Apple watch 4 cellular service France

Hello,

I bought an Apple watch 4 in the US and wanted to use it with my cellular service provider, Orange, in France.

I am unable to activate the service. Is there a problem with compatibility?

thanks for you help

Apple Watch Series 4

Posted on Dec 3, 2018 3:49 AM

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Branta_uk

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Dec 4, 2018 4:17 PM in response to eudaldo

Apple Watch Cellular purchased in USA is incompatible with European cellular networks, your watch will never connect to a French network. The USA version has a different hardware model for compatibility with North American regional LTE frequency bands, details in https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/

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