Can I use apple watch LTE in different country where I have bought it
Hi all.
I am currently in Australia ( Canberra ). In the city there is an apple store, where I want to buy an LTE version of the apple watch.
Originally I am from Europe correctly Slovakia ( where are 3 carriers: T-Mobile, Orange, O2 [LTE band support in these 3 carriers are: 800, 1800 and 2600 MHz).
My plan is that I will buy an Apple watch 3 LTE version ( Model A1861 (42mm) ). As I know it has LTE band support of these frequencies:
- LTE
- 2 (1900 MHz)
- 4 (AWS)
- 5 (850 MHz)
- 12 (700 MHz)
- 13 (700c MHz)
- 17 (700b MHz)
- 18 (800 MHz)
- 19 (800 MHz)
- 25 (1900 MHz)
- 26 (800 MHz)
- 41 (TD 2500)
- UMTS
- 800 MHz
- 850 MHz
- 1700 MHz
- 1900 MHz
In my home country ( Slovakia ) there is no eSIM support right now, but I want to buy the LTE version of the watch, and later activate it when it will be supported.
So my question is, if I buy this in Australia, can I use it normally, without eSIM functionality, until we will get eSIM support in my country?
Will it let me to use all of features of the watch (except of the LTE) ? Can I expect that the watch will lock me out of the use, when I want to first time set it up?
Thank you for your help.
BR
Apple Watch Series 3, iOS 11.2.5, iPhone 6 Plus
