Thank you for responding, Jonathan. I don't use my phone for work or socializing. My story is that I have grown tired of the inconvenience of wearing a fanny pack to carry around my iPhone 4S for emergency phone calls (for $25/month). I would prefer to wear a watch that is a phone (for $10/month). I don't care whether my son can receive my calls on the iPhone 6 paired with my Edition Watch 3 (GPS + Cellular). And I am not going to change my iPhone service carrier. I will be able to reconnect to the iPhone several times each day at home, which will update my Watch 3 adequately. When my son goes to school, he is required to turn off the ringer on the iPhone. The question is whether or not the paired iPhone needs to be turned on with a charged up battery in order for the Watch 3 to make and receive calls? Does the paired iPhone have to have cellular activated in order for the Watch 3 to make and receive calls? In my situation, my son can take and use the iPhone 6 and I can wear the Watch 3 (or visa versa). In that sense, the units CAN operate as stand-alone phones. Consumers like me should be told whether or not it matters what settings and functionality are on the iPhone because I just want to always be able to make and receive phone calls on my Watch 3 in case of an emergency. Cellular connectivity is not a problem because connectivity is pervasive in the San Francisco East Bay Area. Many people will be interested in whether the Watch 3 can be shared in this way. But Apple just says that you can be "away from" your iPhone. I have heard conflicting and non-responsive answers to this simple, relevant question. A clear answer should be available to shoppers. Why should my iPhone and Watch 3 only be used by the same, single person? What features will be adversely affected? Or is Apple afraid of the blow-back from the cellular companies when two consumers share an iPhone and a Watch 3 for emergency calls (like I am trying to do)?
