I have purchased Apple Watch Series 7 45mm Cellular in US yesterday. Would it work in India when I move there. Your website says it supports Airtel Network in India. Earlier I had Apple Hermes Cellular which is working on Indian Carrier Airtel. Hope this Series 7 shall also work. Pls clarify.
Apple Watch Series 7
Airtel Bangalore supports both FD1800Mhz and TD2300MHz bands
You may check with Airtel network team if it is some other city . Mostly they will be supporting these bands
As per A2475 specification it supports
both frequencies
So technically it should won’t
Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple
I am not sure about Vodafone
Regards
Shiju
To cover the LTE and UMTS bands used around the world, cellular models of Apple Watch come in regional models for the Americas, China mainland, and Europe/Asia Pacific. Unlike iPhone, there isn't a worldwide Apple Watch model that supports all cellular bands used globally;
FYI: Watch Cellular Model bought ins the U.S. can be use in U.S., Canada, Mexico & Puerto Rico.
Contrary to what people are saying here on apple forum, US models of Apple cellular watch works in india because Indian service providers Reliance JIO/Airtel uses same wireless bands as USA. But it works only on Apple Watch 5+ and doesn't work with Apple watch 4 or less.
You can find many related articles on Quora, where people are saying that they are using Apple watch 5 & 6 in India which were bought from USA.
ramit1967 I am planning to buy an Apple Watch SE cellular from the US. I can see that you have had the same doubt about whether it will work in India. Can I be sure that mine will also work ?
did you get the model that is apparently specific to india or did you just get the US model
tagnitin wrote:
Does Apple Watch series 7 with model A2477 bought from USA work with Vi network? Has anyone had success in using the Cellular on Vi network with the above model?
There are 2 Apple Watch cellular radios
• Canada, U.S. Mexico, Puerto Rico
• The rest of the world
Carriers will not attempt to connect to an Apple Watch that does not use the correct radio.
If you do not get your Apple Watch in your own country, you may have to return the Apple Watch to the country where purchased to get warranty service.
If you do not get your Apple Watch in your own country, there may be country specific restrictions in the installed Apple Watch software that prevent features from working when you get home.
Airtel India supports following models of Apple Watch purchased from anywhere.
I am sure about Airtel. It will work. I have been using cellular feature on my watch purchased from US
When I got my watch from US it was not working but after a long technical discussions with their team they modified their provisioning system to support all models.
Now you may see it listed in their website
Airtel India supports following models of Apple Watch purchased from anywhere.
He might be right because
Model A2477(45 mm) supports LTE BAND 1,3,5,40 which supported by airtel at haryana so it working.
Below are snapshot from apple site
And airtel supports band 3,5,40,1 and UMTS (3G) for all range thats why it is working india.
Did you got your watch activated in US or is it necessary to do so?
Do we get unlocked watch from US? or do we have to get it done?
I have this doubt is because while trying to purchase apple watch from US website, its asking me to select the carrier also.
Hi Ram !
I just got it to india and on my cellular tab it’s not highlighted. Also it says airtel don’t not support ! Any suggestions ?
should I like call them up and tell them my model or something ?
Thanks for your reply Ramit. Just reconfirming if you have the same model A2477, cause I have bought the same model from USA and planning to switch my service provider from Vi to Airtel on your recommendation.
Hey Guys, I’m planning to get an apple watch se gps + cellular from USA. Will the cellular feature work on Indian carriers?
please give me a definite answer, I’m getting mixed reviews from everywhere. Thank you so much.
Thank you so much for your prompt response. This means a lot.
But like I checked with the customer care at Apple India and I am getting mixed reviews from them.
they say that the cellular feature will now work in India and you would be wasting your money if you opt for the cellular variant.
I was skeptical too ( I just got my series 7 from the US) . But here’s what I know:
-> Apple Watch has two models in cellular one in US and Canada and the other for the rest of the world.
-> The two models use different band chips for the cellular version and so the general rule is that it’s enough if the sim carrier company supports only that specific band pertaining to their country .
-> This is what happened to Airtel as well, their sim supported only the Indian version (Indian and the rest of the world). But after series 5, their sim supported all the models of the watch (both US one and the rest of the world).
-> Since your watch is SE which is newer than series 5, Airtel sim supports it.
And many people aren’t aware that Airtel has support for series 5+. I’m not sure about other carriers and I’m guessing most just check if they are able to support the band in their country so in general the other model doesn’t work. But Airtel isn’t one of those companies.
-> In fact I proceeded to but the series 7 with cellular only after I found the solid proof it’s compatible after looking at the Airtel site.
So, if I were you, I would get SE with cellular
Thank you so very much for your detailed guidance. You clarified pretty much everything.
Means a lot.
However, do you suggest I should ask my relative to check with the sales person in USA itself before he buys a cellular one for me ?
Apple Watch Cellular series 7 from US to work in India
