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I have one cellular Apple Watch Series 6 on Verizon (and planning on keeping it for the time being). Also planning on trying out the Series 7 and deciding whether or not to get the Cellular version.
People on Verizon - how does it work with two Apple Watches? I assume you have to pay Verizon for two devices, but can you easily switch between which Watch you are wearing? Or if I switch my cellular service from my current watch to the new one - and I keep the old one as a backup - it is easy to switch the cellular service back if I need to?
Thanks
 
I will chime in on this since I have 3 Apple Watches (2 Cellular with Verizon). They have two options: Sharing your number or having a watch as a standalone line/device. Verizon only allows you to have one Apple Watch linked/sharing the same number. So that means if you have one cell line, you would have to pick which watch you want to have sharing that number/line. Yes, you can switch watches if you decided to change it up...but it is a bit of a pain. You have to call Verizon and have them swap the device. If you decide to change it again, you repeat the process. In essence, not something you want to be doing multiple times a day or even a few times a week.

Which brings me to why I have two lines (one as a stand alone). It gives a dedicated number so you can have the two watches with cell service and switch it up as you want. The only downside to that is that you would have to have the standalone watch on a different Apple ID (that is how they require it be setup within the Apple Watch App itself) as if you were setting it up for a friend without an account/device. Then you can just create a family account or Share the second Apple ID with your main Apple ID. I have no reason/idea why the carriers and Apple have not created a seamless swap feature where you can change this in the Watch App. Either way, you are stuck having it fragmented if you wanted two active/cellular watches.
 
I will chime in on this since I have 3 Apple Watches (2 Cellular with Verizon). They have two options: Sharing your number or having a watch as a standalone line/device. Verizon only allows you to have one Apple Watch linked/sharing the same number. So that means if you have one cell line, you would have to pick which watch you want to have sharing that number/line. Yes, you can switch watches if you decided to change it up...but it is a bit of a pain. You have to call Verizon and have them swap the device. If you decide to change it again, you repeat the process. In essence, not something you want to be doing multiple times a day or even a few times a week.

Which brings me to why I have two lines (one as a stand alone). It gives a dedicated number so you can have the two watches with cell service and switch it up as you want. The only downside to that is that you would have to have the standalone watch on a different Apple ID (that is how they require it be setup within the Apple Watch App itself) as if you were setting it up for a friend without an account/device. Then you can just create a family account or Share the second Apple ID with your main Apple ID. I have no reason/idea why the carriers and Apple have not created a seamless swap feature where you can change this in the Watch App. Either way, you are stuck having it fragmented if you wanted two active/cellular watches.
Thanks for the info. The last time I had two watches I had one SS and one Alum and would wear the "nicer" watch to go out and go to work, so I would switch quite often. But now considering just having two Aluminum watches with the older as a backup. So would probably not switch that ofter. I did speak to an Verizon tech guy and he said you can switch in the Verizon app itself - but he was probably talking about what you said having the Watch as a standalone cellular line, not as an addition to an existing line. Thanks.
 
I’m thinking about switching to Verizon and saw this. I know it’s an old post but I figured I’d offer my experience with AT&T. I have three Apple Watches as well. All three are connected to my iPhone and two have cellular data plans. When I switch watches all the watches get all my messages and calls and the two cellular plan watches still can make calls and messages without my phone and all the watches are synced with one iCloud account. There’s no calling AT&T to switch the watch whatever watch I wear just works.
 
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I’m thinking about switching to Verizon and saw this. I know it’s an old post but I figured I’d offer my experience with AT&T. I have three Apple Watches as well. All three are connected to my iPhone and two have cellular data plans. When I switch watches all the watches get all my messages and calls and the two cellular plan watches still can make calls and messages without my phone and all the watches are synced with one iCloud account. There’s no calling AT&T to switch the watch whatever watch I wear just works.
Been surfing like crazy and this thread finally has some info on the "two cellular watches?" question. I am wearinga cellular S4 right now and a new Ultra 2 is arriving today. Been told already by Spectrum Mobile (uses Verizon backbone) that I can only pair one cellular watch with my iPhone 16 Pro.

I guess Spectrum will un-pair my S4 in my account and set-up my Ultra with my iPhone... will have to see if I miss my S4's cellular capability in which case switching to AT&T becomes a new possibility I guess? Wonder what their magic is that they can pair 2 watches to 1 cellular telno???
 
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