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I recently bought a Apple Watch form amazon and it doesn’t have a sims I’d wyat should I do

My carrier is saying I can’t use it because it doesn’t have a sim

Apple Watch Series 3, watchOS 5

Posted on Apr 3, 2019 2:58 PM

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Apr 3, 2019 3:02 PM in response to Breannalewis77

The Apple Watch uses an e-sim. You activate the cellular service via the watch app on your iPhone.

Of course, your carrier has to support it. The fact that they obviously don't know what they're talking about is a clue that they probably don't...


Is your carrier on this list and do you have the correct model for use with them?

https://www.apple.com/watch/cellular/

Apr 3, 2019 3:36 PM in response to Breannalewis77

Breannalewis77 wrote:

I’m with AT&T this is a refurbished watch.. So they are saying that because this watch sims has been used that I can’t use it

Unless the watch is for a different region (yours is the USA model), or is still tied to an active account, or it has been marked as barred (can happen for a contract subsidized device breaking contract without being paid off) there is no reason a pre-owned watch can’t be activated.

I recently bought a Apple Watch form amazon and it doesn’t have a sims I’d wyat should I do

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