Can a cellular Apple Watch 8 pair with a vodaphone pre-paid sim?

I have a vodaphone prepaid SIM card. Can this pair with an Apple Watch 8 (cellular) or do I need to be on a phone contract plan?

Posted on Jan 21, 2023 12:14 PM

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Rudegar

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Jan 22, 2023 01:30 AM in response to CS3385

ask your carrier

apple watch does not use physical sim cards they use eSIM eSIM - Wikipedia

so it depend on if your carrier support pre-said eSim solutions

CS3385 Author

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Jan 22, 2023 01:42 AM in response to Rudegar

Thankyou. Yes I have an esim in my phone. I know they work with contracts/ plans - just unsure about pre-paid.

thanks for your response 😊

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