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I'm thinking of getting an apple watch with the cell phone. It's not usable for web surfing and other addictions, but it still has phone, messages, and maps, which are what I really can't do without.

Anyone tried this?

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Maybe it's changed in the last few years, but IIRC it's not possible to set up an Apple Watch without an iPhone.

You don't need the iPhone on your person when you have the cellular version of the watch, but you'd still need to own one.

I looked into this, more as a curiosity. The thing that killed it for me is the battery life. Unless your usage is already very low, I expect you'd end up charging it more than once a day which for me was prohibitive.

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