Hi everyone,
I have a Bell contract with non shareable data. Is the functioning of my Apple Watch going to be affected by that?
Bell contact center said I could have some overcharges but I am not sure since I think that all Apple Watch apps they update on the phone and then the data is transferred to the Watch via bluetooth.
Can someone confirm that please?
Thanks for your help
The iPhone is performing all cellular data activities for the GPS only Apple Watch.
The Cellular Carrier does not know you have a GPS only Apple Watch.
The connection is different from "Tethering", where your iPhone acts as a WiFi router for your laptop, and gives you access to the cellular data. Tethering is generally charged for. The Apple Watch/iPhone connections IS NOT that.
Again, the cellular carrier does not know that you are using an Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch iPhone relationship is more along the lines of pairing your iPhone to your car entertainment system. This too is none of the cellular carriers business, and they do not know you are doing it.
In this discussion for a GPS only Apple Watch, the iPhone is the only one using cellular data.
The iPhone is performing all cellular data activities for the GPS only Apple Watch.
The Cellular Carrier does not know you have a GPS only Apple Watch.
The connection is different from "Tethering", where your iPhone acts as a WiFi router for your laptop, and gives you access to the cellular data. Tethering is generally charged for. The Apple Watch/iPhone connections IS NOT that.
Again, the cellular carrier does not know that you are using an Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch iPhone relationship is more along the lines of pairing your iPhone to your car entertainment system. This too is none of the cellular carriers business, and they do not know you are doing it.
In this discussion for a GPS only Apple Watch, the iPhone is the only one using cellular data.
Thanks for the answer Bob. I think you convinced me ;)
If your watch is not a cellular model, it should have no direct impact on your data plan. It could in theory result in a bit more data usage due to additional app download, but I would think this would not be consequencial.
Hi Rudegar,,
Thanks for your answer. I have already asked Bell but their answer didn't convince me since it happens that sometimes their "technical" expertise is not so good.
I think that is a technical question that I've asked since it's related to the update of apps of an Apple Watch (not cellular) connected to my iPhone
Hi. Thanks for your answer. But my question is about the fact that my cellular contract has non shareable data and I would like not to be overcharged by the telephone company if the Apple Watch uses some kind of data from the phone from the network to update apps and other functions (not from bluetooth). Thanks
Yes, the watch will use data by way of the phone. I’m not sure what you mean by “non shareable data.” If the watch is not cellular, and consequently not directly connected to the cellular network, the cellular company would neither know nor care about it. Any data usage would be via the phone or via whatever wifi connection you might have.
If you are getting a cellular Apple Watch, then the Apple Watch shares the iPhone's phone number, and the carrier charges you a monthly fee for this service. In the U.S. the fee is $10 per month added to your iPhone bill.
Since you are sharing 1 phone number, than any cellular data used by your Apple Watch will come out of your iPhone cellular plan.
If you get a GPS only Apple Watch, then when you are away from your home WiFi, the Apple Watch will be using the iPhone's radios, including its cellular data.
Bottom line, the Apple Watch is going to use your iPhone's data.
I know that the Apple Watch is going to use my iPhone's data. The thing not clear to me is that the Watch uses data directly from the iPhone for updates or the iPhone updates the data and then transfer these updates via bluetooth to the Watch.
I would ask bell, it's more of a contract thing than a technical thing
Thanks for your answer Bob. Now I really have to make sure that the data my Apple Watch GPS uses from my phone are considered "non shareable" or not.
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