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Activating Apple watch

Mike1 — Thu, 22 Jun 2023 20:00:33 GMT

Hi,

I am having issue activating my Apple Watch cellular. I contacted the support 2 times and got transferred to different reps. None of them know what to do.

Can someone from Virgin please help?

thanks,

Michael

Re: Activating Apple watch

VirginPlusKris — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:22:21 GMT

Hi there, @Mike1. Welcome to the Community.

Did you get this Apple Watch through a third party seller? If so, could you confirm the series and model number of the Apple Watch?

Certain models of Apple Watches are not supported on Canadian LTE bands and thus would not be able to activate with Virgin Plus. If you're unsure, you can check out Apple's support page on Compatible Models & Supported Carriers to confirm.

Let us know if you were still in need of assistance.

Re: Activating Apple watch

Mike1 — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 19:39:32 GMT

Hi Kris,

Thanks for responding.

Yes, it was purchased through a third party seller. The watch is a series 6 and model number is A2294, which is a North America model.

Thanks,

Michael

Re: Activating Apple watch

VirginPlusKris — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:22:51 GMT

Thank you for the details, @Mike1.

When trying to self-activate your Apple Watch, could you confirm that you're following these steps?

Upgrade iPhone software to iOS12 (or newer).
Open the Watch app on iPhone. In most cases, the Watch app is already on the iPhone (it is a pre-installed app). If you've deleted this app, it can be redownloaded via the App Store.
Hold the watch near a compatible Virgin Plus iPhone. Wait until they see Use your iPhone to set up the Apple Watch.
Tap Set Up for Myself. This will take you through the NumberShare activation.

You can also check out our FAQ on Smartwatch NumberShare for more details.

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Re: Activating Apple watch

Mike1 — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 00:49:23 GMT

Hi Kris,

My phone is on iOS 16.5 and I confirm I’ve followed all the steps listed. I just tried now and I am still getting the same error.

Re: Activating Apple watch

VirginPlusKris — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:27:34 GMT

Thank you for giving it a try, Mike.

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Re: Activating Apple watch

pardesey — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:54:18 GMT

What was the solution to this? I continue to receive the same error. The call center agent was not able to resolve this even after removing and re-adding the cellular watch plan.

Activating Apple watch

Nattlsnaik — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 16:32:13 GMT

When I try to set up cellular on my new Apple Watch through my phone the page bounces and closes automatically.. effectively barring me from my ability set it up.. anyone else have this problem?

Re: Activating Apple watch

lemuel — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 23:33:22 GMT

@Nattlsnaik wrote:
When I try to set up cellular on my new Apple Watch through my phone the page bounces and closes automatically.. effectively barring me from my ability set it up.. anyone else have this problem?

I'm experiencing the same thing. This is an Apple Watch from the Virgin Plus Store itself.

I contacted Virgin support, and they said to contact Apple support. I contacted Apple support, and have since unpaired 3x, restarted 4x, factory reset both devices. Nothing worked. After factory reset or unpair, it's stuck at this screen:

Re: Activating Apple watch

lemuel — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:31:03 GMT

@Nattlsnaik wrote:
When I try to set up cellular on my new Apple Watch through my phone the page bounces and closes automatically.. effectively barring me from my ability set it up.. anyone else have this problem?

Finally - after so many tries, I got connected to Virgin Plus tech escalation and they said that my account had an existing cellular plan for the watch that was misconfigured. They had to deactivate that line and instructed me to unpair one last time, which got me through a new setup process to pick the cellular plan myself, and finally it's working. Only wasted 6 hours of my Saturday! Neat.

Apple watch

Mia — Wed, 22 May 2024 13:32:42 GMT

Hi, I just got off the phone with a Virgin Mobile employee that has told me it is impossible to set up cellular data on my apple watch because it is a used apple watch that has been given to me and not a watch bought with Virgin. I don't seem to understand how this makes sens. So, the only way to have a watch with cellular data is to buy a watch from Virgin directly? Sounds ridiculous.

Re: Apple watch

nec05 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 21:34:32 GMT

I had the same experience this past December (2024); the Virgin Mobile employee said that they were not able to activate my 3rd party apple watch SE. How come this thread was about a 3rd party apple watch that was successfully added to a Virgin Plus plan? Is having to buy the apple watch through Virgin Mobile a recent policy change?

Activating Apple watch

Frustrated_customer — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 13:31:43 GMT

I have a new from the Apple Store Series 10 Apple Watch and I can’t activate cellular on it. I’ve set up the account with Virgin, but the watch isn’t connecting. I’ve almost given up on Virgin tech support (been waiting since last Sunday for a call).

I’ve restarted the watch and the phone multiple times, force restarted,unpaired, updated carrier settings, updated operating systems, and even had Virgin delete the line and start again.

Does anyone have any suggestions? Has anyone else had this issue? I’ve only got 7 more days that I can still return the watch so I need to get it sorted soon!

Hoping there are some smart people out there!