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Jhish00
Jhish00 Posts: 1 Newcomer
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Please consider allowing for kids Apple Watch to have cellular service without needing an additional phone. My kids are not old enough for social media but access to GPS and messaging is important. Other major cell phone carriers have this capability. This seems like an intentional decision to limit this feature.

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  • HT_Greenfield
    HT_Greenfield Posts: 1,061 Contributor
    edited June 22 Answer āœ“

    Good point. No consolation but there are only two domestic MVNO's that support that, neither of which are VZW-networked. Not even VZW-owned Tracfone or Visisble support it.

    In the meantime, the good news, presumably, is that you can "standalone" the watch with VZW for that regardless of which carrier the management iPhone is on.

    šŸ”— https://www.verizon.com/plans/devices/smartwatches ā†³ What is a connected device plan? Can I get one for my device? ā†³ ā€¦ ā€¢ No phone plans - you'll pay the "standalone" plan price ā€¦

    The foregoing doesn't necessarily mean that standalone costs more without a VZW phone plan, just that it's the only option without one.

    šŸ”— https://www.verizon.com/support/knowledge-base-234270/

  • William_M
    William_M Posts: 1,452 ✅ Verified Employee Moderator
    Answer āœ“

    Hey @Jhish00, welcome to our community! Thanks for taking the time to come here and provide your suggestions, I definitely understand the benefits of having a plan directly on watches without requiring a paired phone. I'll be happy to forward your feedback about this.

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