I'm getting an Apple Watch with its own number on one carrier and I have an iPhone on a separate carrier, can they be paired and still work? I don't need the number on the iPhone to work on the watch. My concern is will the data part work on the watch without the iPhone being nearby.
iPhone 7, iOS 15
The watch and the iPhone need to be on the same carrier for the watch cellular function (data part) to work. See:
Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple
and
Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support
The watch and the iPhone need to be on the same carrier for the watch cellular function (data part) to work. See:
Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple
and
Set up cellular on Apple Watch - Apple Support
Apple Watch pairing to iPhone
