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Apple Watch e-sim
Hi,
I’m just wondering whether SMARTY has any plans to introduce e-sim smart watch ads ons in the near future. I’ve recently purchased a cellular Apple Watch and don’t want to move away from the SMARTY network, but may have to begrudgingly do this if nothing is on the horizon.
Thanks.
Craig
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Still nothing in 2025. Really poor imo.
Hi everyone! Could someone confirm if it is possible with Smarty currently? Thanks
Hey lpil,
We unfortunately do not have e-sim's just yet but we are looking into it.
Any update on this?
I have a Series 7 cellular Apple Watch.
When I was on “EE” , I paid £7 a month to have eSIM capability on my Apple Watch…Fortunately, it was only a 30 day rolling contract, as the novelty of doing a “**bleep** Tracy” and taking calls on my watch soon wore off, and I dispensed with it.
Try it by all means, but for me at least, the reality didn’t match up to the hype.
EDIT - The bleep was for the name of the cartoon detective character “D i c k Tracy” absolutely no smut intended at all !
Must admit, bought my Apple Watch with Ee: disappointing that most of the things I wanted to use, weren’t supported via cellular. It’s ok if you have Apple Music but forget any other music streaming (eg synology nas). Unless things have changed..
id like it back but end of day, it’s mainly for texts when I’ve forgotten phone. No huge loss
Spotify and Amazon Music also support streaming direct on the Watch.
three have it, why doesn't smarty? i'm going to have to switch networks
Any news about e-sim yet?
No, come back in a couple of years.
Thank you both for such quick replies, it helps me decide which route to go down with my smartwatch purchase. 😊
Still no answer from Smarty? That seems a little rude to just ignore a question. I'd like to know the answer also, as it will affect which watch I buy in the next week or so. Thanks in advance.
Ok, thank you, I'll look out for an announcement if it becomes a viable option. 🙂
Little likelihood of Three UK and SMARTY Mobile offering an eSIM option anytime soon DanielHi_120845.
To use an eSIM, the mobile network operator needs to allow remote provisioning, which means investing more in their network infrastructure and IT systems.
Given Three UK, and other UK operators, are investing billions in 3G switch-off, 4G enhancement, and 5G deployment, my guess is that eSIM support isn't on the radar.
Three already do. I've had it for about 6 months.
This is a forum that admittedly does have some employees as members/moderators etc but it is probably not the best place for answers to questions of strategy.
I would suggest taking up those issues with the Support Team via email or web chat and then they may be passed up the "food chain" to the decision makers.
I emailed the support team about this but all they could offer was it was u see negotiation but couldn’t give me a time scale at all!
As the smart watch community is growing at a rapid pace is smarty going to beat the competition and supply the consumer what we want. I don't want to go to Vodafone or O2 as they provide the service to use my tech. Can we as consumers get an insight on how long it will be?
This is the Smarty community forum, we don’t work for Smarty, we are customers just like you, so won’t have any knowledge re Smarty deploying eSIMs.
I hope so. This is the main reason why I’ve got my phone on 02 with my APU!
I'm looking to get an Apple Watch (AWU), but have held off until this is supported. I know that Three now support this so hopefully it will come to Smarty soon.
