iPad Air Using a US bought iPad Air 4 Cellular in Australia

[azadvirat]

Hello kind folks of MacRumors,

Pretty straight forward question... Will an unlocked cellular iPad Air 4 (4th gen) and an unlocked Apple Watch Series 6, both purchased in the US, work in Australia?

Let's assume that we're talking about an Australian GSM network (like Vodafone) that supports eSims.

Thanks!

 

[njvm]

Well certainly my Canadian purchased iPhones and Apple Watches have worked when I have gone home to Australia for holidays. Not sure about 5G and eSims though.

 

[azadvirat]

Well certainly my Canadian purchased iPhones and Apple Watches have worked when I have gone home to Australia for holidays. Not sure about 5G and eSims though.

Were your Apple watches WiFi only? Or using cellular data via eSim?

 

[njvm]

No - I have always had the cellular watches and I didn't have any problems with them.

 

[New York]

I'm not sure if this helps, but my iPhone 6 worked fine when I relocated from the US to Australia. I bought the phone on contract from Verizon in the US and switched to Optus in Australia (with both carriers I used a physical SIM). My Apple Watch Series 4 (cellular), purchased in Australia, also worked when paired with that phone.

Prior to the iPhone 6 (or was it the 5?) you couldn't do this, but I'm pretty sure you can with every iPhone issued since.