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What is the functional difference between an iPhone with cellular sim and iPad with different phone number cellular sim

What is the functional difference between an iPhone with cellular sim and iPad with different phone number cellular sim


Posted on May 23, 2022 4:24 PM

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Posted on May 23, 2022 4:40 PM

The SIM phone number on an iPad has nothing to do with cellular telephone service. It is used by celllar data service providers as an account identifier only. An iPad does not have a cellular telephone voice modem and cannot connect to any carriers cellular telephone voice system. An iPad is a cellular data only device.


To use cellular telephone voice features on an iPad (voice calls, SMS & MMS texting) the iPad must be paired with an iPhone.

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May 23, 2022 4:40 PM in response to lakshman999

The SIM phone number on an iPad has nothing to do with cellular telephone service. It is used by celllar data service providers as an account identifier only. An iPad does not have a cellular telephone voice modem and cannot connect to any carriers cellular telephone voice system. An iPad is a cellular data only device.


To use cellular telephone voice features on an iPad (voice calls, SMS & MMS texting) the iPad must be paired with an iPhone.

What is the functional difference between an iPhone with cellular sim and iPad with different phone number cellular sim

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