Is Belong compatible with Cellular Apple Watch’s?

Hey,

I understand that in Australia, cellular Apple Watch’s are only compatible with Optus, Telstra and Vodafone. I am interested in getting a cellular Apple Watch, but I am with Belong, so I was wondering if Belong is also compatible since Telstra owns the company and therefore uses the same network.

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Posted on Dec 22, 2020 2:41 AM

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Dec 22, 2020 2:55 AM in response to Jackhutton

Belong is just renting it's space on the Telstra network,apart from that it is a completely different company and one that doesn't support the apple watch yet.

Technically what's happening is that one company is borrowing or renting network space from another. The official name for a company which does this, such as Telstra, is a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO).

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