Will Apple Watch Series 4 work out of USA if local carrier already support Series 3 LTE?

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My parents will be in USA on release date of the Apple Watch Series 4. Locally in Mexico, it’s been since July 2018 that we had the series 3 LTE released and working with the local carriers. Months ago, I got the advice in this forum not to buy in USA when the Series 3 LTE version hadn’t been released locally. However, now the Series 3 LTE is available and working here. I think that the technology or process to use a Series 4 it should not be different than Series 3. I assume it should be possible to use it now in Mexico’s LTE local network as if I had purchased an iPad or iPhone in the store (not locked) since carriers already have service for the Series 3 LTE.

Am I right or should I wait that painful long time so it is released locally (and certainly more expensive)?
Thanx

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The catch may be the different networks available. Cellular does not always equal cellular on the watch - so it might work, or it might not. The difficulty will be waiting for someone else to splash the cash and report back!

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Thank Rose, you are right and I don’t want to be that person :joy: , It is a lot of cash!