a none cellular watch if you always have your phone with you but if you don’t have your phone with you you’ll not receive anything on the watch.

The watch has to have a connection and that connection has to be paid for.

Re: 4g Watch

Vteixeira — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:34:00 GMT

HI chris

thanks for the answer however I don't understand why I need to pay monthly for a connection if the watch is 4g enabled and I already pay for the plan of text calls and data. As far as I know the watches are esim which means my sim would just be cloned to the watch and therefore able to use the 4g calls regardless of being close to my phone or not .

Re: 4g Watch

Chris_B — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:40:08 GMT

@Vteixeira your phone contract is for your phone the watch is a separate device to your phone. The eSim in the watch is not a clone of your phone sim at all. The eSim has its own number as it has its own data allowance. Your calls/text are only used on the watch because the watch is linked to your account. The watch needs a data connection for all of this to happen that connection needs to be paid for and that connection gives you an allowance of data for the watch.

Re: 4g Watch

Vteixeira — Fri, 22 Jan 2021 12:47:16 GMT

thanks Chris .

I still think providers in the UK are very greedy as it is possible to have everything in one place without having to pay a monthly fee for your watch. In the USA there are carriers that clone your sim from your phone into your esim of the watch and don't charge extra.

Thanks anyway , I will not be getting a 4G watch (I have bluetooth one) as paying extra for something that I already have ( plan with number, text call and data) is allowing people to rob me .

Thank you very much for the response though.