Apple Watch with Truephone compatibility

[ScionC]

Hi

I am looking to get a family member an Apple wWatch with cellular, they don’t have a mobile so I was looking to use Truephone as their provider. Will an iPhone on O2 allow Apple Family Set Up of an watch on Truephone? 

Thanks

[MI5]

@ScionC 

No, O2 Apple watches can only be paired with your O2 account.

If you want the freedom of other numbers you need to buy direct from Apple

[ScionC]

Thanks, so to confirm if the watch was bought from Apple using Truephone as the provider I could use Family Set Up on my O2 iPhone to manage the device?  

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

@ScionC 

Yes as long as Truephone supports the Apple watch in general.

[ScionC]

They do - thank you 👍🏻

[MI5]

Welcome

[RobQQ]

ScionC - have you added Apple Watch via Family Setup on Truphone to your O2 iPhone? Are you happy with it?

[ScionC]

Yes works as expected. Not sure how the battery compares to a watch paired with phone but for context my son charges it overnight and  wears it from 8am to bedtime ( some of this time is on WiFi). Coverage is good, I think Truephone piggyback the O2 network.