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I have brought a cellular Apple Watch but my current provider doesn’t support esimms. Am I able to pair it to my phone and activate the cellular option when I change providers ?

I have brought a cellular Apple Watch but my current provider doesn’t support esimm. I am in the process of changing provider but is it ok to pair my watch to my phone now and add the cellular option once I have a new provider? How easy is it?

iPhone X, iOS 15

Posted on Jun 4, 2022 1:48 PM

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Posted on Jun 4, 2022 1:57 PM

Yes you are able to pair the watch,it will function as if it is the GPS only version of the watch,and you can activate the cellular plan at a later date or not at all it's up to you.

Set up and pair Apple Watch

And when you decide to activate the cellular plan,here is how you do it;

Set up cellular on Apple Watch

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I have brought a cellular Apple Watch but my current provider doesn’t support esimms. Am I able to pair it to my phone and activate the cellular option when I change providers ?

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