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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 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.
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Starting September 2020, Apple introduced an exception that allows cellular models (''GPS+cellular'' models) to be purchased and used by someone who doesn't own an iPhone. Wi-Fi watches (''GPS models'') are not eligible to be set up for a family member.
   
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The Watch owner must be part of a Family Group, and their family member must own an iPhone (which must be used to 'assist' the setting up of the watch).
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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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If the watch is to be used for offline-only purposes, then the phone does not need to have an active carrier plan.
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In most countries, setting up a cellular plan on watch is restricted to the carrier that the family iPhone is on (similar, but not identical, to how carrier locking on phones works). The only countries where apple does not allow watches to be 'carrier locked' are: US, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.
   
 
= Stand alone cellwatches =
  
= Stand alone cellwatches =

Revision as of 14:52, 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 models (GPS+cellular models) to be purchased and used by someone who doesn't own an iPhone. Wi-Fi watches (GPS models) are not eligible to be set up for a family member.

The Watch owner must be part of a Family Group, and their family member must own an iPhone (which must be used to 'assist' the setting up of the watch).

If the watch is to be used for offline-only purposes, then the phone does not need to have an active carrier plan.

In most countries, setting up a cellular plan on watch is restricted to the carrier that the family iPhone is on (similar, but not identical, to how carrier locking on phones works). The only countries where apple does not allow watches to be 'carrier locked' are: US, UK, France, Germany, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and Hong Kong.

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

  1. ^ archived version of apple.com/watch/compare from Oct 2017
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