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

[LE60LAD]

Went onto my account yesterday to look at getting the Smart Pairing removed from my account as I am like 3ish months into not being able to use this add on - however I noticed its not even listed any more on my account. I thought it might be a glitch and have left it but it seems its still not on my account. 

So thought I would try the new instructions of adding the add on to my account by doing it via the Watch App on the phone but it still says there's an issue 

Not sure if anyone else has seen this - madness that its taken this long and still cant implement it yet other networks have been a bit more successful - must add I know people from Vodafone and EE that have also had issues with Esims on watches and devices so its not just a Three issue as such 

[Gary]

I’ve gone through two recycling of plan due date still no cure and all three keep saying is wait till new plan cycle date and it will work it hasn’t and I want to cancel my contract now as it hasn’t worked as promised 

[gadgesxi]

It's a bit of a joke this fault, and so is technical services.

I have had a text message each day for the past three days saying three will call me to discuss my case...no call as of yet! 

[lostintransit]

The only good TXT you can get from Three is a PAC. 

[CMS]

Hi Jonathan

I am having the same issues with Apple Watch pairing. When I select the "Set Up Mobile Service" the "3 Login" web page appears, then is immediately over written with "There's a problem..." 

I've talked to 333 and the technical person's only advice was to 'reset the Apple Watch'. I had done that previously (prior to calling support) several times: (1) mirroring my Apple Watch from a previous config, (2) as a brand new configuration, and nothing changes.

I asked the support person if they could reset the AddOn - apparently you have to wait a whole billing cycle for the AddOn to be cancelled - which is absolutely crazy in itself. 

But I'm now totally disheartened having read this thread. 

Not meaning to sound awkward, but does anyone have a clue how to solve this. I have lived in the US and used my Apple Watch on AT&T with no problems at all. So I know it works.

Any help would be really appreciated. Thanks - Mike

[Doohdah12]

I gave up with 3 ,added a cheap o2 e sim alongside my 3 plan and had the Watch activated   30 mins ..

[lostintransit]

Nearly 2 months stuck on 'pairing' I now have the added benefit of getting a text every day at 8am to say Three will call me with an update on the case, they rarely do call and when they do its to say that they are investigating and very sorry. Useless, can't wait to leave.

[residentmn]

Like everyone else, I’m Having the exact same issue and getting error code E53304

[black2010]

Hi, I bought a watch for my daughter on the 4th of November and it still wont connect on my mobile number using family sharing. I keep getting this message saying my 3 account won’t allow it and nobody seems to be able to help. 

[Catherinesmith]

Having the same issue with pairing, been to apple and three and nobody can fix. Can someone please take my details to help, thanks.