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Phone number on ipad

Can you get a phone number on an iPad? I’m just wondering because I can’t fin Doug by googling

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on May 26, 2020 3:37 PM

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Posted on May 26, 2020 4:01 PM

If you have an iPad that can use a SIM card, it will get a phone number by the carrier that you have your data plan through. However, this phone number is just there for the purpose of the carrier setting it up for data. There is no way to get the iPad to have a number for you to use for phone calls or texting. If you want to text or call with the iPad, you can have your phone (if it’s an iPhone) forward calls and texts to your iPad as well and you can use it “through” your phone, but it will not have a way for you to call it directly. You can also use it to text and FaceTime using your Apple ID.

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May 26, 2020 4:01 PM in response to Ariana_perdue

If you have an iPad that can use a SIM card, it will get a phone number by the carrier that you have your data plan through. However, this phone number is just there for the purpose of the carrier setting it up for data. There is no way to get the iPad to have a number for you to use for phone calls or texting. If you want to text or call with the iPad, you can have your phone (if it’s an iPhone) forward calls and texts to your iPad as well and you can use it “through” your phone, but it will not have a way for you to call it directly. You can also use it to text and FaceTime using your Apple ID.

Phone number on ipad

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