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iPad Air 2 issue in send or receiving cellular sms

I have iPad Air 2 with cellular and don’t have iPhone, so I wanted my cellular sms to be received or send but it seems to be impossible please help

iPad Air 2, iPadOS 14

Posted on Aug 31, 2021 8:08 PM

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Posted on Aug 31, 2021 8:11 PM

Sorry, iPad without an iPhone can only send iMessages to other Apple devices.

SMS is piggy backed on a voice line which the iPad does not have.

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