topic Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract in Apple

Watch contract after ending phone contract

marcostheblack — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:56:09 GMT

Hi Folks, This will be a bit long winded but please bear with me...

I have just had an email from o2 stating a price hike which goes above the limit where I can end the contract without penalty. I have a watch 6 on a contract so I will need to take a new phone contract (but cheaper and with a new phone) with o2 to continue to use my watch.

The problem is I will need to port my number to a PAYG sim then to the new o2 contract phone for me to keep my number.

During this time will my watch be in limbo? Will it allow me to pair it to the new phone contract once my number has been re-ported to the new iphone or do o2 automatically cancel the watch contract because it is associated with the old phone contract? I intend to keep paying the watch contract while all of this switching is going on.

Thanks, John.

Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract

MI5 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:21:28 GMT

@marcostheblack

No need to port to PAYG and back again.

O2 will just migrate your number to the new contract

Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract

marcostheblack — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:43:53 GMT

In the past providers have refused to port between contracts, have they changed this?

Forgot to mention, I will not be buying the new contract direct from o2, much cheaper to get a contract from a third party (mobile phones direct). Maybe that it the difference?

Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract

MI5 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:05:41 GMT

@marcostheblack

It's not an issue with O2 and doesn't matter if you contract with O2 or a third party.

Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract

marcostheblack — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:16:27 GMT

ok, thanks a lot. Saved me a lot of mucking around.

Re: Watch contract after ending phone contract

MI5 — Wed, 30 Jun 2021 17:20:13 GMT

Yep, all quite painless.....