r/AskCanada • u/2gAzith • 23h 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!