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by teilo 3243 days ago
No one will be paying that for cellular connectivity. It's all about the shared data pools now. I pay $10/mo. for my iPad Pro cellular. I'm on T-Mobile, but when I was on Verizon, it was only $15/mo.

I have a friend with a cellular Samsung watch. He pays an additional $5/mo.
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MBCook 3243 days ago
$10/mo is $120/yr to get access to the shared pool. That's the exact plan available for my iPad.

And for extra cheapskate-ness you don't event get one extra GB when you do that. Pay more for less.

I didn't know watches were less. I can't find anything on Verizon's site (from a quick glance) that mentions them, only that "tablets and hotspots" are $10/mo.

Even at $60 I don't think I'd do it. I might for my iPad, but not my watch.

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wlesieutre 3243 days ago
And what's the initial plan cost to get that shared data pool?

I pay $30/5GB (then throttled unlimited), so if I have to switch to a $50/month plan for a shared pool and add another $10 for a second device, then we're up to $360/year.

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MBCook 3242 days ago
I'm assuming the plan is a sunk cost because I already have the necessary one for my cellphone.

The only question for the watch (or any other device) is the additional fee for that and any extra data I might end up needing.

I think the fact that it cost $20 to put my phone on the network (not including any data costs) is already stupid. But it's too late there.

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teilo 3243 days ago
If memory serves, he is on Sprint. Which I would never consider, frankly. I imagine once a cellular-capable Apple Watch is available, we will see those plans pop up everywhere.

Also, sorry, I didn't notice you were talking about the annual price.

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MBCook 3243 days ago
It's fine, don't worry about it.

I hope the plans would spread. I really wanted a cellular capable iPad but couldn't stomach the extra cost + monthly fee + extra data usage.

I've heard iPads with. Ugly in cell arenamazing since you can use them any time and it's so much easier than tethering.

But I won't know.

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johnvega 3243 days ago
I have google project fi cellular service, extra sim card for my 2nd device with no extra charge
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