Hello. I have an APPLE 12.9 iPad Pro (2021) - 128 GB 5th generation and don't have a sim tray. Is there any other way to use a sim with this model, or is it not available? Thank you for any answers.


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Posted on Jul 31, 2023 12:52 PM

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Posted on Aug 1, 2023 7:26 AM

If your iPad does not have a SIM slot, then you have a WiFi Only model of iPad. WiFi Only models do not have any Cellular capabilities - and hardware cannot be retrofitted.


It is not possible to change or modify the internal hardware components of an iPad. 


Whilst a WiFi Only iPad cannot be transformed into a WiFi+Cellular model, you can use the hotspot feature of a mobile phone - or a Cellular Broadband Router (often known as a MiFi Router) - to access Cellular networks.


How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support



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Aug 1, 2023 7:26 AM in response to luminita66

If your iPad does not have a SIM slot, then you have a WiFi Only model of iPad. WiFi Only models do not have any Cellular capabilities - and hardware cannot be retrofitted.


It is not possible to change or modify the internal hardware components of an iPad. 


Whilst a WiFi Only iPad cannot be transformed into a WiFi+Cellular model, you can use the hotspot feature of a mobile phone - or a Cellular Broadband Router (often known as a MiFi Router) - to access Cellular networks.


How to set up a Personal Hotspot on your iPhone or iPad – Apple Support



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Jul 31, 2023 1:09 PM in response to luminita66

If you have Wi-Fi only model without a sim tray, there is no way to use a SIM card or cellular service with it, sorry.


You can try to purchase a Mi-Fi device which itself uses a SIM card to connect to cellular data service from a carrier, and can then offer that connection to the iPad over Wi-Fi.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiFi

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Hello. I have an APPLE 12.9 iPad Pro (2021) - 128 GB 5th generation and don't have a sim tray. Is there any other way to use a sim with this model, or is it not available? Thank you for any answers.

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