Someone else in this thread stated that a foreign purchased watch would t be compatible with the cellular bands used in the US, you wouldn’t happen to know if a Canadian version would have band compatibility?
So I believe that the radio/antennas are physically able, I have to wonder if the IMEI/eSIM would still prevent it from being activated on Verizon? Or rather Verizon would disallow activation?
My Canadian cousin checked with the Apple Store and they stated that it should work fine in the us. It’s the same part number as the watch in the us, except ours ends in LW/A, no oxygen, and theirs is LL/A, with oxygen.
Canadian and US watches are the same band specs. If you buy a European watch, you'd be missing Bands 12,13,14,17. It would still work, most likely, but might have spots of no or reduced signal.
Can't speak to IMEI activation on American carriers.
Incredible! Thanks for the info! I’ve been marathon training this year and I’m on a AW8, and I’ve been wanting the extended battery life in the Ultras.
That is Not true anymore. Since Series 9/Ultra Apple uses the same cellular radio worldwide except for China models.
I bought a new Apple Watch Series 10 while in the US and GPS + cellular works just fine back in Germany
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u/Smooth_Macaron8389 Sep 09 '24
Someone else in this thread stated that a foreign purchased watch would t be compatible with the cellular bands used in the US, you wouldn’t happen to know if a Canadian version would have band compatibility?