Verizon silently adds prepaid plans for cellular smartwatches

It finally happened. Despite the lack of an official announcement, it appears that Verizon has been adding cellular smartwatch support to its prepaid plans for a few weeks now.

This is great news for those looking to add a plan for their cellular smartwatches without having to be tied to a postpaid plan. For a certain time, Verizon charges $10 per month for a “prepaid connected smartwatch” plan.

Spotted by 9to5google, the new plan for cellular smartwatches comes in two variants, but they cost $10 per month each. For starters, the Standalone Connected Smartwatch prepaid plan offers unlimited nationwide 5G data or 4G LTE (15GB high-speed data), as well as unlimited calling and texting.

On the other hand, the Number Share Mobile prepaid plan offers the same thing, but involves customers pairing their smartwatch with a smartphone and sharing the number.

As mentioned earlier, both prepaid plans for cellular smartwatches cost $10 per line plus taxes and fees. There are some notes mentioned on The Verizon websitesuch as the fact that prepaid accounts are limited to 10 phone lines (including smartphones, base phones, tablets and mobile hotspots) and 30 lines total (including phone lines and connected smartwatch lines ).

More importantly, Apple Watch Series 3 is not eligible for a standalone plan and is limited to 30 total lines (includes mobile and connected device lines). Finally, Palm and Hum devices are not eligible for prepaid service.

Keep in mind that it is also possible to activate a smartwatch you already own on a Prepaid Connected Smartwatch plan, but you need to check if it is compatible with the Verizon network on the Bring Your Own Device page.