No your watch doesn’t get its own number. It’s an extension of your phone contract, will run on the same contract and will have the same number. If you have both with you, it will use your phone. If you don’t have your phone with you, the watch will be your phone. Cellular connectivity will use lots of power if you don’t have your Well a major difference between GPS and Cellular Apple watch is based on their connectivity. The GPS + Cellular will let you leave your iPhone at home while still being able to make and answer calls, send text messages and stay connected with just your watch. However, users can only use their GPS version to send text and answer calls with Yes I have a cellular Apple Watch with a cellular plan but tbh I mostly use it for running etc as otherwise my phone‘s always with anyway. 2. [deleted] • 1 yr. ago. I have a series 4 I picked up launch month and have had a cellular phone plan since day 1. Watchcellular plan is tied to your carrier. You can be as far away from your phone as you want and you’ll still be able to stream, make calls, etc with your watch. No need to have your phone with you. Leave it home and enjoy the freedom. alexvineyard • 2 yr. ago. Shirazsurani Apple are cost as much as $125. Mr__Unknown_. Still cheaper then a new watch. mikettedaydreamer. Well I guess if you buy the 7 and turn off aod, you’ll get the longest battery life. But since many people buy the 7 for the aod, it isn’t commonly done like that. Marko787. GPSvs GPS + Cellular. I've convinced myself to buy an Apple Watch but I'm not sure I want to pay an activation fee or a monthly fee to Verizon for the privilege of using it. That However not having to bring a phone for long trail runs is the big plus for Apple Watch if you go the cellular route. I did try the 945 LTE, but it was super buggy and didn’t provide enough two-way communication to make sense. Long story short, Coros and Apple Watch provided the best GPS accuracy for me (Midwest, USA). Thecheaper $5/$10 500mb watch plan doesn’t work for promos so you’d need the $10/$15 unlimited watch plan to qualify for promos (with/without auto pay). NaturalShift2 • 2 yr. ago. My logic is that I would either pay $480 for the watch and data plan in 24 months or if I decided to pay for a GPS & Cellular watch outright plus a cellular znXQhF.

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