iPhone & Apple Watch pairing on different carriers???

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iPhone & Apple Watch pairing on different carriers???

In this day and age of discount carriers, I am trying to cut my family's monthly bills. I have found a great deal with one cell carrier, who unfortunately doesn't have smartwatch plans. I have found another carrier that has stand alone Apple Watch plan. My question is: Am I able to pair them, even though they are on different carriers, and be able to get phone calls, text, notifications etc on my Applewatch through my iPhone number while my phone is not with me?

Posted on Mar 7, 2025 8:24 AM

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BobHarris

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Mar 7, 2025 2:10 PM in response to xoxomelanie

Chances are the standalone plan is for Apple Watch Family Sharing, where the Apple Watch is to be used by a dependent child, and will be seriously degraded in functionality.

Apple Watch Family Plan https://support.apple.com/en-us/109036 https://support.apple.com/guide/watch/set-up-a-family-members-apple-watch-apd54d0a51fb/watchos Some limitations: Cannot receive SMS/MMS messages, as that depends on a fully paired iPhone. Messaging is pretty much limited to Apple's Messages, unless the messaging service provides an Apple Watch app. Alarms, alerts, notifications on the iPhone are not sent to the Apple Watch. Apple Pay via a credit card is not available. Also not available: Medications, respiratory rate, irregular heart rhythm notifications, ECG, AFib History, Cycle Tracking, Sleep, Wrist Temperature, Blood Oxygen, Walking Steadiness, Audiobooks, Camera Remote, News, Shortcuts, and the double tap gesture.

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Randy-12

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Mar 7, 2025 10:29 AM in response to xoxomelanie

No it will not work. Both the watch and the iPhone need to be on the same carrier.

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iPhone & Apple Watch pairing on different carriers???

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