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Can an Apple Watch with LTE work without a phone using a standalone plan?

I have the Apple Watch Ultra and signed up and added it to a Verizon standalone plan. I have not been able to get the Watch to work on cellular without using numbershare. I would like to use a separate a number and service plan for my watch, so far the only way I was able to get cellular service on the Watch was by setting it as a for family. Does anyone have same issue or solution?

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Posted on Dec 29, 2022 5:32 PM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2022 8:19 PM

I think that you've discovered the only way that an Watch can have a number of its own is when it's set up as a family member's watch. And that limits the functions the watch can perform.


Otherwise, an Watch needs to be paired to an iPhone and both devices use the iPhone's number.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 13.1; Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 9.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 16.2; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16.2; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 16.2; HomePods, audioOS 16.2 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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Dec 29, 2022 8:19 PM in response to iWatcherJ

I think that you've discovered the only way that an Watch can have a number of its own is when it's set up as a family member's watch. And that limits the functions the watch can perform.


Otherwise, an Watch needs to be paired to an iPhone and both devices use the iPhone's number.


M1 Mac mini, macOS 13.1; Watch, series 7 GPS/cellular, watchOS 9.2; iPad Pro 2nd Gen, iPadOS 16.2; iPhone 12 Pro, iOS 16.2; TV 4th Gen, tvOS 16.2; HomePods, audioOS 16.2 and Airport Express w/ Airplay 2

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