Cellular(LTE) Smartwatch (phone) ???

[JimgB]

Hi.

I'm in the market for a new phone, BUT I'm strongly considering just ditching the phone and getting a Smartwatch with a Sim card slot.

Does Public Mobile support these, and would I just need to insert my PM Sim from my current phone into the watch ?

Thanks

[JimgB]

Thank you. Got it.  Ahh, my phone hunt options are quickly dropping.

[maurelle · Accepted solution]

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@JimgB wrote:

Hi. I dont understand.... does that  mean you cant put your phone sim card in the watch and use it instead?

i swap my sim card between two phones right now...?

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Watches are working differently. While there are different types of watches out there (stand-alone vs extension of your phone) Public Mobile's plans and eSIMs are not compatible with watches. And... watches with a physical SIM??? If existing that must be a big watch.

As mentioned above, only the parent companies / big three offer watch plans. It's my understanding that they are generally add-a-line plans that require a main phone line on the same account. Freedom calls theirs specifically "Apple watch plan", so I'm not sure if it would work on another brand.

I have no idea about "grey market" smart watches (ie not officially offered in the NA market). If you feel lucky you could try setting one up with a regular eSIM, but it's a huge YMMV.

[JimgB]

Hi. I dont understand.... does that  mean you cant put your phone sim card in the watch and use it instead?

i swap my sim card between two phones right now...?

[will13am]

@JimgB , Public Mobile is a tier 3 brand that only offers cellular plans for phones.  Try shopping the Telus brand.