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I have an iPhone 7+ with AT&T service that is provided by and paid for by my company.
I know the Series 5 watch with Cell needs it’s own cellular account that I will pay for.
my question is, will I be able to use these together?
iPhone 7 Plus
Dual SIM iPhone instructions
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209044
Dual SIM Apple Watch instructions
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209043
Basically starting with the iPhone XS and newer dual SIM support was added.
NOTE: You will then have to pay for a full cellular plan, and your carrier that supports the Apple Watch MUST ALSO support eSIMs.
OR your company's carrier must support eSIM, and your personal carrier just needs to support the Apple Watch
iPhone Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:
https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular
You will have to check with the carrier to see if they support the iPhone eSIM.
Dual SIM iPhone instructions
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209044
Dual SIM Apple Watch instructions
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209043
Basically starting with the iPhone XS and newer dual SIM support was added.
NOTE: You will then have to pay for a full cellular plan, and your carrier that supports the Apple Watch MUST ALSO support eSIMs.
OR your company's carrier must support eSIM, and your personal carrier just needs to support the Apple Watch
iPhone Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:
https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular
You will have to check with the carrier to see if they support the iPhone eSIM.
Having an iPhone with eSIM is not necessary to pair an Watch.
The GPS + Cellular Watch has an eSIM and can be paired with an iPhone 6s or newer model.
Note: Cellular Watch share the same phone number as the iPhone (so it must be supported by the same iPhone carrier)
You can use Watch GPS + Cellular as a GPS only Watch without activating the cellular radio.
For that, you need to have your iPhone nearby to get messages, calls, ....
The Apple Watch shares the iPhone’s phone number. This requires the iPhone cellular carrier to support the Apple Watch. For this service the iPhone carrier charges a fee. In the U.S. the fee is $10 per month.
I do not think the iPhone 7 has an eSIM, so you would have to add the Apple Watch to your business plan.
It is his company phone and the company pays the bill. He is apparently not authorized to add extra changes to the bill to add the Apple Watch.
Hence getting a newer company phone that has dual SIM support, and he can pay for the 2nd line.
Personally I would just go for a GPS only and keep my iPhone with me.
Thank you for responding. Tying the watch to the business plan is not possible, but replacing the phone is. Is there a newer model that has the needed eSim card and would that solve this problem?
Thank you
BobHarris wrote:
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Personally I would just go for a GPS only and keep my iPhone with me.
That's what I was suggesting.
Apple Watch Series 5 and business phone
