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Old 07-28-2024, 02:45 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by Leo72793 View Post
These devices dont support the same protocols constantly. Its not designed for it since the watch depends on the phone for phonebook and what not. Yes it "has data" but its not meant to be reliant for connecting to the car.
I believe you're partially onto something. The watch is the 4G LTE model, so it is intended to function as a standalone product... but, T-Mobile has two types of watch 4G LTE plans: paired and standalone.
They both get an assigned phone number, but the paired plan connects to the existing phone number, so calls and texts must be made using the primary number and cannot be made using the assigned number. The standalone plan allows the assigned number to function independently, so it's simply an additional phone number and calls and texts can made through it.
I purchased the paired plan, because I don't want yet another phone number. Now, I think that the car is trying to use the assigned phone number on the watch for calls and isn't capable "understanding" the paired primary number.
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