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Do you need to have a sim to go in the Apple Watch for the cellular to work?

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Nov 23, 2020 9:02 AM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2020 9:30 AM

No the cellular apple watch has a built in Esim that uses your phones number.

The GPS version of the watch does not and you have to have your phone with you to make calls and send texts.

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Nov 23, 2020 9:30 AM in response to Lucydeane

No the cellular apple watch has a built in Esim that uses your phones number.

The GPS version of the watch does not and you have to have your phone with you to make calls and send texts.

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