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In September 2017 Apple announced Apple Watch ''Series 3'', available in two models; cellular Apple Watches being marketed as ''GPS+Cellular'', while Watches lacking cellular capabilities are marketed as simply ''GPS''. <ref>archived version of [https://web.archive.org/web/20171011032751/https://www.apple.com/watch/compare/ apple.com/watch/compare from Oct 2017]</ref> Until August 2020, all Apple Watches required, during initial setup, that the owner have an iPhone in order to complete the setup of the Watch. |
In September 2017 Apple announced Apple Watch ''Series 3'', available in two models; cellular Apple Watches being marketed as ''GPS+Cellular'', while Watches lacking cellular capabilities are marketed as simply ''GPS''. <ref>archived version of [https://web.archive.org/web/20171011032751/https://www.apple.com/watch/compare/ apple.com/watch/compare from Oct 2017]</ref> Until August 2020, all Apple Watches required, during initial setup, that the owner have an iPhone in order to complete the setup of the Watch. |
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| − | Starting September 2020, Apple introduced an exception that allows cellular Watches (''GPS+cellular'' models) to be purchased and used by someone who doesn't own an iPhone. The Watch owner must be part of a Family Group, and their family member must own an iPhone. Neither the phone nor the watch needs to have a cellular plan in order to set up the Watch for offline-only use, but in most countries, the watch will become |
+ | Starting September 2020, Apple introduced an exception that allows cellular Watches (''GPS+cellular'' models) to be purchased and used by someone who doesn't own an iPhone. The Watch owner must be part of a Family Group, and their family member must own an iPhone. Neither the phone nor the watch needs to have a cellular plan in order to set up the Watch for offline-only use, but in most countries, the watch will become restricted so that it can only accept an eSIM from the same carrier that the family iPhone is on. The only carriers that do not 'lock' family-setup Watches are Truphone (7 countries), Telekom (Germany), and Switzerland's Sunrise and Sunlock. |
The carriers available for the watch to be set up on is limited to those carrier(s) that the family iPhone had cellular plan(s) active on; except in the US, Hong Kong, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. |
The carriers available for the watch to be set up on is limited to those carrier(s) that the family iPhone had cellular plan(s) active on; except in the US, Hong Kong, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. |
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Revision as of 14:43, 27 June 2021
In September 2017 Apple announced Apple Watch Series 3, available in two models; cellular Apple Watches being marketed as GPS+Cellular, while Watches lacking cellular capabilities are marketed as simply GPS. [1] Until August 2020, all Apple Watches required, during initial setup, that the owner have an iPhone in order to complete the setup of the Watch.
Starting September 2020, Apple introduced an exception that allows cellular Watches (GPS+cellular models) to be purchased and used by someone who doesn't own an iPhone. The Watch owner must be part of a Family Group, and their family member must own an iPhone. Neither the phone nor the watch needs to have a cellular plan in order to set up the Watch for offline-only use, but in most countries, the watch will become restricted so that it can only accept an eSIM from the same carrier that the family iPhone is on. The only carriers that do not 'lock' family-setup Watches are Truphone (7 countries), Telekom (Germany), and Switzerland's Sunrise and Sunlock.
The carriers available for the watch to be set up on is limited to those carrier(s) that the family iPhone had cellular plan(s) active on; except in the US, Hong Kong, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland.
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Stand alone cellwatches
The following models are capable of "family setup" since Sept 2020, provided the model is GPS+cellular (GPS-only models are not permitted to use family setup):
| year | initial price (USD) |
Display | ECG | int'l emer- gency calling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | S4 | 40mm: $499 44mm: $529 |
yes | no | |
| 2019 | S5 | 40mm: $499 44mm: $529 |
Always On |
yes | yes |
| 2020 | S6 | 40mm: $499 44mm: $529 |
Always On |
yes | yes |
| 2020 | SE | 40mm: $329 44mm: $359 |
no | yes |
Cellular plans for standalone cellwatches
Truphone
https://go.truphone.com/select-plan
Truphone was selected by Apple as the first multi-country carrier to offer cellular plans for standalone Apple Watches. Truphone offers this service in the following countries:
- United States
- United Kingdom
- France
- Germany
- Poland
- Spain
- Hong Kong
Local Carriers
apple.com/watch/cellular/#table-family-setup
bold indicates that the carrier allows the watch on their network even if the associated iPhone is not on that carrier
Americas:
- Canada: Bell
- United States: AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, US Cellular, C Spire
Europe
- United Kingdom: EE
- Norway: Telia
- Germany: Telekom
- Switzerland: Sunrise, Swisscom
- Spain: Movistar
Asia and Middle East
- Bahrain:
- Japan: au
- Thailand: AIS, dtac, TrueMove
- Taiwan: Chungwa, Taiwan Mobile
- Hong Kong: 1O1O, csl
- China: China Unicom, China Telecom(in 7 cities)
References
- ^ archived version of apple.com/watch/compare from Oct 2017
