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Can I call with a watch without having a cellular plan for the watch? (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by Mamagiraffe19@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch

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So here is the deal. I have a job that bought me an iPhone. They pay for the verison plan to keep it running. I work in a fast pace position with lots of people calling and texting me constantly. I want to be able to call and text from the watch but i don't have the ability to put it on the plan with my phone since it is company owned (if that makes since). Is there a way to make phone calls and texts from a watch that is connected to my iphone via bluethooth? Or something similar?

Idk if this is the best place to ask this. Sorry if it's not, i just don't know where else to look for this solution. I've already googled and gotten confused by the different watches and capabilities or lack there of thst are put there.

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[–] pastalex42@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If the watch is connected to your phone via Bluetooth, you can “make calls” in the same way you could make calls with any other Bluetooth accessory such as headphones or a car stereo

Text messages should just work as well, same basic idea

[–] ImChimeraX@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also works if the watch is on wifi as long as wherever the phone is, it still has an internet connection.

[–] jeffersonbible@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Yes! I got texts from Android users on my watch when I left my phone at home. I thought it was super cool.

[–] jonh229@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Go into iPhone watch app, scroll to phone & touch. Toggle on settings on for “mirror my iPhone”. On iPhone settings -> cellular toggle on WiFi calling & also calls on other devices. On your watch settings make sure you are on same WiFi network as iPhone.

I can create or respond to txt’s & email w/ my non-cellular watch and also make & receive calls, both at home and away from home. Generally, I prefer using the phone rather than watch for this.

I don’t know that all these settings are necessary since they don’t involve Bluetooth. I’d experiment with them. But when my watch happens to be on a different wifi then none of that stuff works. That could be due to phone being too far away from watch at that moment.

[–] Hesnotarealdr@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Enable WiFi calling and message forwarding on the phone.

[–] theyahd@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

As long as you have your phone nearby, yes, you can