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apple watch series 5

i am interested in buying an Apple watch series 5 with GPS and Cellular. i have been told that the Netherlands does not stock these watches and only had series 5 watches with cellular.


if i had to buy a series 5 with cellular and GPS from the United States of America and bring it here, will it work here in the Netherlands. my cellular contract phone is with vodafone.



Posted on May 4, 2020 10:53 AM

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Posted on May 4, 2020 11:01 AM

trishanie wrote:

i am interested in buying an Apple watch series 5 with GPS and Cellular. i have been told that the Netherlands does not stock these watches and only had series 5 watches with cellular.

if i had to buy a series 5 with cellular and GPS from the United States of America and bring it here, will it work here in the Netherlands. my cellular contract phone is with vodafone.


All Apple Watches have GPS. You can either buy a GPS only device, or a GPS+Cellular device. If you are interested in activating cellular on an Apple Watch, you would have to purchase from your location. You could not activate cellular on a US Watch in the Netherlands. See this for cellular support. Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple It does not appear that the Netherlands is on the list.

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May 4, 2020 11:01 AM in response to trishanie

trishanie wrote:

i am interested in buying an Apple watch series 5 with GPS and Cellular. i have been told that the Netherlands does not stock these watches and only had series 5 watches with cellular.

if i had to buy a series 5 with cellular and GPS from the United States of America and bring it here, will it work here in the Netherlands. my cellular contract phone is with vodafone.


All Apple Watches have GPS. You can either buy a GPS only device, or a GPS+Cellular device. If you are interested in activating cellular on an Apple Watch, you would have to purchase from your location. You could not activate cellular on a US Watch in the Netherlands. See this for cellular support. Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple It does not appear that the Netherlands is on the list.

May 6, 2020 2:08 PM in response to trishanie

A North American Apple Watch will Only work in Canada, U.S., Mexico and Puerto Rico. It will not work on a cellular network in the Netherlands


The Netherlands are not listed as having a carrier that supports the Apple Watch


The Cellular Apple Watch shares the iPhone's phone number.  This requires the iPhone cellular carrier to support the Apple Watch.  The iPhone carrier charges a monthly fee for this service.  In the U.S. the fee is $10 per month added to your iPhone bill.


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

Your carrier Must be listed by name in the above link. NVMO's that piggy back on another carriers network, unless explicitly mentioned, do not support the Apple Watch.


The GPS only Apple Watch 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).  And of course when the iPhone is with you when you leave the house.

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


The Cellular Apple Watch allows you to leave your iPhone at home while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc...


You will need an iPhone 6s, SE (1 or 2), 7 or newer, running iOS 13 or newer.

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