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I will be going over to america next year and was thinking about holding off buying my apple watch 5 cellular until I go there, but will it work as normal in the uk when it comes to cellular connectivity? any confirmations or advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple - https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/
"To cover the LTE and UMTS bands used around the world, there are two separate models for Apple Watch Series 5, and three for Apple Watch Series 3.2 They have been optimized for use in the country of purchase, and not all models work in all countries or regions. There is no single model that supports roaming worldwide. To see which carriers in your country or region offer cellular service for Apple Watch, refer to the chart below."
Apple Watch - Carriers - Apple - https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/
"To cover the LTE and UMTS bands used around the world, there are two separate models for Apple Watch Series 5, and three for Apple Watch Series 3.2 They have been optimized for use in the country of purchase, and not all models work in all countries or regions. There is no single model that supports roaming worldwide. To see which carriers in your country or region offer cellular service for Apple Watch, refer to the chart below."
That's why when answering this kind of question I prefer to quote what Apple actually says. They do not say that the "warranty ... only valid in country of purchase" For mobile devices they say, "Apple may restrict warranty service for hardware products to the country where Apple or its Authorized Distributors originally sold the device."
Yes, in many cases this effectively means there is no warranty in other places, but it is not absolutely ruled out. It is good to emphasize the possible restriction to people wanting to purchase a device in another country but I simply prefer to let people do their own interpretation of what Apple means by the warranty statement.
No. U.S. Watch GPS + Cellular will only works like a GPS model in U.K.
If you want cellular on your Watch, buy it in U.K.
Make sure your carrier which your iPhone 6s or later model uses support Watch.
Because the phone number is shared between the 2.
That's nice but with the Watch, unlike the iPhone, there is really no service available except for replacing the device. Even if the crystal is broken they replace the Watch, they do not put a new crystal on it. Since in the UK they would have no America's region service replacements they would not be able to replace the Watch. But I understand what you are saying.
thanks for the replies they are reassuring and saved me from making any expensive mistakes.
You're welcome.
FYI, Warranty and services are only valid in country of purchase,
That is not exactly accurate when it comes to the Watch, The cellular model can get warranty service for the region that is was sold in.
will a apple watch 5 cellular purchased in america work in the uk?
