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$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 n…
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.
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.