Consumer Cellular

Please use the notes in Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support as a checklist, and be aware you might need to have some configuration done on your iPhone's plan to allow Apple Watch access cellular service.

I also notice your post in this thread shows you selected Apple Watch Series 2 as the device in question. The first watch to support standalone cellular was Series 3 - so I assume your choice of Series 2 was a finger error.

As for when Apple will provide support in the Watch app, Consumer Cellular is already listed in Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple so it should be enabled now. Check you have the latest software update on your iPhone, you should be using iOS 16.6 which was released last week.

And the latest Apple Watch software update watchOS 9.6

We are not apple so we cannot tell you that. If you want to provide feedback for apple, do that via this form

Product Feedback - Apple

That sounds like a good plan. You will certainly need the add-on Apple Watch service on your iPhone's plan, most networks have a small monthly charge for this.

I will point out that "still nothing" is not a particularly helpful feedback. If you are able to make a note of what you do and the observed result for each stage (to identify which step goes wrong) it will be more useful particularly when you start talking to the network support team. Remember, they will all be new to this too, and you are their remote hands and eyes.

BobHarris wrote:

And the latest Apple Watch software update watchOS 9.6

Good point!