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Series 3 questions - $10 month Unlimited ATT plan ok?
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Per the keynote the watch does not get its own number, it shares the number of your iPhone. I can't provide any insight to your other questions.
Edit: it appears that this isn't technically true – the Apple Watch apparently does get its own number and then each carrier has a method of "syncing" that number against your iPhone's number to make it appear as though your watch's number is the same.
Edit: it appears that this isn't technically true – the Apple Watch apparently does get its own number and then each carrier has a method of "syncing" that number against your iPhone's number to make it appear as though your watch's number is the same.
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On att i think all wearable devices get a number. At least for both of mine they did. You link the watch to your number using att numbersync.
From the att website. . .
Eligible iPhone plans:
- AT&T Unlimited Plus℠
- AT&T Unlimited Choice℠
- Mobile Share Advantage℠
They really do want us off the old unlimited plans, I guess.
So are you telling me that because I'm on the old days unlimited plan I can't get the Watch with cellular added?
That's what it looks like. They'll add it to a multi-line plan or sell you a $10 wearable plan, but only if you have one of the new "unlimited" plans.
Actually you can do this, just don't do it online. I am in the same boat as far as having a legacy AT&T grandfathered plan. When I tried purchasing the S3 watch through AT&T's website, the site was defaulting me to purchase a mobile share plan for the watch, which I was not going to do. I did bring up the online chat with a rep and when I asked about this, the rep told me to "add any plan, and it will come off once we link to your account." Yeah, call me skeptical, but I was not going to buy it, so to speak. So I did not go that route.
I went into an AT&T store and explained things. On their iPads in the AT&T store they are able to bring my plan up and add the watch to my individual plan manually. The sales guy was able to show me how the only cost was going to be the $10 per month added. And since I paid full price up front for my S3 watch, there is no commitment to AT&T to keep a service plan for any length or period of time.
It did give me a new/different number for the watch, but at the AT&T store I was told that as soon as I sync the watch with my iPhone, it should be all set for the S3 watch to ring to the same number.
I went into an AT&T store and explained things. On their iPads in the AT&T store they are able to bring my plan up and add the watch to my individual plan manually. The sales guy was able to show me how the only cost was going to be the $10 per month added. And since I paid full price up front for my S3 watch, there is no commitment to AT&T to keep a service plan for any length or period of time.
It did give me a new/different number for the watch, but at the AT&T store I was told that as soon as I sync the watch with my iPhone, it should be all set for the S3 watch to ring to the same number.
I also have a grandfathered unlimited data plan and had an AT&T rep tell me verbatim that the S3 with cellular which I purchased through the Apple Store will sync with your current plan and use that phone number.
Very good news!
Very good news!
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Thank you! Super helpful. I was on the phone getting the runaround and was told I had to switch plans and it was going to be $50 more a month now...no thanks.
Let us know what happens when you activate it. So you preordered in ATT store? Can we buy on beestbuy and just activate it in store? Kind of lost on how to do this and keep getting the runaround on the phone with ATT
For what's it's worth. I moved off mine a few months back. It was only a few dollars more after the three price hikes that the legacy plans had in the last 18 months or so and now I have tethering for free as well. I was determined to keep mine as well but finally gave in.
Good to hear. I'll check it out.
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If they honored corporate discounts on the new unlimited plans I'd probably switch, but they don't.
Exactly. We save $37 a month with corporate discount. Shame they don't honor them on new plans.
Fingers crossed it works out with old school unlimited plan.
Fingers crossed it works out with old school unlimited plan.
Just spoke to att rep, told me to switch from pre-paid plan to post-paid which is $50 unlimited data, talk and text plus apple data is also included. I told I bought watch from Apple Store and he said that is okay. No need to buy on installments or from att.
How does it work? Do you need the serial number of the Apple Watch? I pre-ordered mine from Apple and it doesn't show up yet. I may just wait until it arrives Friday and see what the AT&T store can do. I don't expect this launch weekend to be as busy as previous years since the "main event" is 6 weeks later.
Fixed. I can definitely see AT&T using this as leverage to pry some more grandfathered unlimited plans out of people's hands.
True, but a poster above claimed he was able to get AT&T to let him sign onto the $10 plan. We grandfathered unlimited users still get Numbersync so hopefully the in-store solution will work.
I've called AT&T twice and spoke at length with the reps. They were both adamant I would need to move off of the grandfathered unlimited plan to add the Watch, or else get separate line, which was ridiculously expensive. For me, to switch to the Unlimited Plus is an extra $10, so in effect, I'd be paying $20 more to add the Watch. I would also be able to add my iPad for an additional $20 which I have on T-Mobile right now. Having unlimited data for it might be worthwhile.
No way I will lose my plan. I did the math and the new plan is going to be $50 more a month for my wife and me. Not happening. I have already ordered the Apple Watch S3 for both of us too. I will walk in the store and demand to only pay an additional $10 per line. They will make it work or I will cancel. False advertising.
Im not marking an argument that Verizon T-Mobile or Sprint are better carriers.
But Whatever the answer is at&t doesn't make it easy, doesn't make it clear, doesn't offer any value.
They will always go the extra mile to alienate their customer base
Consistently throwing away thousands of dollars in good will over pennies in upcharges
at&t Always the wrong choice .......
But Whatever the answer is at&t doesn't make it easy, doesn't make it clear, doesn't offer any value.
They will always go the extra mile to alienate their customer base
Consistently throwing away thousands of dollars in good will over pennies in upcharges
at&t Always the wrong choice .......
I'm in the same situation as well. I don't see why we can't add it to our grandfathered unlimited plan. ATT allows us to use number sync to make and receive calls on my wi-fi iPad using my cellphone number. It shouldn't be any different; although, they will charge $10/month to use LTE data in this case since it's not wi-fi. I'm going to be pissed if my apple watch arrives on Friday and ATT won't let me add it to my plan. If anything, ATT should want all of us to add the watch to our plan since it uses less data than our phones.
