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IPad mini 5

Can I take SIM card out my iPhone 8 Plus and put it my iPad mini 5 2019 model and use as phone

iPad mini, iPadOS 13

Posted on Jul 8, 2020 5:57 AM

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Posted on Jul 8, 2020 6:05 AM

No. No iPad has a cellular radio, so no iPad is capable of making or receiving calls on it's own, even a cellular iPad. Cellular on iPad is for data only, when you can't access Wifi.


See this link about using Continuity Services for phone call forwarding --> Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

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Jul 8, 2020 6:05 AM in response to Usworth

No. No iPad has a cellular radio, so no iPad is capable of making or receiving calls on it's own, even a cellular iPad. Cellular on iPad is for data only, when you can't access Wifi.


See this link about using Continuity Services for phone call forwarding --> Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apple Watch - Apple Support

Jul 8, 2020 8:01 AM in response to Usworth

An iPad is not a Cellular phone. An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of accessing Cellular Voice or Messaging features. Any iPad, with Cellular connectivity alone, can only access IP-data services.


If paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features.


Continuity

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204681


SMS/MMS Messaging

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208386


WiFi Calling

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT203032

IPad mini 5

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