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Esim
I was referring to LTE enabled Smart Watches, which only support eSIMs.
Even if Smarty did support esim, that doesn’t necessarily mean they will support smart watches.
GiffGaff, LycaMobile, Spusu and Voxi are UK MVNO’s that currently support eSIM, but none of those four MVNOs currently support smartwatches.
it’s doubtful that UK MVNO’s will ever support esims for cellular watches because they have to be on a paired contract so that the phone number for the watch matches the one on the sim in your phone.
So this is supported by adding addons to post paid contracts (which MVNOs don’t support) so esims for watches are only supported by the MNOs.
So it’s very doubtful that any UK MVNO will be able to support esims for cellular watches because the MNOs would need to provide them with the service of 2 sims with the same number.
If an eSIM for a smartwatch is that important to you, then you are going to have to pony up the cash to join EE, O2 or Vodafone, and pay an extra £10 a month for smart watch connectivity.
Having previously used EE and paying extra for smartwatch connectivity myself, the novelty soon wears off. Obviously though, it’s your money, your choice.
So, don’t make the mistake of thinking that eSIM support automatically means smartwatch support, as it does not.
JJP2RidesAgain wrote:it’s doubtful that UK MVNO’s will ever support esims for cellular watches because they have to be on a paired contract so that the phone number for the watch matches the one on the sim in your phone.
Only applies to Apple smart watches. Other brands allow the installation of stand alone eSIM's just like a mobile phone.
Do the networks support that ? If so, is the standalone eSIM the same number as the phone, or a separate number ?
There is nothing to support, it's just a stand alone eSIM. I once installed a Vodafone Pay Go eSIM on a Samsung Watch and it worked just fine for calls, texts and data.
