diff --git a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/__init__.py
index a6df67a7c83..a227fa5fe3e 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/__init__.py
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.empty_config_schema(DOMAIN)
 async def async_setup(hass: HomeAssistant, config: ConfigType) -> bool:
     """Set up Netgear LTE component."""
     hass.data[DATA_HASS_CONFIG] = config
+    async_setup_services(hass)
 
     return True
 
@@ -96,8 +97,6 @@ async def async_setup_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: NetgearLTEConfigEntry) -
     await coordinator.async_config_entry_first_refresh()
     entry.runtime_data = coordinator
 
-    async_setup_services(hass)
-
     await discovery.async_load_platform(
         hass,
         Platform.NOTIFY,
@@ -118,7 +117,5 @@ async def async_unload_entry(hass: HomeAssistant, entry: NetgearLTEConfigEntry)
     unload_ok = await hass.config_entries.async_unload_platforms(entry, PLATFORMS)
     if not hass.config_entries.async_loaded_entries(DOMAIN):
         hass.data.pop(DOMAIN, None)
-        for service_name in hass.services.async_services()[DOMAIN]:
-            hass.services.async_remove(DOMAIN, service_name)
 
     return unload_ok
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/services.py b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/services.py
index 5cac48c2634..45b3e41189a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/services.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/services.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import voluptuous as vol
 
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, ServiceCall, callback
+from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceValidationError
 from homeassistant.helpers import config_validation as cv
 
 from .const import (
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ from .const import (
     AUTOCONNECT_MODES,
     DOMAIN,
     FAILOVER_MODES,
-    LOGGER,
 )
 from .coordinator import NetgearLTEConfigEntry
 
@@ -56,8 +56,11 @@ async def _service_handler(call: ServiceCall) -> None:
             break
 
     if not entry or not (modem := entry.runtime_data.modem).token:
-        LOGGER.error("%s: host %s unavailable", call.service, host)
-        return
+        raise ServiceValidationError(
+            translation_domain=DOMAIN,
+            translation_key="config_entry_not_found",
+            translation_placeholders={"service": call.service},
+        )
 
     if call.service == SERVICE_DELETE_SMS:
         for sms_id in call.data[ATTR_SMS_ID]:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/strings.json b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/strings.json
index 7db66f6fab6..37042e268a1 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/strings.json
+++ b/homeassistant/components/netgear_lte/strings.json
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@
       }
     }
   },
+  "exceptions": {
+    "config_entry_not_found": {
+      "message": "Failed to perform action \"{service}\". Config entry for target not found"
+    }
+  },
   "services": {
     "connect_lte": {
       "description": "Asks the modem to establish the LTE connection.",
diff --git a/tests/components/netgear_lte/test_services.py b/tests/components/netgear_lte/test_services.py
index 58e57cf2039..a7ca18fd4d2 100644
--- a/tests/components/netgear_lte/test_services.py
+++ b/tests/components/netgear_lte/test_services.py
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
 
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import pytest
+
 from homeassistant.components.netgear_lte.const import DOMAIN
 from homeassistant.const import CONF_HOST
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant
+from homeassistant.exceptions import ServiceValidationError
 
 from .conftest import HOST
 
@@ -54,3 +57,15 @@ async def test_set_option(hass: HomeAssistant, setup_integration: None) -> None:
             blocking=True,
         )
     assert len(mock_client.mock_calls) == 1
+
+    entry = hass.config_entries.async_entries(DOMAIN)[0]
+    await hass.config_entries.async_unload(entry.entry_id)
+    await hass.async_block_till_done()
+
+    with pytest.raises(ServiceValidationError):
+        await hass.services.async_call(
+            DOMAIN,
+            "delete_sms",
+            {CONF_HOST: "no-match", "sms_id": 1},
+            blocking=True,
+        )