WTF. This is my first month with a cellular apple watch.

I just got the first bill and its almost SIXTY FIVE DOLLARS in addition to my phone.

$35 activation fee

$10 watch data

$18 for taxes and fees

While I definitely disagree with the $35 activation fee, I understand it’s just a one time charge, but holy shit how can anyone justify almost $30 a month. Literally the fees and taxes cost more than the actual product.

  • Avengerius@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    Am still new to the idea of a cellular mobile but is it not possible to get an eSIM and use it in both your mobile and the watch concurrently thereby connecting both to one account and data plan, saving money?

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    1 year ago

    I dealt with this at att and to avoid the activation or least reduce it I got aarp. Anyone can sub and it’s like 16 and att waives activation if u got it. And yes there pretty dumb and I think ya should fight it I did it and the taxes and fees fr me I believe was 5ish everything else looks like mine but that so they might be trying to scam u. I remember when I got a watch it was such a pain in the ass both medically and socially and the store that finally sold me one added insurance without my knowledge. I got it removed and credit to fix it though. So document everything. Cause I only did a watch to like pay it monthly cause I couldn’t at once. And them being dumb was able to guilt in em into giving me credit for a variety of reasons where my over time extra cost when I finally paid it off was only 50ish instead of 100 plus ish. So while they are dumb as hell, might well guilt em into credit fr wasting my time 😾

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    1 year ago

    I’d love to keep cell on my watch, but I don’t use it nearly enough to justify the $10 plus all the fees. It’s like $15 a month all told. Right now I just use it a few months of the year when we go to water parks a lot, but I need to be able to be reached for work.

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    1 year ago

    The “stupidity” you mention in your update is not stupidity but rather how cell companies routinely do business. They consistently conjure ways to rob money from people.

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    1 year ago

    WTH ! What monthly plan you guys are paying for, for apple watch? I am from India. I just pair it with iPhone. You might need amonthly plan for your cellular service but hhy do you need a montly plan specifically for apple watch? I dont get it !

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      1 year ago

      If you have a cellular-enabled Apple Watch, you can pay monthly for it to have standalone cell service (ie you can leave your phone at home and go out with just your watch and still have cell service).

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      1 year ago

      How’s your experience been with visible? I’m seriously considering moving to something else after the last few gaffes.