I use an iPhone 11. I have just bought a new iPad 10 with wifi and cellular (and the hole for a physical sim but i suspect it can be digital). My old iPad is only wifi with a physical SIM card.
Can I share my iphone date plan with my new ipad using my iphone provider (O2)? I only want one phone number.
Getting thru to said provider is less than poor, hence my tentative enquiry to you guys.
iPhone 11, iOS 18
As you are enquiring about an O2 Cellular plan, I presume you are in the UK.
Insofar as I am aware, while O2 offer suitable plans for tablet computers (such as iPad), O2 doesn't offer a plan that "shares" a mobile phone account with another device.
However, your iPhone can share its data connection with your iPad using its hotspot feature - to which your iPad can automatically connect:
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
As you are enquiring about an O2 Cellular plan, I presume you are in the UK.
Insofar as I am aware, while O2 offer suitable plans for tablet computers (such as iPad), O2 doesn't offer a plan that "shares" a mobile phone account with another device.
However, your iPhone can share its data connection with your iPad using its hotspot feature - to which your iPad can automatically connect:
How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Assuming that both your iPad and iPhone are signed-in to iCloud with the same AppleID, your iPad will be able to automatically connect to your iPhone's hotspot connection.
On your iPad:
Settings > WiFi > Auto-Join Hotspot - set to Automatic
When correctly configured, your iPad will connect to your home (or other known) WiFi networks when within range - and automatically switch to using your iPhone's hotspot. When linked to the iPhone hotspot, your iPad will be using your iPhone's Cellular data.
Many users choose to have a WiFi+Cellular iPad in preference to the slightly cheaper WiFi Only model - even if they have no immediate need or intention of provisioning an additional Cellular plan for their iPad. The two primary reasons are:
1) You have benefit of GNSS/GPS functionality that it not available to WiFi Only models. This provides the means to obtain accurate location - regardless of having a network connection - which will be of importance to you if using moving maps or other Apps that require precise location data.
2) You can easily add a Cellular plan to your iPad - directly from iPad settings using the built-in eSIM - should your needs change in the future.
barneyhairball wrote:
My new ipad is wifi and cellular, but will it connect to my iphone's hotspot for me to connect to the web when I take it outside?
Yes. See the article LotusPilot linked to in their post.
I'm not willing to spend the extra money on an iPad with cellular as I don't need the GPS, and I'm so rarely without my phone. I always connect my iPad to the internet using my iPhone's Personal Hotspot when away from home.
Please forgive my ignorance, but ...
I've done all I can do re: pairing my iphone and iPad.
I don't have a paid plan for my iPad and so it does not have a sim. My new ipad is wifi and cellular, but will it connect to my iphone's hotspot for me to connect to the web when I take it outside?
Can I share mobile phone plan with my iPad?
