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I have series 3 and no matter what I do, I can not send text messages from my watch without my phone. It’s very frustrating, because that’s what I purchased this watch for.

How do I fix my series 3 watch to text message when my phone is not close?

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Posted on Sep 2, 2019 8:19 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2019 5:47 PM

Your watch does not have its own number. It is a clone of your iPhone number. The number you see in your billing is not the phone number of the watch, it is an accounting number that your carrier uses to bill you monthly for the cellular on the phone. That number does not work for anything.

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I have series 3 and no matter what I do, I can not send text messages from my watch without my phone. It’s very frustrating, because that’s what I purchased this watch for.

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