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09/05/2026 3:29 PM

"TRYING" to pair an apple watch

It has now been 6 days since I have transferred carrier to Xfinity.  I have spent 11 hours on the phone with tech support because my apple watch 11 will not connect to the cellular service.  I am told by one tech after having spoken to a Tier 3 tech that it will take 15 min, by another 1 day, and by another 7 days to clear "ghost number" and for my watches phone number to show up in billing.  An AI search tells me that this is a known issue, which an Xfinity agent confirmed.

So, why would anyone transfer there carrier to xfinity? They know there is an issue, but aggravating a customer seems to be acceptable.  No money savings is worth this aggravation.

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6 days ago

Good morning, @user_ucjtbz . Thank you for sharing your experience, and I’m sorry to hear about the trouble you've had getting your Apple Watch activated. I can certainly understand how frustrating it must be after spending so much time working with support. Since it's been a few days since you last posted, were you able to get your watch connected, or are you still experiencing issues?

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No.  I have been on the phone for another 2 to 3 hours with the connection disconnecting.  This last time was even more aggravating.  I explained the issues and the solutions tried with the same negative results. After this long explanation, her first question was,  "I your watch working?"  The latest solution was to sign in as a "Family Group", but there were many problems with that including Apple wanting a family member to sign in like I was a kid having to be monitored by a parent.  My putting my iWatch on the Cox Mobile network took a few minutes, and now after 15 hours talking with an agent and "tech support through and agent", I still do not have cellular service on my watch.

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