I still have my iPhone and I’m using it still, the number to the iPhone is ******** but I bought a tablet and then bought an entire new sim with a whole other number that is supposed to be ******but when I signed into apple it switched to the iPhones number. I’m wanting to know how I switch the iPad back to using the 418 number?
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iPad mini 4 Wi-Fi, Cellular
iPads don’t have phone numbers
The iPad doesn't use the "phone number" associated with the SIM for anything but accounting and billing.
An iPad, whether a Cellular model or not, is not capable of directly accessing Cellular Voice or Messaging features. An iPad with Cellular connectivity alone can only access IP-data services. An iPad is not, and can never be, a standalone substitute for an iPhone.
However, If paired with an iPhone, the capabilities of iPad significantly broaden to include access to Cellular Voice and Messaging services of the associated iPhone - relayed to the iPad over WiFi using Apple’s continuity features. For the most part, an iPad using Continuity is able to access Cellular calling features, of the iPhone, when both the iPad an iPhone are in close physical proximity and are connected to the same WiFi network - but this is not the end of the story.
More information about Continuity and the relevant Cellular services can be found here:
Continuity
Use Continuity to connect your Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Apple Watch – Apple Support
SMS/MMS Messaging
WiFi Calling
Make a call with Wi-Fi Calling – Apple Support
I hope this information and clarification is helpful - and, with benefit of this knowledge, successfully resolves your immediate needs.
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