If I buy an Apple Watch Ultra in the US and brought it back to Philippines, will I be able to use the cellular feature of it? I noticed that in Apple Store US, it says supported carriers are AT&T, Verizon and TMobile. In Apple Store Philippines, the supported carrier is Globe Telecom. I wonder if I use the Apple Watch Ultra (bought in the US) in the Philippines, will it work provided my service provider is Globe?
Kammoowwnn wrote:
Unfortunately no. I tried syncing my Iphone under the local telecom “Globe” and my I-watch ultra that is made from America. I opened the watch app from my iphone then cellular and sadly the “set up cellular” cannot be clicked.
it sucks. I sure hope APPLE can fix this
They cannot change the radio in the Apple Watch Ultra I, nor in any of the Series 3 through Series 8 Apple Watches.
However, it does appear that the Series 9 and the Ultra II use a different cellular radio chip, and there is just one model listed in
hhttps://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/
for every country.
So the Series 9 and the Ultra II may be able to use them anywhere in the world (I say MAY, because we have very little reported experience from Series 9 and Ultra II users buying in one region and actually being able to use it in a region that previously had a different cellular radio chip).
Kammoowwnn wrote:
Unfortunately no. I tried syncing my Iphone under the local telecom “Globe” and my I-watch ultra that is made from America. I opened the watch app from my iphone then cellular and sadly the “set up cellular” cannot be clicked.
it sucks. I sure hope APPLE can fix this
They cannot change the radio in the Apple Watch Ultra I, nor in any of the Series 3 through Series 8 Apple Watches.
However, it does appear that the Series 9 and the Ultra II use a different cellular radio chip, and there is just one model listed in
hhttps://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/
for every country.
So the Series 9 and the Ultra II may be able to use them anywhere in the world (I say MAY, because we have very little reported experience from Series 9 and Ultra II users buying in one region and actually being able to use it in a region that previously had a different cellular radio chip).
To be as clear as possible:
Bottom line: If you live in the Philippines, buy your watch in the Philippines.
Unfortunately no. I tried syncing my Iphone under the local telecom “Globe” and my I-watch ultra that is made from America. I opened the watch app from my iphone then cellular and sadly the “set up cellular” cannot be clicked.
it sucks. I sure hope APPLE can fix this
What's the significance of the radio? Will it affect the compatibility of my Apple Watch to my local service carrier? This is the answer I got when I talked to the online support though.
There are 2 Apple Watch radios.
Canada, U.S., Mexico, and Puerto Rico
The rest of the world.
The U.S. radio is not going to work in the Philippines.
Also the warranty would be U.S. only
Yes. The U.S. Apple Watch cellular radio does not support the cellular frequencies used in the Philippines.
Apple Watch Ultra
