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Can I convert a 2nd generation iPad to include to have “cellular” capability by installing a SIM card and paying for a monthly service for the data? It was foolish of me to purchase it this way. But it was the best I could do at the time.
iPad Pro, iPadOS 14
It is not possible to change or modify the internal hardware components of an iPad.
A WiFi Only iPad cannot be transformed into a WiFi+Cellular model. Stopping short of replacing the iPad with a different model, the only ways that you can access Cellular services from a WiFi Only iPad are to use the hotspot feature of a mobile phone - or a Cellular Broadband Router (often known as a MiFi Router) - to access Cellular networks.
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support
You perhaps also need to be aware that WiFi Only models of iPad do not have an GPS positioning capabilities.
It is not possible to change or modify the internal hardware components of an iPad.
A WiFi Only iPad cannot be transformed into a WiFi+Cellular model. Stopping short of replacing the iPad with a different model, the only ways that you can access Cellular services from a WiFi Only iPad are to use the hotspot feature of a mobile phone - or a Cellular Broadband Router (often known as a MiFi Router) - to access Cellular networks.
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support
You perhaps also need to be aware that WiFi Only models of iPad do not have an GPS positioning capabilities.
A wifi-only iPad does not have the hardware for cellular service. You would have to sell it and buy a new one. You can connect the iPad to your cell phone's hotspot for service if your carrier offers that feature.
~Lyssa
Or buy a mobile hotspot from a carrier.
Can I convert a WiFi iPad to a “cellular” iPad and pay for data. Buying WiFi only was a mistake
