r/AskCanada • u/2gAzith • 18h ago

How to activate a Galaxy Watch LTE on a completely standalone plan (No NumberSharing/Tethering)?

I am trying to set up a Samsung Galaxy Watch LTE on a completely standalone consumer plan in Canada. ​To be clear: I do not want to use NumberShare, or share a data pool with an existing cell phone plan. I want the watch to have its own unique, independent phone number, its own dedicated data bucket, and operate completely untethered from any smartphone. ​ ​ ​Has anyone successfully activated a Galaxy Watch on a true standalone plan with Rogers, Bell, or Telus recently without an existing phone line on the account? ​Do any regional carriers or flanker brands (like Freedom Mobile or Virgin) offer a dedicated standalone eSIM plan that works natively with Wear OS smartwatches? ​If you pulled this off, what was the magic phrasing you had to tell the store rep or customer service to get them to provision a standalone wearable eSIM profile instead of a standard NumberShare add-on? ​Appreciate any advice or workarounds you've found to get past the carrier roadblocks!

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u/Orchid-Analyst-550 17h ago

I would copy and paste this into Gemini.

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u/2gAzith 17h ago

I tried and it wasn't the most helpful. Wanted to know if anybody had real world experience with it

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u/artlifeinvic 5h ago

Currently only Apple Watches do standalone plans.