TELUS Health Companion general FAQ

The TELUS Health Companion app helps connect your Apple Watch to our Central Monitoring Station for live operator support.

No. If you have a cellular-enabled Apple Watch with a data connect/share plan, or if you can connect to Wi-Fi, our Central Monitoring Station will be notified of medical alerts.

When outside of Canada, our Central Monitoring Service will not be able to call you as International Roaming is not supported by Apple for the Apple Watch.

You can add TELUS Health Companion service to an existing qualified Apple Watch, as long as the Apple Watch is paired to your personal iPhone (i.e. the Watch and iPhone must share the same phone number).

For instance, in the scenario where your daughter gives you an Apple Watch that is paired to her iPhone, you cannot add TELUS Health Companion service to that Apple Watch. The iPhone and the Apple Watch must be tied to the same account.

By overlaying TELUS Health Companion on this existing design, customers will be able to connect with a live operator, providing added peace of mind and the comfort of human interaction during a medical emergency.

You can learn more about how your watch uses Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and cellular on the

About Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular on your Apple Watch

page.

Apple Watch contains components and radios that emit electromagnetic fields. Apple Watch, some of the bands, the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Cable, the MagSafe Duo Charger and the Apple Watch Magnetic Charging Dock contain magnets.

These electromagnetic fields and magnets may interfere with medical devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. For more information, please visit the

Important safety information for Apple Watch

page.

Yes. The Apple Watch is water resistant, but not water proof. For more information, please visit the

Important handling information for Apple Watch

page.

Yes. The TELUS Health Companion app is free and available for download from the Apple App Store. However, you will need to subscribe to the service in order to use the app properly.

While not all Apple Watch faces support apps, or "complications," here are some that do:

TELUS Health Companion uses the GPS functionality that is built into your Apple Watch. As long as you are in Canada where there is cellular service, your watch should be able to pick up your location coordinates.

You will also have to make sure your location services setting “allows” TELUS Health Companion to use your location.

If you require emergency support, the operator will be able to dispatch first responders to your location. Rest assured that the operator will always attempt to verify your location verbally first before dispatching first responders to your GPS coordinates.