Apple Watch GPS + Cellular

Stay connected when you’re away from your phone.

Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra cellular models with an active service plan allow you to make calls, send texts and so much more — all without your iPhone. With International roaming, make calls, send texts, stream music, and get help in an emergency in many of the places your travels take you.1 You can complete a call to emergency services even when you’re travelling abroad just by pressing and holding the side button.2 And now with Family Setup, members of your family who don’t own an iPhone can use Apple Watch.

Cellular service support.

To cover the LTE and UMTS bands used around the world, there are two separate cellular models for Apple Watch Series 8, Apple Watch SE and Apple Watch Ultra. They have been optimised for use in the country of purchase, and not all models work in all countries or regions. There is no single model that supports cellular service worldwide. To see which network providers in your country or region offer cellular service for Apple Watch, refer to the chart below.3

Family Setup support.

Family Setup allows you to use your iPhone to set up an Apple Watch for kids or older adults in your household. The watch can then be used with its own phone number and account. The provider’s cellular service lets you connect your family member’s watch to the cellular network with its own mobile service plan, so the family member can stay connected even without your iPhone nearby. To see which network providers support Family Setup for GPS + Cellular models of Apple Watch Series 4 or later, refer to the chart below.

Jump to Family Setup network providers

Check with your provider to see if your iPhone plan is eligible for Apple Watch cellular service. If you have a business or corporate mobile service plan, check with your employer or service provider to see if they support this feature. Pay-as-you-go accounts and some older accounts may not be supported.

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Compatible Models
Band Support
Apple Watch Series 8
  • Model A2772 (41mm)
  • Model A2774 (45mm)
Apple Watch SE
  • Model A2726 (40mm)
  • Model A2727 (44mm)
Apple Watch Ultra
  • Model A2622
4G LTE
  • 1 (2100 MHz)
  • 2 (1900 MHz)
  • 3 (1800 MHz)
  • 4 (AWS)
  • 5 (850 MHz)
  • 6 (850 MHz)
  • 7 (2600 MHz)
  • 12 (700 MHz)
  • 13 (700c MHz)
  • 14 (700 PS)
  • 17 (700b MHz)
  • 18 (800 MHz)
  • 19 (800 MHz)
  • 25 (1900 MHz)
  • 26 (800 MHz)
  • 39 (TD 1900)
  • 40 (TD 2300)
  • 41 (TD 2500)
  • 66 (AWS-3)
UMTS
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700/2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
Country or Region
Supported Providers
United States

  • Appalachian Wireless4

  • AT&T1 Supports Family Setup

C Spire4 Supports Family Setup

Carolina West
Wireless4

Cellcom Wisconsin4

  • GCI
  • Nex-Tech Wireless4

Spectrum Mobile

T‑Mobile USA5 Supports Family Setup

US Cellular5 Supports Family Setup

Verizon
Wireless5 Supports Family Setup

  • Visible5

Xfinity
Mobile4

Canada
  • Bell4 Supports Family Setup
  • Freedom4
  • Rogers4
  • Sasktel
  • Telus Supports Family Setup
  • Virgin Plus
Dominican Republic
  • Claro
Ecuador
  • Claro
Mexico
  • AT&T
  • Telcel
Puerto Rico
  • AT&T
  • Claro4
  • Liberty4
  • T‑Mobile
  • Verizon
US Virgin Islands
  • Liberty
Compatible Models
Band Support
Apple Watch Series 8
  • Model A2773 (41mm)
  • Model A2775 (45mm)
Apple Watch SE
  • Model A2725 (40mm)
  • Model A2724 (44mm)
Apple Watch Ultra
  • Model A2684
4G LTE
  • 1 (2100 MHz)
  • 2 (1900 MHz)
  • 3 (1800 MHz)
  • 4 (AWS)
  • 5 (850 MHz)
  • 6 (850 MHz)
  • 7 (2600 MHz)
  • 8 (900 MHz)
  • 18 (800 MHz)
  • 19 (800 MHz)
  • 20 (800 DD)
  • 25 (1900 MHz)
  • 26 (800 MHz)
  • 28 (700 APT MHz)
  • 39 (TD 1900)
  • 40 (TD 2300)
  • 41 (TD 2500)
  • 66 (AWS-3)
UMTS
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700/2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Country or Region
Supported Providers
Argentina
  • Claro
Australia
  • Optus
  • Telstra4
  • Vodafone
Austria
  • A1
  • Drei1
  • Magenta1
Bahrain
  • Batelco5 Supports Family Setup
  • stc
  • Zain5 Supports Family Setup
Belgium
  • Telenet4
Brazil
  • Claro
  • TIM
  • Vivo
Bulgaria
  • Yettel
Chile
  • Entel
  • Telefonica
Colombia
  • Claro
Cyprus
  • Cyta
Czech Republic
  • O2
  • T‑Mobile4
Denmark
  • 31
  • Telenor1
  • Telia1
  • Telmore4
  • YouSee1
Estonia
  • Elisa
  • Telia1
Finland
  • DNA
  • Elisa
  • Telia1
France
  • Orange
  • SFR
Germany
  • 1&1
  • O21
  • Telekom5 Supports Family Setup
  • Vodafone1
Hungary
  • Magyar Telekom
Iceland
  • Nova1
Israel
  • Cellcom1, 4
  • Hot Mobile
  • Partner4
  • Pelephone4
India
  • Airtel
  • Reliance Jio4
  • Vodafone
Italy
  • TIM
  • Vodafone
Japan
  • au4 Supports Family Setup
  • NTT DoCoMo
  • Rakuten4
  • SoftBank1, 4
Kuwait
  • Ooredoo
  • Viva
  • Zain Supports Family Setup
Latvia
  • LMT
  • Telia
Lithuania
  • Bite
  • Telia1
Malaysia
  • Celcom
  • Digi4
  • Maxis
Netherlands
  • KPN
  • T‑Mobile
New Zealand
  • Spark
Norway
  • OneCall1, 4
  • Telenor1
  • Telia5 Supports Family Setup
Oman
  • Omantel
Peru
  • Claro
Phillipines
  • Globe
Poland
  • Orange
  • T‑Mobile4
Portugal
  • NOS
  • Vodafone
Qatar
  • Ooredoo
  • Vodafone
Romania
  • Orange
  • Vodafone
Saudi Arabia
  • Mobily
  • STC
  • Zain
Singapore
  • M1
  • Singtel5 Supports Family Setup
  • Starhub Supports Family Setup
South Africa
  • MTN
  • Vodacom
South Korea
  • KT4
  • LG U+4
  • SK Telecom4
Spain
  • Movistar1 Supports Family Setup
  • Orange
  • Vodafone
Sri Lanka
  • Dialog
Sweden
  • Comviq
  • Tele 2
  • Telenor1
  • Telia1Supports Family Setup
  • Tre1
Switzerland
  • Sunrise5 Supports Family Setup
  • Swisscom5 Supports Family Setup
Taiwan
  • APT4
  • Chunghwa Telecom1, 4 Supports Family Setup
  • FarEasTone4 Supports Family Setup
  • Taiwan Mobile1 Supports Family Setup
Thailand
  • AIS1, 4 Supports Family Setup
  • dtac4 Supports Family Setup
  • TrueMove H1, 4 Supports Family Setup
Türkiye
  • Turkcell
United Arab Emirates
  • du
  • Etisalat
  • Virgin Mobile
United Kingdom
Vietnam
  • Viettel
  • Vinaphone
Compatible Models
Band Support
Apple Watch Series 8
  • Model A2857 (41mm)
  • Model A2858 (45mm)
Apple Watch SE
  • Model A2855 (40mm)
  • Model A2856 (44mm)
Apple Watch Ultra
  • Model A2859
This product has been optimised for use in China mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.
4G LTE
  • 1 (2100 MHz)
  • 2 (1900 MHz)
  • 3 (1800 MHz)
  • 4 (AWS)
  • 5 (850 MHz)
  • 6 (850 MHz)
  • 7 (2600 MHz)
  • 8 (900 MHz)
  • 18 (800 MHz)
  • 19 (800 MHz)
  • 20 (800 DD)
  • 25 (1900 MHz)
  • 26 (800 MHz)
  • 28 (700 APT MHz)
  • 39 (TD 1900)
  • 40 (TD 2300)
  • 41 (TD 2500)
  • 66 (AWS-3)
UMTS
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700/2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Country or Region
Supported Providers
China mainland
  • China Mobile4
  • China Telecom4 Supports Family Setup
  • China Unicom Supports Family Setup
Hong Kong
  • 1O1O1, 4 Supports Family Setup
  • 31
  • China Mobile Hong Kong1
  • csl1, 4 Supports Family Setup
  • SmarTone1 Supports Family Setup
  • Sun Mobile
Macao
  • CTM
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Compatible Models
Apple Watch Ultra
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 8
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch SE
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 7
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 6
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 5
GPS + Cellular Apple Watch Series 4
GPS + Cellular
Country or Region
Supported Providers
United States

AT&T5

C Spire

T-Mobile USA5

Truphone5

US Cellular4

Verizon
Wireless5

Australia
  • Truphone5
Bahrain
  • Batelco5
  • Zain5
Canada
  • Bell4
  • Telus
China mainland
Service availability and supported cities for Apple Watch are determined by each network provider. Contact your provider for service and city details.
  • China Telecom4
  • China Unicom
France
  • Truphone5
Germany
  • Telekom5
  • Truphone5
  • Vodafone Supports Family Setup
Hong Kong
This product has been optimised for use in Hong Kong and will not work in mainland China.
  • 1O1O4
  • 3 Supports Family Setup
  • csl4
  • SmarTone
Japan
  • au4
Kuwait
  • Zain
Macao
  • CTM
Norway
  • Telia5
Poland
  • Truphone5
Singapore
  • Singtel5
  • Starhub
Spain
  • Movistar
  • Truphone5
Sweden
  • Telia
Switzerland
  • Sunrise5
  • Swisscom5
Taiwan
  • Chungwa Telecom4
  • FarEasTone4
  • Taiwan Mobile1
Thailand
  • AIS4
  • dtac4
  • TrueMove H
United Arab Emirates
  • Etisalat Supports Family Setup
United Kingdom