So my son just purchased an Apple Watch on a T-mobile account. They told him he had to add a new line in able to use the watch and are charging him every month for 2nd line. What is up with that??
It is only necessary to get another line if you intend to use the Watch with the cellular activated. It is not necessary to get the Watch cellular activated if one intends to have their paired iPhone nearby whenever using the Watch. The additional charge for the Watch should only be around $10/month, not the regular cost for another line. He would need to find out if this purchase was part of a deal where the Watch had to be activated with cellular to get a special price on the Watch. If not and he does not wish to continue paying, have him remove the cellular plan from the Watch.
It is only necessary to get another line if you intend to use the Watch with the cellular activated. It is not necessary to get the Watch cellular activated if one intends to have their paired iPhone nearby whenever using the Watch. The additional charge for the Watch should only be around $10/month, not the regular cost for another line. He would need to find out if this purchase was part of a deal where the Watch had to be activated with cellular to get a special price on the Watch. If not and he does not wish to continue paying, have him remove the cellular plan from the Watch.
If he has a cellular watch, he does need to pay to have cellular service. It used to be a $10/month add-on for select plans. He should check with T-mobile.
You're welcome. The reason that I asked about the deal is because Verizon did something similar a year or two ago, but is was in the fine print that you had to activate the cellular on the Watch for a year to get the price point. If that does not appear in any of the paperwork, then he should be able to change it. That is why I never purchase from the carriers, and I always purchase directly from Apple. You have a good evening or whatever, because it is rapidly approaching my bedtime here!
See this for information about what you can do with your Apple Watch without its paired iPhone nearby. Use your Apple Watch without your iPhone nearby - Apple Support
Without the cellular activated on the Watch, it uses the iPhone to make and receive calls. That works as long as your paired iPhone is nearby.
Hope this helps.
Thank you again. I will have him check with them. That is what stopped me from purchasing one that day! I didn't want to add another line to my bill. If I am understanding you correctly, I can purchase that Apple Watch 6 from someone like Amazon and use it out of the box with my Iphone 11 and T-Mobile doesn't have to be involved at all. Is that correct?
Thank you. No it was not a special offer, he just went in and purchased the watch. They didn't give him the option.....just told him he HAD to add another line.
Thank you for taking the time to explain this to me. I really appreciate it! I think T-Mobile is being a little deceitful here.....
Have a great rest of your night....or day.....wherever you are!
Plaidmomma wrote:
Thank you again. I will have him check with them. That is what stopped me from purchasing one that day! I didn't want to add another line to my bill. If I am understanding you correctly, I can purchase that Apple Watch 6 from someone like Amazon and use it out of the box with my Iphone 11 and T-Mobile doesn't have to be involved at all. Is that correct?
That is correct. You do not need T-Mobile involved if you do not activated cellular. As a matter of fact, you can purchase a GPS only Watch and it is much cheaper than the GPS+Cellular and the two will work exactly the same if you have not activated the cellular on the cellular Watch.
So my son just purchased an Apple Watch on a T-mobile account. They told him he had to add a new line in able to use the watch and are charging him every month for 2 line. What is up with that??
