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pls can I use Apple Watch ultra purchase in the USA in the Netherlands. I mean the cellular version ok

Posted on May 18, 2023 9:20 AM

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Posted on May 18, 2023 9:38 AM

Sorry, but Apple Watches purchased in the US are designed for the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. If you bought your watch in the US, but you live in the Netherlands, you purchased the wrong model and you should have purchased your watch where you live and will use it. It's not like turning on a switch. Cellular bands differ around the world, so your watch is simply not capable of connecting to carriers in the Netherlands.


You can use the watch as a GPS only watch and it will work fine. But you won't be able to connect to cellular because you bought the watch in a different country, which was never intended to be used in your country.



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May 18, 2023 9:38 AM in response to Patpatric

Sorry, but Apple Watches purchased in the US are designed for the US, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. If you bought your watch in the US, but you live in the Netherlands, you purchased the wrong model and you should have purchased your watch where you live and will use it. It's not like turning on a switch. Cellular bands differ around the world, so your watch is simply not capable of connecting to carriers in the Netherlands.


You can use the watch as a GPS only watch and it will work fine. But you won't be able to connect to cellular because you bought the watch in a different country, which was never intended to be used in your country.



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