Is the cellular worth it??? Need to decide before preorder this friday! Thanks.
You technically do not need cellular for 911 services. If you have a non-cellular Watch and call 911, it will use your iPhone if it is connected. If it is not connected, it will use WiFi calling if you have that enabled via what is called E911 (enhanced 911). Nothing enhanced about it, just using WiFi.Many of us had the same question for S3. I have cellular but dropped the plan. At least for me, the possibility of calling 911 is worth the additional cost. As an emergency backup if you forget or lose or don't have your phone. Having the plan was ok, but I am too cheap to pay for it each month.
Is that documented somewhere, is makes sense unless there is a loophole in 911 requirements. That would be a good reason to upgrade. I didn't because of the hassle or being unable to switch to some carriers.If you are out for a run without the phone (or some other activity outside of Wifi reach), the cellular version will be able to make a 911 call. For me and my wife, that piece of mind is worth $100. We both are on networks that don't support AW cellular service and buy the cellular versions for this reason.
well if you can't trust a guy on Reddit named douche, you can you trust?Reddit work as a documented source? Ha. https://www.reddit.com/r/AppleWatch/comments/7ddfxi/update_apple_watch_series_3_lte_can_call/
I feel like I read somewhere that US law (rolling eyes) requires anything that can be a cellular device has to be able to call 911 regardless of a plan.