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Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

swingdummy — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:52:28 GMT

Hello fellow community members! What is the cheapest way to keep an Apple Watch (cellular version) connected to the internet? How much internet do you usually use with an Apple Watch? Any other tidbits you can share to help with the purchase for a Public Mobile sim for an Apple Watch (or similar product)?

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

pharaohpeter — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:10:12 GMT

In my opinion, get the 8GB Data 50$ plan. You can't go wrong having 8GB if you will use an Apple Watch and iPhone.

I think its the minimum required. Better to have too much data and not need it, than to have not enough Data and need it.

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

Daps — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:10:50 GMT

Sorry pm does not have e-sims, so it does not work directly on apple watches.

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

gblackma — Fri, 22 May 2020 21:15:48 GMT

@swingdummy pm doesmt support Esim. The watch must have a physical SIM slot. If it doesn't, it can't work here. Try Telus or Koodo. Stay safe.

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

Naepalm — Sat, 23 May 2020 05:49:24 GMT

@swingdummy unfortunately you will not be able to get a plan through Public Mobile. Public does not support apple watches that need an esim (edit).

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

brettster99 — Fri, 22 May 2020 23:02:06 GMT

@swingdummy

It looks like the series 3 and 5 can do cellular. But the Public can not do eSIM so I do not believe it is doable. But a workaround is always carrying your iPhone with you and connect it to that to get notifications off the cellular of the phone

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

computergeek541 — Sat, 23 May 2020 05:37:54 GMT

@Naepalm wrote:
@swingdummy unfortunately you will not be able to get a plan through Public Mobile. Public does not support watches.

A smartwatch will work at Public Mobile as a standalone cellular device if it is compatible and has a sim card slot. There are some that meet these criteria. The APN settings may need to be manually configured for data usage.

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

Naepalm — Sat, 23 May 2020 05:48:30 GMT

@computergeek541 Ill have to edit my reply to.make it clear I was talking about Apple watches. As apple.watches will not.be supported provided the info.from their website.

The Apple Watch does not have a sim slot. It uses a digital eSim built in to the device that your carrier must activate and set up.Nov 9, 2018

https://discussions.apple.com › thread

apple watch series 4 insert sim - Apple Community

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

thepaladin68 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:34:20 GMT

Didn’t know public doesn’t offer E-Sim strange that i have my services with them on E-Sim or am i missing something?

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

thepaladin68 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:37:11 GMT

So they offer e-Sim support for the phone and not the watch?? Pretty stupid if you ask me

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hTideGnow — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:47:35 GMT

@thepaladin68 wrote:
So they offer e-Sim support for the phone and not the watch?? Pretty stupid if you ask me

hi @thepaladin68

it it not unusual. esim does not mean support of Apple Watch. In Canada, only the Tier 1 carriers and Fido and Freedom have support for Apple watch. All tier 3 and most tier 2 do not support Watch even they might have esim

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

thepaladin68 — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:52:52 GMT

So back to Orwells Animal Farm policy- All service providers are equal but some are more equal than others . Monopolistic economics never prosper in the long run

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

hTideGnow — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 16:56:07 GMT

hi @thepaladin68 sorry, not all service providers are equal. Mobile service providers have tiers, like there is a difference between Lowlaws and No frills, own by the same company but different tiers

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

ebilg — Sat, 17 May 2025 22:01:45 GMT

Virgin, Koodo and Freedom all have Apple watch plans. Isn't Freedom the same tier as Public Mobile?

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slusagm — Sat, 17 May 2025 22:27:47 GMT

@ebilg Freedom is not same tier as Public Mobile

No tier 3 provider has watch support

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

ebilg — Sat, 17 May 2025 22:41:18 GMT

Is there somewhere that has all the tiers listed? What is videotron's tier 3?

Re: Best plan for Apple Watch ⌚️

slusagm — Sat, 17 May 2025 22:50:38 GMT

@ebilg

Videotron is a major telecommunications company in Quebec, operating as a Tier 1 provider