Cellular on Apple Watch
What is cellular needed for on the Apple Watch? Does the fall detection feature still work without cellular?
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Cellular lets you leave your powered on and connected to the Internet iPhone at home while you go for walk, run, bike ride, etc... and still make/receive phone calls, messages, etc...
Fall Detection works in the GPS only model or a cellular that does not have a contract, as long as your iPhone is nearby. The Apple Watch will make a Bluetooth connection to the iPhone and call emergency services.
The GPS only model (and cellular without a cellular contract) will do everything the cellular model will do, as long as the iPhone is nearby.
