Not sure why that should be. The VM WiFi app, now renamed VM connect app should just use your VM SIM card credentials to set you up.
You won't be able to use the broadband section of the app as you don't have a VM broadband account.
Edit: To add context following the op's edit, the query related to the VM Connect App
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