How to get cellular data without paying for it in purchase on Apple Watch

How to get cellular data for an Apple Watch without having to press gps+cellular data in purchase. Any thoughts will be helpful thank you.


Posted on Jul 30, 2023 10:26 PM

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Posted on Jul 31, 2023 4:22 AM

A GPS only Apple Watch will do everything a cellular model will do AS LONG AS your iPhone is nearby. The GPS Apple Watch will just use the iPhone’s radios. Nearby is generally somewhere in the same moderate sized wood frame constructed home.


If you want cellular on your Apple Watch, so you have cellular data when away from your iPhone, then you need to buy an Apple Watch with the extra cellular hardware inside. That extra cellular hardware costs more that the GPS only model.


If you actually want to activate the cellular hardware, then you also need to have your iPhone carrier add your Apple Watch to your iPhone’s cellular plan. The added cost is approximately $10 U.S. per month added to your iPhone’s cellular monthly bill.


The following carriers support the Apple Watch https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


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Jul 31, 2023 4:22 AM in response to Mo_questions

A GPS only Apple Watch will do everything a cellular model will do AS LONG AS your iPhone is nearby. The GPS Apple Watch will just use the iPhone’s radios. Nearby is generally somewhere in the same moderate sized wood frame constructed home.


If you want cellular on your Apple Watch, so you have cellular data when away from your iPhone, then you need to buy an Apple Watch with the extra cellular hardware inside. That extra cellular hardware costs more that the GPS only model.


If you actually want to activate the cellular hardware, then you also need to have your iPhone carrier add your Apple Watch to your iPhone’s cellular plan. The added cost is approximately $10 U.S. per month added to your iPhone’s cellular monthly bill.


The following carriers support the Apple Watch https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular


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