I am a 84 year old active female. I had a life alert wrist band that I was paying $500 a year for. I replaced it with my series 8 I watch with cellular. I have fall detection and can SOS if I am away from my I phone. I tested it and it works great and will save me money in the long run.
As a nurse working I love having the data plan so when I need to be handsfree I don’t have to worry about missing something important coming through. I am the on call nurse so it’s definitely a plus for me.
Hi, if you make calls on the watch, do the minutes come out of your phone plan please? EE told me it’s about £7 a month for cellular, but are the calls extra as could work out expensive if it doesn’t come from my unlimited minutes on my phone! 👍🏻😊
I just added cellular data plan to my Apple Watch because I’m a preschool teacher. It does comes in handy when I’m teaching and need to have my cellphone put away.
As a teacher it is useful especially during outside time where your phone is inside the building and your outside!!! When you go to work and you left your phone at home it’s good to have the watch with the additional plan with it!!! You can go to the store while you leave your phone inside your car!!!
Not sure if i should grab the Series 6 GPS or Cellular... I would only be using the watch for fitness purposes and not using it as a phone to pick up calls or respond to text messages. Thats the point of a mobile phone... So idk which to go for. pls let me know as cellular seems expensive and the on-rolling contract.
I’m coming at it from a different angle. My 8 year old ! I know not just yet but it’s coming. I like the idea of her having the capabilities of a phone but not the phone it self. She lives with her mother and moms cell phone is her only means to contact me but not always practical. When she’s with me she just takes my phone and texts or calls her mother. She also has two activities where the covid restrictions limit parents from staying inside so having the ability to contact us gives me a Little peace of mind. Still not sure which way to go but thank you for the helpful information.
It’s one of those things that you don’t need until you need it. For example, I left my iPhone behind and I was trying to contact my dad. Didn’t have a phone on me anymore since I left it behind and that’s when the Apple Watch became handy. It’s perfect for emergency use. You’d never know what lays ahead and for that reason alone it’s great to have it.
I love having a cellular watch. I don’t need my phone at the gym for music, on runs all I need is a watch and headphones. Previously on runs I had my phone for music, my garmen for high end metrics. The belt to hold the phone, and a heart rate monitor on my chest…
add cellular if you like to exercise without bringing your phone. it's really a big convenient. i jog in the park and leave my phone at home. great way to stay in touch if anything important happens.
I been debating a lot about getting a cellular apple watch, but why pay more for a service i already have? If its inconvinient to run with my phone in my pocket i can just buy an arm or waist strap. Plus the apple watch wont fully do everything a phone can.. and if we want a new style we can just accessorize it which will save us tons.
T-mobile has a basic data plan that only cost $5 a month with auto pay. I also have the Apple Watch SE2 so the uncharge for the cellular watch was only $50. For $60 a year it is worth to me. Although with the $5 a month plan I don't get enough data to stream music throughout the month, the $60 gives me some peace of mind knowing I can still make calls and text if I misplace, forget or lose my phone. As a side note, if you have your watch connected to cellular, turn off wifi on the watch unless you are doing something that specifically needs it. I was having trouble with text and calls at first because I had both on. When I spoke to Tmobile I was told to shut wifi off on the watch if you are using cellular. Now it works much better.
On T-mobile when you get one of these, you don’t have the option to only get GPS, but I just called and confirmed, you have the option to drop cellular and just pay off the device
That's weird, in Italy it's REALY much cheeper. No activation fee, 5€/month (5.85$), first month free. So the first year it costs in total (including the surplus of the Watch) 155€(181$), second year 60€ (70$)
I swapped my watch to the cellular version for so many reasons: I’m an active biker, hiker and hit the gym so not carrying a phone is a relief. Also, For me having a watch means I’m more focused at meetings than if I had my phone with me is more of a distraction lol
@@rubentorres3689 Nope, they are different models, with different internal parts to use cellular networks. The cellular ones have a little red ring on the crown. You can buy a cellular model and not active it, but you can't add it later to a GPS only model.
As an equestrian who often doesn’t have pockets or if I do the pocket doesn’t hold the phone well at a canter I am wanting to get data added to a smart watch. Also allows notifications to be sent to someone if you fall off.
I did add a line to my watch but not sure I need one . My phone is usually always with me , but at times I’m quite a distance away from it . For that reason , I have to ask , if there is no separate line on the watch what is the Bluetooth range between iPhone and Apple Watch ?
Wait I’m confused, if I don’t get the cellular data plan, will I still be able to use my Apple Watch as long as it is connected to my phone (which would be on me) and still see messages from my Apple Watch? Or do I still have to pay extra from my carrier
As long as you are connected to your phone, it all operates as normal. You only need the carrier version if you want it to be able to make calls and have internet access when you do not have your phone with you.
If you think about it these days most people get paranoid because they are addicted (like me) If they don’t see their phone nearby or sometimes when they leave it home knowing they got their watch to give them messages it’s anxiety making you think you lost it because you’re fumbling in your bag searching for it and freaking out then remembering it’s at home charging on 5% but you have your watch so you’re good. I know I would pull my phone out and check the maps when I’m going somewhere if I put it in my pocket or bag I’d suddenly want to check if I still have my phone did someone pick pocket me or did I leave it down somewhere. So my point is that even with cellular data on the watch I’m sure ppl will still want their phones if not on them then nearby even if they are busy but would like to stay updated on texts for emergencies etc whiles staying professional/occupied in whatever they are doing so it’s the same thing just get the watch with gps tbh. Save on money, end of ted talk.
If I went for a apple watch I hate the iPhone anyway but the watch sounds great for when you don't wanna use your phone since the watch is basically what the future of phones should be small and compact we take a old Nokia and make it tiny can still do text and calls and play music and maybe a couple of apps that are useful on a watch type phone
Thank you so much for this because I had bought a watch for my daughter but thought I had to add another line to even use the watch and At&T almost got me to purchase an extra line but I figured I would research it first so thank you!!!!!!! I couldn't see spending that much extra per month so it was going back to the store.
To my understanding- if you don't have cellular then the watch goes off of your phone line - same #/access to everything on your phone. However, if you add cellular/data for $10/month then you can do the family setup for your child and you choose their contacts- but she won't have access to any of your personal phone stuff and she can be over 100 feet away and still use it....
I really benefited from this video to the extent that I changed my mind from going to buy cellular version to deciding to buy the GPS version only .. I like the way how you are presenting , but avoid putting funny movie clips so you keep a professional taste .
Connecting Apple Watch to A cellular network requires the same carrier as your iPhone. If your current carrier doesn’t support Apple Watch, cellular Functionality won’t work until support is provided. Why does my Apple watch have to use the same carrier as my iPhone?
I drive multi drop at night and always leave my phone in the cab while making deliveries. Sometimes I've missed calls or ext work related. I also forget to take my phone off silent. Just got the wife to get me the new iPhone 6 cell so this should come in really useful
Yes, you can. However be sure to buy the watch from Apple. If you buy the watch from your cellular provider, they’ll most definitely charge you for service. Bonus feature, if you have a cellular Apple Watch with no cellular service, you can still call 911 in the US.
can i just buy an apple watch 6 and if i decide i want to add it to my verizon contract at some point can i do that..do i have to buy a watch directly from my carrier to use it with them if i so desire?
The other advantage to the cellular one is if you were out somewhere in your phone died and your watch was still working. You can still make calls and do text messages and maybe send an SOS if needed.
If I have a separate number for my I watch. Do I have to have phone in range to use? I dropped my phone in ocean while on vacation. I have cell number on my watch but can’t get it to work on phone calls and text are no reliable. Is there a setting that I haven’t adjusted??
HI. Love your vid. Question no one has asked yet. Would I still be able to talk on my Apple watch with a prepaid service thru my iphone that have unlimited everything? Like straight talk wireless?
I has a question about the Apple Watch just wondering if you can answer so I want to get an Apple Watch but don’t know if I should do the plan but I want to know if I can call and text even if I have my phone in my pocket so for example (this is without plan) but like if i was in the movies and I get a text I don’t have to pull out my phone I can just text on it (I also have my phone in my pocket and I’m not connected to the internet) I want to know if you can answer or if it makes any sense 😂
Without a cellular plan, the Apple Watch communicates to the internet via Bluetooth connection on your phone, meaning your phone has to be connected to the internet.
Not sure if i should grab the Series 6 GPS or Cellular... I would only be using the watch for fitness purposes and not using it as a phone to pick up calls or respond to text messages. Thats the point of a mobile phone... So idk which to go for. pls let me know as cellular seems expensive and the on-rolling contract.
I’m changing from iPhone 12 Pro Max to Google Pixel 6 Pro, I have Apple Watch 6, which I want to keep as love it, can you tell me please, if I have a cellular watch set up on my iphone, and I put the SIM card in to my new android phone, will it work please if I put the gps or upgrade to cellular on hotspot? 👍🏻🇬🇧😊
If you have the cell phone service on your watch, you don't need the phone at all for calls. If you don't, you are limited to bluetooth range which is limited to very short distances. Basically line of sight.
I did the same thing. I usually get the GPS Apple Watch but for series 6 I went with the seller model sense I do road cycling and my iPhone 12 pro max it’s kind of too big to just keep in the back of my jersey while I’m cycling.
Would I need a data plan for using a golf app? These apps give you correct distances for every shot. Would it be possible to just carry my phone in the pocket and not need a data plan?
I was at the apple store today and they said I had to activate my watch with a separate line to use the cell service so I thought I had to pay fees now I found this video and I also asked my coworker if it was true that she needed cell service and she said she uses Bluetooth to get her calls and messages to show up on her watch. How does that work? I was confused between the two
You can get all of those features to work if your phone is in bluetooth range of your watch. If you want to use your watch to make phone calls, listen to music, answer texts, etc. while you don't have your phone, you will need to buy the cell service.
@@robb.sutton if I did get the watch but didn't activate the cellular service if my phone broke one day could I activate the cellular service on the watch and use the watch as a temporary phone?
I had an apple watch with GPS only for 2 years and just upgraded to the 6 with cellular. My boss told me a story about how her phone broke and she was grateful she has her Apple Watch because she used just that for about a month til she could get a new phone. I also heard a story where a man was working on top of a roof, phone dropped, but he was able to communicate through his Apple Watch. I guess I'd rather be safe than sorry
I really wanted the stainless steel Apple Watch but it did not care about the cellular so I bought it anyways and I was wondering do I have to set up my cellular plan with my cellular Apple Watch
Hey, it might sound stupid! Can I use the cellular se watch without the data plan and use gps instead? Is it mandatory to have a data plan to start using the watch?
I *think* if we buy the unlocked version a cellar version of the watches can be used without actually starting the cellular plan. I’ve been researching before I buy the new version of the watch.
I bike for almost 4 hours a day, and I don't like having my phone with me because it always annoys me either if it falls out of my pocket or just it being heavy and / or uncomfortable. I would like some opinions on if the cellular plan would be the better route / idea?
If you do not want to take your phone with you, the cell plan on the watch is the better option. I put my phone in my hydration pack (I use a hip pack now) and that works for me. If you want to ride without one at all and don’t have any storage options on you, the cell plan would be perfect. You can also get a strap that I use for running that I linked in the description for you phone as another option.
Robb Sutton o man that sucks for me because I probably won’t be able to get a sim now there no need for the watch 😞 I will like the watch if I could use my sim
@@supersaiyanbread2063 Sim card trays are too big so smartwatch makers don't use them. Real-estate is very valuable in these small form factor devices.
Would you be happy if you -aid for an hours tennis coaching & the instructor stops what their doing to answer an email, text or take a phone call? No you wouldn’t,so her reason for the cell package is ill thought at best.
First. Why would you even get the cellular version if you already have a phone? Second. Why would you waste money on stainless steel when there is no physical difference between that and the aluminum watch. All these features are a scam and a way of adding more expense to a already expensive device.
