Does the ultra need a cellular phone plan or will it work off the phone like the other apple watches?

[calliex]

I do not want to pay the monthly charge for the phone plan for the watch. I have had a watch since day one and my occasional use of that feature doesn't warrant the cost. I do like the look of the ultra though. I can find anything online that clarifies the phone connection.

 

[Howard2k]

You don't need to activate the cellular; you can leave it deactivated and just make calls from the watch through the phone.

 

[bricktop_at]

You don't need to activate the cellular; you can leave it deactivated and just make calls from the watch through the phone.

Exactly, just like you can do with any other Cellular model.
The upside is, you can still use the SOS functionality, which is a definite plus for the cell models anyway

 

[jz0309]

I do not want to pay the monthly charge for the phone plan for the watch. I have had a watch since day one and my occasional use of that feature doesn't warrant the cost. I do like the look of the ultra though. I can find anything online that clarifies the phone connection.

I do not have a cellular plan for my Ultra. For the US and I think some other countries, you can still make 911 calls even without a cellular plan ...