I have a work provided iphone (phone and monthly fees), but I would like to get an apple watch with cellular. My husband has a personal iphone with verizon (my work phone is also verizon). Can I buy the watch and pair to my work phone but pay for it personally on my husband's account? My work phone is my only phone.
Apple Watch
Many work iPhone plans DO NOT support the Apple Watch as part of the plan.
You should check with your Work iPhone Verizon contacts (I'm sure your company has a contact number).
Obviously if they allow the Apple Watch, you are good to go.
The alternative, is if your iPhone supports Dual SIMs (physical SIM and eSIM), you can get a personal phone number on the eSIM and pair the Apple Watch with that line.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209043
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/use-apple-watch-with-dual-sim-iphone-apd641d0e7f1/watchos
NOTE: A GPS Only Apple Watch will do Everything a cellular model will do As Long As the iPhone is nearby. And you do not need permission from anyone to pair a GPS only Apple Watch to an iPhone.
The other option is to use the Apple Watch family plan, which uses your Husband's iPhone, and gives you your own separate phone number. The downside to this is you are basically treated like the child or elderly parent, with your Husband in total control of your Apple Watch. Also not all features are functional, as sharing items with the iPhone information would not be appropriate, as it is your Husband's iPhone.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211768
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/09/apple-extends-the-apple-watch-experience-to-the-entire-family
Many work iPhone plans DO NOT support the Apple Watch as part of the plan.
You should check with your Work iPhone Verizon contacts (I'm sure your company has a contact number).
Obviously if they allow the Apple Watch, you are good to go.
The alternative, is if your iPhone supports Dual SIMs (physical SIM and eSIM), you can get a personal phone number on the eSIM and pair the Apple Watch with that line.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209043
https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/use-apple-watch-with-dual-sim-iphone-apd641d0e7f1/watchos
NOTE: A GPS Only Apple Watch will do Everything a cellular model will do As Long As the iPhone is nearby. And you do not need permission from anyone to pair a GPS only Apple Watch to an iPhone.
The other option is to use the Apple Watch family plan, which uses your Husband's iPhone, and gives you your own separate phone number. The downside to this is you are basically treated like the child or elderly parent, with your Husband in total control of your Apple Watch. Also not all features are functional, as sharing items with the iPhone information would not be appropriate, as it is your Husband's iPhone.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211768
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/09/apple-extends-the-apple-watch-experience-to-the-entire-family
Thank you for the thoughtful response. I was worried this was the case. I don’t mind paying the monthly charge, but I think my company doesn’t quite know how to bill me for it or deduct it from my check. I suspect I will have to go with the non cellular model.
I've had a GPS only Apple Watch for 2 years, and I do not think I've missed out on anything. Then again, my iPhone has been glued to me for the past 10 years, so my Apple Watch and iPhone are never far away from each other.
My Wife has also had a GPS only Apple Watch for the same 2 years. In her case, she keeps her iPhone in a central place in the home (on a charger) so that she has Bluetooth access with the Apple Watch, and that mostly works for her. Although for Christmas this year, she wanted a cellular Apple Watch so she did not need to remember to take her iPhone during bike rides and walks (the extent of our exericse during Corvid-19 isolation).
So I do understand the desire for a cellular model.
pair apple watch cellular with work iphone
