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schlupps

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Sep 22, 2020
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RheinMain - Germany
hi.
running two Apple Watches with my iPhone 13pro. All three devices use the same plan, but with different eSIM Profiles (i double checked, that all three devices use their own/separate eSIM profile!). So basically, this setup works pretty much as expected, BUT...

Every time, i switch the watch, the watch wont activate the cellular part on its own: I have to access the Watch app on the phone and enter the cellular section: it takes one, two or three seconds and the statistics are shown and the watch shows/activates the cell connection pretty instantly.
So if i switch the watch in the evening, it still is necessary in the next morning for example, to check the watch-apps cell section just once and all is back to 'normal', meaning, cell on the watch instantly is activated and working on the watch again.

i talked to German Telekom (TMobile), they were pretty clueless (as myself) and they pointed to Apple =)

This behaviour is following me from the first time, i had a second watch with a cell plan connected to my iPhone. The behaviour 'survived' different generations of iPhones and different generations of Watches. i even reinstalled my iPhone once from scratch again (holy.. what a pita...), but this odd behaviour remained and stayed with me.

My question would be: is this maybe a "me-specific" behaviour? Or is this more or less common?


Thanks for Your time, Your thoughts or ideas,
schlupps


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btw.. while typing this text, the following tongue twister bounced through my head somehow, even though im not from Switzerland..
Three Swiss witch-bitches, which wished to be switched Swiss witch-bitches,
wish to watch three Swiss Swatch watch switches.
Which Swiss witch-bitch which wishes to be a switched Swiss witch-bitch, wishes
to watch which Swiss Swatch watch switch?

(sorry, if my quote was wrong in any direction ;))
 
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