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I am buying an apple watch series 7 GPS + Cellular from apple.com. I won't use it with any of the carrier listed on the site. Question is will it be unlocked to be used on any other carrier or do I need to specify anywhere while buying for watch to be unlocked?

Posted on Oct 30, 2021 8:14 AM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2021 9:34 AM

Any Apple Watch GPS+Cellular sold (direct to user) by Apple will be fully unlocked and can be used on any network/carrier which supports Apple Watch, and it must be paired to an iPhone which is using the supported network. Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple


Be aware that the cellular functions of Apple Watch are only available when linked to an iPhone service plan on a network which supports Apple Watch. If the network providing your iPhone service does not support Apple Watch the communication functions of the watch can only be used when linked by Bluetooth to your iPhone, and the iPhone has a cellular signal. In other words, on an unsupported network the watch will function as the GPS-only model.

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Oct 30, 2021 9:34 AM in response to amol218

Any Apple Watch GPS+Cellular sold (direct to user) by Apple will be fully unlocked and can be used on any network/carrier which supports Apple Watch, and it must be paired to an iPhone which is using the supported network. Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple


Be aware that the cellular functions of Apple Watch are only available when linked to an iPhone service plan on a network which supports Apple Watch. If the network providing your iPhone service does not support Apple Watch the communication functions of the watch can only be used when linked by Bluetooth to your iPhone, and the iPhone has a cellular signal. In other words, on an unsupported network the watch will function as the GPS-only model.

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