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Apple Watch

My cell service provider is straight talk and I’m wanting to purchase a Apple Watch, will I be able to use it with my service? Like making calls and texts?

Posted on Jan 31, 2020 6:35 PM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2020 5:21 AM

The Apple Watch GPS only can do  Everything  the cellular model can do  as long as  your iPhone is  nearby, where nearby is somewhere in the same 3-4 bedroom home (assuming typical wood frame construction).

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547


Straight Talk is not one of the carriers in the following list.

iPhone Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:

https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


If for some reason you want a specific Apple Watch model that only comes with cellular (Titanium or Ceramic case, special band, etc...), you do not need to activate the cellular radio, and it will behave as if it was a GPS only model.

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Feb 1, 2020 5:21 AM in response to Kmk2435

The Apple Watch GPS only can do  Everything  the cellular model can do  as long as  your iPhone is  nearby, where nearby is somewhere in the same 3-4 bedroom home (assuming typical wood frame construction).

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205547


Straight Talk is not one of the carriers in the following list.

iPhone Cellular Carriers that support the Apple Watch, which models, the radio frequencies each model uses, and the country where they offer service:

https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


If for some reason you want a specific Apple Watch model that only comes with cellular (Titanium or Ceramic case, special band, etc...), you do not need to activate the cellular radio, and it will behave as if it was a GPS only model.

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