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Calculated Shard: 58 (from laksa188)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa058.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751","crawl_time":1770821344,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,apple!discussions,\/thread\/254820751 s443","src_root_hash":"91370157463614858","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Is cellular on your watch really that ben… - Apple Community","meta_descriptions":[],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The GPS Only model will do\nEverything\nthe cellular model will do\nas long as\nyour iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home.\nThe Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch.\nAdditional information\nThings I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch\nThings I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch:\n• It tells time, date, day of the week. \n• Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse.\n• I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (\nhttp:\/\/yoctoville.com),\nand I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist. \n• Weather on your wrist. \n• MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image.\n• MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain\/snow starting\/stoping, lightening warning, etc…)\n• Answer your phone calls on your wrist. \n• Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown. \n• Hang up on spam calls on your wrist. \n• Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone). \n• Send & receive iMessages on your wrist. \n• Send & receive TEXT\/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models). \n• Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button.\n• Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card.\n• Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist. \n• With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited). \n• Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving. \n• Say “Hey Siri, message my wife\/husband\/Susan\/George\/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife\/husband\/Susan\/George in your contacts). \n• You can check your calendar from your wrist. \n• If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder. \n• If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist). \n• You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home.\n• When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds.\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask.\nThese are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core.\nBefore I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG. \nAfter getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection. \nIf my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much. \nI have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive. \nMy wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket. \nOH YEA!  Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere. ","attrs_markdown":"- [Apple](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/)\n- - [Store](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/us\/shop\/goto\/store)\n  \n  - [Mac](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/mac\/)\n  \n  - [iPad](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/ipad\/)\n  \n  - [iPhone](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/iphone\/)\n  \n  - [Watch](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/watch\/)\n  \n  - [Vision](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/apple-vision-pro\/)\n  \n  - [AirPods](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/airpods\/)\n  \n  - [TV & Home](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/tv-home\/)\n  \n  - [Entertainment](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/entertainment\/)\n  \n  - [Accessories](https:\/\/www.apple.com\/us\/shop\/goto\/buy_accessories)\n  \n  - [Support](https:\/\/support.apple.com\/?cid=gn-ols-home-hp-tab)\n- 0\\+\n\n[Community](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/)\n\n[Local Nav Open Menu](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751#localnav-menustate)   [Local Nav Close Menu](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751)\n\n- [Ask the Community](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/post\/question?communityId=3063020)\n- [Browse](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/browse)\n- [Search](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/search)\n\nSign in\n\n- [Sign in](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/login)\n- [Sign in corporate](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/ilogin)\n\nGo back to my question\n\n[Apple Watch](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/community\/watch)\n\n[User profile for user: montanabowers ![montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/public\/assets\/avatars\/SYSTEM_DEFAULT_AVATAR.svg)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/montanabowers)\n\n[montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/montanabowers)  Author\n\nUser level: Level 1\n\n6 points\n\n# Is cellular on your watch really that beneficial\/worth the extra \\$\\$ you pay for the service.\nIs cellular service on your watch really that beneficial\/worth the extra \\$\\$ you pay for the service.\n\nPosted on Apr 27, 2023 6:50 AM\n\nMe too (7)   Me too   Me too (7)   Me too\n\n[Reply]()\n\nQuestion marked as\n\nTop-ranking reply\n\n[User profile for user: BobHarris ![BobHarris](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/assets\/avatar\/622d21243efa5f98\/275d332768bd8f1a6353e56e8a2c2ce8c1af27a199a4878bb44ddff42554ff95)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/BobHarris)\n\n[BobHarris](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/BobHarris)\n\nUser level: Level 9\n\n56,969 points\n\nPosted on Apr 27, 2023 12:19 PM\n\nThe GPS Only model will do ***Everything*** the cellular model will do ***as long as*** your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home.\n\nThe Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch.\n\n***Additional information***\n\nThings I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch\n\nThings I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch:\n\n• It tells time, date, day of the week.\n\n• Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse.\n\n• I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http:\/\/yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist.\n\n• Weather on your wrist.\n\n• MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image.\n\n• MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain\/snow starting\/stoping, lightening warning, etc…)\n\n• Answer your phone calls on your wrist.\n\n• Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown.\n\n• Hang up on spam calls on your wrist.\n\n• Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone).\n\n• Send & receive iMessages on your wrist.\n\n• Send & receive TEXT\/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models).\n\n• Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button.\n\n• Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist.\n\n• With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited).\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, message my wife\/husband\/Susan\/George\/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife\/husband\/Susan\/George in your contacts).\n\n• You can check your calendar from your wrist.\n\n• If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder.\n\n• If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist).\n\n• You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home.\n\n• When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask.\n\nThese are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core.\n\nBefore I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG.\n\nAfter getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection.\n\nIf my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much.\n\nI have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive.\n\nMy wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket.\n\nOH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere.\n\n[View in context](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=258985196022#258985196022)\n\n## Similar questions\n- [Will I need to pay for the cellular service? If I have cellular on my apple watch is there a monthly cost associated with my cell phone plan? 1241 3](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254177157)\n- [cellular service for my apple watch If I pay extra for cellular for a new Apple watch, will my cell phone plan (consumer cellular) go up each month 701 1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254765002)\n- [Apple watch If I buy a watch that is gps+cellular, do I have to pay a service fee for cellular with my phone plan? 1337 3](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254377442)\n\n6 replies\n\nLoading page content\n\nPage content loaded\n\nQuestion marked as\n\nTop-ranking reply\n\n[User profile for user: BobHarris ![BobHarris](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/assets\/avatar\/622d21243efa5f98\/275d332768bd8f1a6353e56e8a2c2ce8c1af27a199a4878bb44ddff42554ff95)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/BobHarris)\n\n[BobHarris](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/BobHarris)\n\nUser level: Level 9\n\n56,969 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 12:19 PM in response to montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021)\n\nThe GPS Only model will do ***Everything*** the cellular model will do ***as long as*** your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home.\n\nThe Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch.\n\n***Additional information***\n\nThings I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch\n\nThings I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch:\n\n• It tells time, date, day of the week.\n\n• Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse.\n\n• I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http:\/\/yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist.\n\n• Weather on your wrist.\n\n• MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image.\n\n• MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain\/snow starting\/stoping, lightening warning, etc…)\n\n• Answer your phone calls on your wrist.\n\n• Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown.\n\n• Hang up on spam calls on your wrist.\n\n• Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone).\n\n• Send & receive iMessages on your wrist.\n\n• Send & receive TEXT\/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models).\n\n• Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button.\n\n• Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist.\n\n• With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited).\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, message my wife\/husband\/Susan\/George\/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife\/husband\/Susan\/George in your contacts).\n\n• You can check your calendar from your wrist.\n\n• If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder.\n\n• If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist).\n\n• You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home.\n\n• When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask.\n\nThese are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core.\n\nBefore I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG.\n\nAfter getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection.\n\nIf my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much.\n\nI have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive.\n\nMy wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket.\n\nOH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere.\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\n[User profile for user: lobsterghost1 ![lobsterghost1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/assets\/avatar\/786eb66c4f6de692\/2061943aac4a49ce203a815e971bc2968362b2631d0ebb0c2c285b5c4637f647)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/lobsterghost1)\n\n[lobsterghost1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/lobsterghost1)\n\nUser level: Level 10\n\n187,277 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 12:25 PM in response to montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021)\n\nFor me it is. There many times throughout the day I may not be near my iPhone and when I'm not near my iPhone, my watch switches to cellular without missing a beat and I still get and make phone calls, receive and reply to mail and messages, etc. There are times I don't want to have my iPhone with me at all, but still be connected and having a cellular watch which only costs \\$10\/month for service has proven to be great for me.\n\nThe first Apple Watch I ever bought was GPS only. I regretted not getting a cellular watch, so every watch since has been cellular. And if you purchase a GPS only watch, you can't make it cellular after the fact.\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\n[User profile for user: Branta\\_uk ![Branta\\_uk](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/public\/assets\/avatars\/SYSTEM_DEFAULT_AVATAR_EN_8999.png)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/Branta_uk)\n\n[Branta\\_uk](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/Branta_uk)\n\nUser level: Level 7\n\n32,892 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 2:07 PM in response to montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021)\n\nFor me the cellular function is useful but not life critical. There was one notable occasion a cellular watch really justified itself, after my iPhone jumped from a pocket into 10m (35 ft) of water. The watch simply shifted to cellular and took over all my phone calls and email, to let me keep working for the rest of the day before a rather expensive visit to the Apple Store in the evening.\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\n[User profile for user: KiltedTim ![KiltedTim](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/assets\/avatar\/e468a2e306df5d\/fc176e42782a1d0dc8abecf8f8fd580a81c0b391223aafb987b343e8128d2231)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/KiltedTim)\n\n[KiltedTim](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/KiltedTim)\n\nUser level: Level 10\n\n226,392 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 6:52 AM in response to montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021)\n\nOnly you can answer that.\n\nPersonally, I wouldn’t use it as I’m never without my phone.\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\n[User profile for user: montanabowers ![montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/public\/assets\/avatars\/SYSTEM_DEFAULT_AVATAR.svg)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/montanabowers)\n\n[montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/montanabowers)  Author\n\nUser level: Level 1\n\n6 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 12:56 PM in response to lobsterghost1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=258985226022#258985226022)\n\nExtremely thorough - thanks\\!\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\n[User profile for user: lobsterghost1 ![lobsterghost1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/assets\/avatar\/786eb66c4f6de692\/2061943aac4a49ce203a815e971bc2968362b2631d0ebb0c2c285b5c4637f647)](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/lobsterghost1)\n\n[lobsterghost1](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/profile\/lobsterghost1)\n\nUser level: Level 10\n\n187,277 points\n\n[Apr 27, 2023 12:59 PM in response to montanabowers](https:\/\/discussions.apple.com\/thread\/254820751?answerId=258985318022#258985318022)\n\nYou're welcome, but I suspect you meant to reply to BobHarris very thoughtful and detailed response.\n\n[Reply]()\n\nLink\n\nThis thread has been closed by the system or the community team. 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(assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch.\n\n***Additional information***\n\nThings I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch\n\nThings I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch:\n\n• It tells time, date, day of the week.\n\n• Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse.\n\n• I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http:\/\/yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist.\n\n• Weather on your wrist.\n\n• MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image.\n\n• MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain\/snow starting\/stoping, lightening warning, etc…)\n\n• Answer your phone calls on your wrist.\n\n• Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown.\n\n• Hang up on spam calls on your wrist.\n\n• Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone).\n\n• Send & receive iMessages on your wrist.\n\n• Send & receive TEXT\/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models).\n\n• Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button.\n\n• Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist.\n\n• With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited).\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving.\n\n• Say “Hey Siri, message my wife\/husband\/Susan\/George\/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife\/husband\/Susan\/George in your contacts).\n\n• You can check your calendar from your wrist.\n\n• If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder.\n\n• If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist).\n\n• You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home.\n\n• When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac.\n\n• You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask.\n\nThese are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. 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Boilerpipe Text	The GPS Only model will do Everything the cellular model will do as long as your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home. The Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch. Additional information Things I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch Things I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch: • It tells time, date, day of the week. • Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse. • I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app ( http://yoctoville.com), and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist. • Weather on your wrist. • MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image. • MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain/snow starting/stoping, lightening warning, etc…) • Answer your phone calls on your wrist. • Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown. • Hang up on spam calls on your wrist. • Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone). • Send & receive iMessages on your wrist. • Send & receive TEXT/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models). • Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button. • Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card. • Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist. • With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited). • Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving. • Say “Hey Siri, message my wife/husband/Susan/George/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife/husband/Susan/George in your contacts). • You can check your calendar from your wrist. • If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder. • If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist). • You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home. • When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask. These are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core. Before I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG. After getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection. If my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much. I have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive. My wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket. OH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere.
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Is cellular service on your watch really that beneficial/worth the extra \$\$ you pay for the service. Posted on Apr 27, 2023 6:50 AM Me too (7) Me too Me too (7) Me too [Reply]() Question marked as Top-ranking reply [User profile for user: BobHarris ![BobHarris](https://discussions.apple.com/assets/avatar/622d21243efa5f98/275d332768bd8f1a6353e56e8a2c2ce8c1af27a199a4878bb44ddff42554ff95)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/BobHarris) [BobHarris](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/BobHarris) User level: Level 9 56,969 points Posted on Apr 27, 2023 12:19 PM The GPS Only model will do *Everything* the cellular model will do *as long as* your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home. The Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch. *Additional information* Things I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch Things I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch: • It tells time, date, day of the week. • Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse. • I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http://yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist. • Weather on your wrist. • MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image. • MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain/snow starting/stoping, lightening warning, etc…) • Answer your phone calls on your wrist. • Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown. • Hang up on spam calls on your wrist. • Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone). • Send & receive iMessages on your wrist. • Send & receive TEXT/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models). • Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button. • Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card. • Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist. • With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited). • Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving. • Say “Hey Siri, message my wife/husband/Susan/George/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife/husband/Susan/George in your contacts). • You can check your calendar from your wrist. • If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder. • If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist). • You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home. • When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask. These are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core. Before I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG. After getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection. If my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much. I have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive. My wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket. OH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere. [View in context](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=258985196022#258985196022) ## Similar questions - [Will I need to pay for the cellular service? If I have cellular on my apple watch is there a monthly cost associated with my cell phone plan? 1241 3](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254177157) - [cellular service for my apple watch If I pay extra for cellular for a new Apple watch, will my cell phone plan (consumer cellular) go up each month 701 1](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254765002) - [Apple watch If I buy a watch that is gps+cellular, do I have to pay a service fee for cellular with my phone plan? 1337 3](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254377442) 6 replies Loading page content Page content loaded Question marked as Top-ranking reply [User profile for user: BobHarris ![BobHarris](https://discussions.apple.com/assets/avatar/622d21243efa5f98/275d332768bd8f1a6353e56e8a2c2ce8c1af27a199a4878bb44ddff42554ff95)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/BobHarris) [BobHarris](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/BobHarris) User level: Level 9 56,969 points [Apr 27, 2023 12:19 PM in response to montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021) The GPS Only model will do *Everything* the cellular model will do *as long as* your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home. The Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch. *Additional information* Things I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch Things I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch: • It tells time, date, day of the week. • Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse. • I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http://yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist. • Weather on your wrist. • MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image. • MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain/snow starting/stoping, lightening warning, etc…) • Answer your phone calls on your wrist. • Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown. • Hang up on spam calls on your wrist. • Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone). • Send & receive iMessages on your wrist. • Send & receive TEXT/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models). • Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button. • Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card. • Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist. • With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited). • Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving. • Say “Hey Siri, message my wife/husband/Susan/George/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife/husband/Susan/George in your contacts). • You can check your calendar from your wrist. • If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder. • If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist). • You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home. • When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask. These are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core. Before I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG. After getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection. If my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much. I have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive. My wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket. OH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere. [Reply]() Link [User profile for user: lobsterghost1 ![lobsterghost1](https://discussions.apple.com/assets/avatar/786eb66c4f6de692/2061943aac4a49ce203a815e971bc2968362b2631d0ebb0c2c285b5c4637f647)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/lobsterghost1) [lobsterghost1](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/lobsterghost1) User level: Level 10 187,277 points [Apr 27, 2023 12:25 PM in response to montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021) For me it is. There many times throughout the day I may not be near my iPhone and when I'm not near my iPhone, my watch switches to cellular without missing a beat and I still get and make phone calls, receive and reply to mail and messages, etc. There are times I don't want to have my iPhone with me at all, but still be connected and having a cellular watch which only costs \$10/month for service has proven to be great for me. The first Apple Watch I ever bought was GPS only. I regretted not getting a cellular watch, so every watch since has been cellular. And if you purchase a GPS only watch, you can't make it cellular after the fact. [Reply]() Link [User profile for user: Branta\_uk ![Branta\_uk](https://discussions.apple.com/public/assets/avatars/SYSTEM_DEFAULT_AVATAR_EN_8999.png)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/Branta_uk) [Branta\_uk](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/Branta_uk) User level: Level 7 32,892 points [Apr 27, 2023 2:07 PM in response to montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021) For me the cellular function is useful but not life critical. There was one notable occasion a cellular watch really justified itself, after my iPhone jumped from a pocket into 10m (35 ft) of water. The watch simply shifted to cellular and took over all my phone calls and email, to let me keep working for the rest of the day before a rather expensive visit to the Apple Store in the evening. [Reply]() Link [User profile for user: KiltedTim ![KiltedTim](https://discussions.apple.com/assets/avatar/e468a2e306df5d/fc176e42782a1d0dc8abecf8f8fd580a81c0b391223aafb987b343e8128d2231)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/KiltedTim) [KiltedTim](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/KiltedTim) User level: Level 10 226,392 points [Apr 27, 2023 6:52 AM in response to montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=254820751021#254820751021) Only you can answer that. Personally, I wouldn’t use it as I’m never without my phone. [Reply]() Link [User profile for user: montanabowers ![montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/public/assets/avatars/SYSTEM_DEFAULT_AVATAR.svg)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/montanabowers) [montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/montanabowers) Author User level: Level 1 6 points [Apr 27, 2023 12:56 PM in response to lobsterghost1](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=258985226022#258985226022) Extremely thorough - thanks\! [Reply]() Link [User profile for user: lobsterghost1 ![lobsterghost1](https://discussions.apple.com/assets/avatar/786eb66c4f6de692/2061943aac4a49ce203a815e971bc2968362b2631d0ebb0c2c285b5c4637f647)](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/lobsterghost1) [lobsterghost1](https://discussions.apple.com/profile/lobsterghost1) User level: Level 10 187,277 points [Apr 27, 2023 12:59 PM in response to montanabowers](https://discussions.apple.com/thread/254820751?answerId=258985318022#258985318022) You're welcome, but I suspect you meant to reply to BobHarris very thoughtful and detailed response. [Reply]() Link This thread has been closed by the system or the community team. You may vote for any posts you find helpful, or [search the Community](https://discussions.apple.com/search) for additional answers. - Go to page of 1 Is cellular on your watch really that beneficial/worth the extra \$\$ you pay for the service. 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Readable Markdown	The GPS Only model will do *Everything* the cellular model will do *as long as* your iPhone is nearby, where nearby is typically somewhere in the same moderate sized home. The Cellular model can leave the iPhone behind while you go for a walk, run, bike ride, etc... (assuming you are doing these activities where there are good cell signals, as the Apple Watch has a smaller antenna, so the iPhone will pickup weaker signals than the Apple Watch. *Additional information* Things I do with my GPS ONLY Apple Watch Things I do with my Apple Watch, and you can too, assuming you have a recent iPhone that will pair with an Apple Watch: • It tells time, date, day of the week. • Every alarm, alert, notice that happens on your iPhone, appears on your wrist, where you can acknowledge it, dismiss it, etc…, without needing to take your iPhone out of your pocket or purse. • I personally like the iPhone 3rd party “Alarmed” app (<http://yoctoville.com%29,> and I can even reset an alarm to 15 minutes in the future from my wrist. • Weather on your wrist. • MyRadar 3rd party app will even give you a radar weather image. • MyRadar and WeatherBug 3rd party apps will send weather alerts to your Apple Watch (rain/snow starting/stoping, lightening warning, etc…) • Answer your phone calls on your wrist. • Silence your call ring tone on your wrist by pressing the digital crown. • Hang up on spam calls on your wrist. • Make phone calls from your wrist (can be GPS only via your nearby iPhone, or the cellular model when away from your iPhone). • Send & receive iMessages on your wrist. • Send & receive TEXT/MMS on your wrist (requires the iPhone to be powered on, and accessible via Bluetooth, WiFi or the Internet for cellular models). • Use Apple Pay from my wrist, and all I have to do is a quick Double-Click on the oval side button. • Use store rewards cards stored in my Apple Wallet, by again a quick Double-Click on the oval side button, and scroll down to the specific store reward card. • Say “Hey Siri, 14 and a half minute timer” from your wrist. • With a 3rd party garage door add-on from MyQ, you can open and close your garage doors from your wrist (I do this when going for a walk; and I can open and close them from anywhere I have internet access; so I’m not range limited). • Say “Hey Siri, remind me when I get home to do xyz”, and you get a geolocation reminder. useful when out for a walk or leisurely bike ride, or even while driving. • Say “Hey Siri, message my wife/husband/Susan/George/etc…”, and the Apple Watch will prompt you for your message (assumes you have identified wife/husband/Susan/George in your contacts). • You can check your calendar from your wrist. • If you need to take a picture with your iPhone where you cannot see the screen, such as a picture of your back, you can use the Apple Watch Camera app as a remote viewfinder. • If you go to the ocean (say on vacation), you can get a 3rd party app that tells you where the tide cycle is, on your wrist). • You can set the Apple Watch to remind you to wash your hands when you return home. • When washing your hands, you can set an option that automatically starts a hand washing timer for 20 seconds. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your Mac. • You can use your Apple Watch to unlock your iPhone when you are wearing a mask. These are the most common things I actually use my Apple Watch for. There are many other features I do not use. I also track my exercise, but I am not hard core. Before I got my Apple Watch, I was not sure I needed one. I got the Series 4, when they offered Fall Detection and ECG. After getting the Apple Watch, I found all of the above useful things, and I now could care less about ECG and Fall Detection. If my Apple Watch was lost, stolen, or broken, I would order a replacement as fast as possible, as I would miss it so much. I have a GPS only model, as my iPhone is always with me, so I can do everything the cellular model can do, only using the iPhone to relay phone calls and provide Internet access when away from home. And the GPS only is less expensive. My wife has a cellular model, because she does not want to carry her purse on walks, and is not the kind of girl that puts her iPhone in her back pocket. OH YEA! Since my Wife got her Apple Watch, we have been able to iMessage each other reliably, as she never had her iPhone where she could hear new iMessage notifications. The iPhone was in her purse in the kitchen, or in her purse in a noisy supermarket, etc… Now with the Apple Watch on her wrist, she sees all my iMessages, and can answer all her phone calls. The Apple Watch is a great invention for women everywhere.
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