Apple Watch pairing error

[JonathanB]

Hi everyone,

We've moved everything relating to Apple Watch pairing issues to this new conversation and will be providing all future updates as edits to this post, so that you won't need to go searching through the comments for these.

I appreciate these pairing errors must be very frustrating, especially for those of you that have been running into issues for several weeks now. Technical specialists are continuing to look into this, however based on what they've seen so far, this does not seem to be one overall fault that we can apply a blanket fix to.

With this in mind, please make sure you have followed the advice on the private message we've sent to each of you, this will ensure that your individual case has been escalated. We've originally sent these messages out a couple of weeks ago, so I'll double check that everyone that has commented has received these. You can find your community messages by clicking on your avatar in the top right of any page, then on "Messages".

Finally, please ensure you are following the Community House Rules when posting on the community, particularly points 8 and 13.

The private message mentioned above will put you in touch with a team that you can raise a complaint with should you wish to do so, any comments that share details of individual Three employees will be removed from the community.

JonathanB

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**Update 26/10/2022**

Hi everyone,

We really appreciate your patience whilst we've been working on this issue. I can't imagine how frustrating it is to not be able to take full advantage of your Apple watches.

As I mentioned last week above, the errors do not seem to be one overall fault that can be fixed immediately for everyone. We do need a specialist team to do some work in the background on your accounts. With this in mind, I'd advise the following:

• Make sure you've taken any action we've recommended on private messages to your community account. If you're experiencing these issues and we don't already know, please reply on this post so we can reach out.
• Do not repeatedly attempt unpairing and pairing, this may be interfering with the work done in the background. Please wait for a Three representative to contact you and advise before you unpair and pair again.

We've seen some great progress towards getting this sorted in the last few days, I'm hopeful that it won't be too much longer till this issue is fully resolved for everyone.

JonathanB

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**Update 17/11/2022**

 Hi everyone,

We’re really sorry that there’s been a considerable delay between updates on the errors with Apple watch pairing. As we’ve mentioned previously there is more than one error involved and specialist teams are working hard to address the root causes of these.

I assure you that all comments about this issue are read, and all feedback given is being escalated on a daily basis.

Whilst we’re working on this, we’d be grateful if you can do the following:

• If you’re new to this thread, please either private message me, or add a reply, and I’ll direct you to a team that can help further.
• If I’ve already sent you this information, please ensure you have spoken to that team.
• Please only unpair and re-pair your watch if directed to by one of our support teams as part of the troubleshooting and investigation of your issue.

I’ll provide another update soon.

Thanks,
JonathanB

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**Update 02/12/2022**

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your continued patience. We’ve seen some great progress towards resolving these issues since the last update. As I’ve mentioned previously there is more than one error involved, and for many of you, your bill cycle will also affect when you can successfully re-pair the service.

Here’s some general steps that should help with common scenarios we’re seeing.

• Ensure that you’ve registered for My3, without a registered online account and password set, the pairing will fail.
• There are some instances where special characters at the start of My3 passwords have resulted in an error. We recommend that you have a strong password that is a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers, and special characters but avoid beginning the password with characters like /!”£$|\. My3 supports these, but it seems to be causing an issue when this info is passed onto the smartwatch pairing system.
• If you’ve changed your priceplan, upgraded, or are instructed to wait for your bill cycle to complete, you should wait till the day after your new bill cycle starts to attempt pairing. So for example, if your allowances refresh on the 1st, wait till the 2nd.
• Although individual smartwatches can be unpaired from your account, cancelling or removing the add on completely will delay being able to reinstate the service till the following bill cycle.
• As mentioned before, don’t repeatedly unpair and re-pair, the failed requests may cause further issues on your account that delay this being solved.
• I’m continuing to regularly check for anyone new on the thread, just send a reply or private message me, and I’ll link you in with a support team that can help get your specific error looked into and make sure you get the best advice.

Thanks,
JonathanB

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**Update 11/01/2023**

Hi Everyone,

As well as the steps on the last update, we're finding it helps to clear your temporary data from your iPhone before attempting pairing.

You can do this in Settings, Safari, Clear History & Website Data.

In case anyone is having trouble finding their private messages, click on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages". If you've posted on this thread, then you should have a message waiting from me with a link to a support team that will help.

Thanks,
JonathanB

[Nicem]

I have also had this problem since October 2022 and cellular still doesn’t work. On my phone app for the Apple Watch it still says ‘activating’. This is so frustrating as I’m paying the £7 a month extra for cellular plus a spent hundreds on the watch specifically for this service. I’ve called 3 dozens of times and tried every they’ve suggested but still no joy. Where should I go for help next?

[JonathanB]

Hi @Nicem,

Did you find the private message I've sent you on your community account? If you're having any trouble tracking it down, you can find this by clicking on your avatar image in the top right of any community page, then "Messages". 

There's a link there to chat with a support team that will get this escalated for you.

JonathanB

[liqu1d5nake]

Messaged you.

[JonathanB]

Thanks @liqu1d5nake,

I've replied with info on how to get this escalated for you.

JonathanB

[liqu1d5nake]

 

Had my watch ultra since tuesday from Three and still not activating cellular, have messaged Jonathon, waiting for a reply. Called 333c they have no idea what the issue is. 

[espeaz]

Hi Johnathan,

I have been having issue pairing my apple watch ultra since Nov 2022. I was advised to wait till the next bill cycle which was 19/12/22 to register my watch. I followed the instruction that registered on 20/12/22. Since then, it got stuck to activating stage till today. I have been calling several times, but seems no one from three is able to provide me with an solution.

[Enlery]

EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT

Since I have been publicly addressing this situation, it doesn't seem THREE is being very proactive... They've decided to message me in private. Away from the public eye. *insert slow clap* 

This is textbook damage control and trying to take the conversation out of the public eye, as they simply can't deal with it publicly. 

THREE, you can answer me here, where everyone can read it, and everyone can see what you are (not) doing. 

Wenlery Manuel 

[Ronnie]

Getting the E53304 error message 

[Enlery]

Hey Ronnie,

Join the club. 

Hopefully, the 'troubleshooting' works; if it doesn't, then good luck, because THREE's tech team, have no clue what's going on. 

[Enlery]

The issue is that they need to ‘unpair’ the IMEI number. Besides pairing your watch to your smartphone,
your cellular plan is also linked to the watch. So when you unpair a watch, the cellular plan is still linked
to the watch!! It’s a simple solution. However, the ‘Technical’ team is unable to understand this. That is where the root cause lies of the issue. You should gather data on people that have been affected by this. Not sure if you have a system like 'Quantum Metric', to run diagnostics and get to the bottom of this. I'm sure the company has enough money to implement this solution. I had to cancel my cellular plan, because that is, unfortunately, the only way this will work if you guys don't have another solution at the moment. Because when the system deactivates the current cellular plan, it will also null the IMEI number that's linked to it. Once a billing cycle has passed, then a customer can opt for a new plan, and that would be successful. Or check with your competitors how they have solved this issue, because Three is the last mobile network that started with the cellular plan. I'm sure your directors can reach out to one of their directors for some cross-business brainstorming sessions.