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Apple watch cellular not working when not near phone, any ideas?

Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:01 pm
Posted by Randall Savauge
Member since Aug 2021
350 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:01 pm
i bought an apple watch to not have to carry my phone all the time but receive and make calls as well as send and receive texts. problem is, i have to be near my phone to send or receive texts or get a call. it is a cellular enabled watch and i pay my bill (lol). when i'm near my phone, the phone icon is green on the top. when i'm not near my phone, the cellular symbol is red like i don't have service.

not in airplane mode, cellular turned on... can't figure this out.

thoughts?
Posted by OldManRiver
Prairieville, LA
Member since Jan 2005
7173 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:12 pm to
Depending on your carrier, you will need an "add-on" on top of your normal monthly plan to use the watch stand alone. It doesn't just automatically use your base cellular plan
Posted by Randall Savauge
Member since Aug 2021
350 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 4:25 pm to
quote:

Depending on your carrier, you will need an "add-on" on top of your normal monthly plan to use the watch stand alone. It doesn't just automatically use your base cellular plan


i have all that, bought my watch from ATT, i pay something monthly for cellular on my watch.
Posted by Goldbondage
Member since Mar 2020
732 posts
Posted on 5/6/25 at 8:56 pm to
You’ve got to go to the att website and reset your watch. It’s a lot of digging to find it, but pull up your device and there’s some way to reset the SIM. Worked for me in the past
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