cellular on Apple Watch Series 5
What does this allow me to do?
Apple Watch
You will need an iPhone 6s, SE (1 or 2), 7 or newer, running iOS 13 or newer.
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...
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.
