Can I Use Apple Watch On Straight Talk Plan?

What Even Is Straight Talk

If you live in the U.S you would probably have heard of Straight Talk. It is a wireless service provider that uses AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile’s 4G LTE and 5G networks to provide coverage. So you can say it is MNVO or Mobile Virtual Network Operator like Google Fi.

To those of you who are not familiar with the concept of MNVO, it is pretty simple: An MNVO can be imagined as small service company who provides value by using the resources or knowledge of another big company. They are basically middlemen between you and that giant corporation.

The snapshot of map above shows the Straight Talk coverage using AT&T 4G LTE and 5G service in continental U.S. Densely populated area towards the East Coast is perfect indicator of strong and efficient performance there.

“Can I Have My Apple Watch On Straight Talk”

Unfortunately, you can’t use the Apple Watch with Straight Talk plan. Apple doesn’t recognize it in their recognized cellular careers. Although, if you have Straight Talk plan on your iPhone (which many people does given its cheaper) you can use it with your Apple Watch if and only if your iPhone stays nearby.

Even then there are conditions as well as limitations which might make it or break it for you. Usually what happens is that it is necessary for your iPhone and Apple Watch to be on same service plan. For example let’s say you are with Verizon and they have assigned you a phone number, now when you will buy the Apple Watch you will also have to buy their package which allows an Apple Watch to use that phone number.

What happens in the case of Straight Talk is that Apple doesn’t not have any partnership with the company. Meaning it doesn’t have any plan or package catering to the Apple Watch. Essentially rendering any chance of match-up pretty impossible.

Why Isn’t Straight Talk a carrier for the Apple Watch?

Any guess is a good guess here.

There is no definite reason as to why Apple doesn’t have Straight Talk recognized and accepted. Even though Verizon owns the Straight Talk now. So by now we should’ve heard some good news, right? Sadly, we haven’t and this is what we have to work with now, so your two options are this:

• Change your iPhone to another Service Plan.
• Get an Apple Watch with no Cellular Coverage ability.

How to Use the Apple Watch Without Straight Talk?

As we have mentioned above there are few things you can do here. The most logical choice is to change the service on your iPhone. Yes, I know, not many of you would agree with me here, and I certainly wouldn’t want to do it either, this is the only way to make sure we can use the Cellular Coverage on our Apple Watches.

However, if you don’t want to use it and your happy with just Wi-Fi and Bluetooth then there is noting better than that. All Apple Watches comes with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth which allows you to connect them with Internet as well as your iPhones. Giving you easy access to pretty much everywhere.

What Are Apple Approved Cellular Services?

Although Straight Talk wide coverage and policy that only charges for data that is used by users would never stop being a lucrative option, there are alternatives to it. The most prominent of which is Visible owned by Verizon that not only is low-cost but has a dedicated Apple Watch plan to satisfy all your networking needs.

You can begin with just $30/month and it will cover both your iPhone and the smartwatch. Data Attenuation can become an issue at times, but for what it is worth, there is no harm in giving it a shot. For full disclosure these are all the careers that Apple has listed on their website which you can use for your Apple Watch:

• Appalachian
• AT&T (Supports Family Setup)
• Bluegrass
• Carolina West Wireless
• Cellcom
• C Spire (Supports Family Setup)
• Spectrum
• Sprint, now part of T-Mobile (Supports Family Setup)
• T-Mobile USA (Supports Family Setup)
• US Cellular (Supports Family Setup)
• Verizon Wireless (Supports Family Setup)
• Visible
• Xfinity Mobile

Is Cellular Apple Watch Even Worth It?

Straight Talk or not. This question has been asked many times and it is worth pondering about. Because, let’s face it, Apple Watches that has the LTE ability are expansive than their non-LTE counterparts, so the questions arises is it worth it to pay extra bucks for it?

Our Answer: It depends on your needs. If you are someone who happens to be without their phone most of the time, you should be the first person in line to buy the smartwatch with Cellular Coverage. However, if you are not, there is no added benefit you would be missing out on. So the better choice would be to go for GPS variant and save your money.