Does Series 8 GPS+cellular require use of cellular signal, or is it optional?

Fartknockerproxy wrote:

Hi all - I am interested in a Series 8 stainless steel case watch. That case appears to be offered in GPS+cellular only. (Please correct me if I am mistaken.)

This is correct.

If I buy a Series 8 GPS+cellular watch, am I required to obtain a cellular signal from a carrier, in order for the watch to work?

No. You can choose to not activate cellular service at all and the watch will work fine and act as a GPS-only watch.

To be clear, I am asking if a Series 8 GPS+cellular watch will work exactly like a GPS(-only) watch, if no cellular signal is connected.

Correct. It will work as a GPS-Only watch when no cellular service is activated.