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ipad as phone replacement? would it work?

Hi, im planning to get an ipad with cellular, the problem i found so far is the ipad cellular is only meant for data services, not cellular phone service, is the 9th gen iPad has solved this issue? i just want to insert sim and it works as normal phone call/receiving call, whatsapp, wechat, etc. then with the functionality of ipad as extra, any idea?

Posted on Apr 27, 2022 3:52 PM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2022 4:48 PM

You cannot use any iPad as a phone to make or receive regular phone calls.

You can only make FaceTime calls, Skype, etc that use only cellular data. If you have both an iPad and an iPhone, you can use Continuity to connect the iPhone calls to an iPad. See: Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


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Apr 27, 2022 4:48 PM in response to ahtee84

You cannot use any iPad as a phone to make or receive regular phone calls.

You can only make FaceTime calls, Skype, etc that use only cellular data. If you have both an iPad and an iPhone, you can use Continuity to connect the iPhone calls to an iPad. See: Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support


ipad as phone replacement? would it work?

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