Activating Apple watch on my Iphone plan

[stuarttunstall]

Hi

I have ordered direct from Apple the Apple watch ultra 2 which is due to be delivered today 🙂 

I want to activate this and pair with my IPHONE on EE FULL WORKS SIM ONLY monthly plan I have already.. I do want this watch to be able to use the cellular facility so I can use it without my phone with me, How do I do this? and is there a charge for it? 

I do know there is a £7 data plan or does this include the cellular with this watch?

Thanks

Stuart

[Alex_H · Accepted solution]

Hi @stuarttunstall,

During the pairing of your phone and watch there will be a step to setup mobile data. At that point it will take you to login to your EE ID where you then confirm adding a watch plan to your account for cellular data connection.

Depending on the version of the Full works plan you have, the watch plan will either cost £7 a month or if you have a full works plan that started after 28th August 2024, that version gets watch data free. Though you would first setup and select the £7 plan and then it gets discounted to make it free after. 

Alex

[stuarttunstall]

Thank you 

I have had my full works package for a couple of years now so I guess I will pay lol although £7 is not bad 

Does this allow you to use it to make/receive calls without my IPHONE with me? 

[Alex_H]

@stuarttunstall  No problem, yeah with the cellular plan that will mean the watch has its own 4G connection that will allow you to use the watch for calls whilst out of proximity of the phone. 

Alex

[stuarttunstall]

Silly question now

I presume it takes the SIM details from my phone, does it matter that this is on a physical SIM rather than E-SIM? 

These watches are all new to me and no idea how they work to allow calls lol 

[Alex_H]

@stuarttunstall Don't worry ask any question you need that is what the Community is for lol 🙂

It won't matter what type of SIM you use in your phone, it will still pair the phone number with the watch fine, so that the phone and watch will share the number for calls etc. Though the watch will be assigned a separate non functional number for billing purposes which you will see in your account and on your bill, but will still use your actual phone number for calls.

Alex

[stuarttunstall]

Excellent it has now arrived so I will set this up tonight and hopefully all good 🙂 

Appreciate your help 

[stuarttunstall]

Just a question again 

If I pay the £7 for the watch plan what does that come with in terms of data etc, I know my phone is unlimited everything

[Alex_H]

@stuarttunstall Glad to hear it has arrived hopefully everything goes smoothly with the setup once you get around to it. The £7 indirect watch plan is a 30 day rolling plan that comes with unlimited data for the watch.

Alex

[stuarttunstall]

Fantastic 🙂 I presume the "data" includes calls/text etc when the watch is not near the phone 

Hopefully will go smooth lol