Can a GPS only apple watch Series 5 make wifi calls without iphone nearby?

Thank you for the screen shot. I for some reason do not have that network selection at my bottom of my WIFI calling menu like you do, maybe that's part of the problem.

I am seeing wifi calling listed for Verizon though:

Verizon Wireless6

• eSIM
• FaceTime over Cellular
• LTE
• Personal Hotspot1
• Unlocking2
• Visual Voicemail
• VoLTE4
• Wi-Fi Calling
• Wi-Fi Calling on supported iCloud-connected devices

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204039#usa

I can try looping back with Verizon, I spoke to them earlier and they handed me off to apple again, lol. Bob, do you know if your phone is unlocked or not? (I'm just trying to think of another reason why I would have this error).

This is why I'm not getting a straight answer. No where on this support page does it say whether or not this user guide applies to the LTE and/or GPS-only versions of the watch. The article implies it should be possible if my carrier supports it (they do, it's Verizon), but then later seems to imply it's only referring to the cellular model because it has a little plug that says - "Note: You can make emergency calls over Wi-Fi, but when possible, use your iPhone over a cellular connection instead". Can someone who has a GPS-only version of the watch verify if this function does indeed work?

Note: when following those instructions, I get an error whenever I try to turn on "Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices". Apple support didn't address why the error occurred, only to tell me instead that my watch won't support wifi calling.

Thank you for that, Apple can't get their message straight. I'll keep asking them to fix my problem with adding my watch to wi-fi calling then.