{"id":620,"date":"2016-10-13T09:16:53","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T09:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmscom.net\/?p=620"},"modified":"2025-06-03T14:39:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T14:39:44","slug":"vodafone-wallet-with-paypal-hands-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmscom.net\/index.php\/2016\/10\/13\/vodafone-wallet-with-paypal-hands-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Vodafone Wallet with PayPal \u2013 Hands on"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Vodafone<\/a><\/p>\n

Paying for things has taken a massive leap forward in recent years. Money seems to be getting used less and less, and instead I\u2019m tapping my bank card on terminals in supermarkets, on vending machines and through toll booths. It\u2019s simple, it\u2019s quick and it\u2019s really easy.<\/p>\n

Now, we\u2019re using our phones too. Apple have a contactless payment system on iPhones and Android has Android Pay, so why go with Vodafone Wallet<\/a> exactly? Well, it\u2019s a slightly different setup. The big difference is that the magic \u201ccontactless technology\u201d is in a SIM card, not on the phone. It might sound weird, but it means that you can pay even if you\u2019ve got a flat battery.<\/p>\n

If you have a PayPal account, you can use your phone to pay directly from PayPal. No faffing around moving some eBay cash from your PayPal account to your bank before you can spend it. If you and your partner are both on Vodafone then it means you can share the same account too.<\/p>\n

\"Vodafone<\/a><\/p>\n

To get started, you need an Android device and the Vodafone Wallet app<\/a>. Fire it up and it\u2019ll check to see if you have a contactless SIM card. I, like many, didn\u2019t have one, so it\u2019ll send you to a page where you order one. It\u2019s relatively painless, completely free, and mine (above) arrived a couple of days later.<\/p>\n

\"Vodafone<\/a><\/p>\n

Once it\u2019s arrived you then need to head to www.vodafone.co.uk\/simswap<\/a>, make a note of your new SIM details and put it in your phone. It\u2019ll then switch your number across and you\u2019re good to go \u2013 just head into the Vodafone Wallet app and add in your PayPal details via the \u201cNew Card\u201d option. It takes seconds.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a video overview..<\/p>\n

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