Apple Series 4 from Sprint on other carriers?

I purchased an Apple Series 4 watch through Sprint and used it with my Sprint phone and Sprint plan. I recently bought the series 5 through Sprint and now want to sell the Series 4. Will the Series 4 only work on Sprint network with a Sprint Phone? Or can it be put on Att or Verizon and paired up with an ATT or Verizon phone and plan? If so, will moving it to another carrier make it lose any functionality? Thanks.

Apple Watch Series 4, watchOS 6

Posted on Nov 4, 2019 1:01 PM

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Posted on Nov 4, 2019 1:12 PM

Apple watches are not locked to a particular carrier, and can be paired with an iPhone regardless of what carrier it is using. It can in most cases be activated with that other carrier without issue.


It should not lose any features when activated with another carrier, though its up to the new carrier to activate it on their service. Verizon in particular is known to be quite finicky when it comes to activating devices including watches that come from other carriers. Outside of that, in general it should work normally.


See here for what to do before selling the watch to avoid any issues with the future owner: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support







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Nov 4, 2019 1:12 PM in response to sonja215

Apple watches are not locked to a particular carrier, and can be paired with an iPhone regardless of what carrier it is using. It can in most cases be activated with that other carrier without issue.


It should not lose any features when activated with another carrier, though its up to the new carrier to activate it on their service. Verizon in particular is known to be quite finicky when it comes to activating devices including watches that come from other carriers. Outside of that, in general it should work normally.


See here for what to do before selling the watch to avoid any issues with the future owner: What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Apple Watch, or buy one from someone else - Apple Support







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