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Russ	11-09-2015 03:09

Calls through an iPad?

Should I ever want to, is it possible to make/receive calls to mobiles and landlines (ie not Skype) through a wifi-only iPad Air?

I know you can send/receive texts by connecting it to an iPhone, I was just wondering if you can do the same with phone calls.

dilli-theclaw

11-09-2015 05:50

Re: Calls through an iPad?

Natalie has her iPhone 5c connected to her iPad Air and can do this.

qasdfdsaq

11-09-2015 10:25

Re: Calls through an iPad?

Only on O2.

BenMcr

11-09-2015 10:51

Re: Calls through an iPad?

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq (Post 35797539)

Only on O2.

Are you sure? I thought Continuity worked on all compatible iOS devices https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204681

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With Continuity, you can make and receive cellular phone calls from your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac when your iPhone is on the same Wi-Fi network.

dilli-theclaw

11-09-2015 10:54

Re: Calls through an iPad?

Natalie is on EE.

It also works on my iPad Air (I'm on virgin) but I didn't mention it in the initial post as my iPad is the one with the SIM card in it and russ specifically mentioned the wifi version.

qasdfdsaq

11-09-2015 13:24

Re: Calls through an iPad?

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Originally Posted by BenMcr (Post 35797552)

Are you sure? I thought Continuity worked on all compatible iOS devices https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT204681

Oops, I missed the bit about "connecting it to an iPhone". Sure, you can do that. Only O2 lets you make mobile phone calls on a tablet without a phone at all.

Russ	12-09-2015 05:32

Re: Calls through an iPad?

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Originally Posted by dilli-theclaw (Post 35797553)

Yeah it's the wifi-only version. I've since worked it out, when both are connected to the same wifi connection and signed in to the same iCloud account you to Settings then FaceTime and make sure "iPhone cellular calls" is selected. Then either go in to Contacts and select someone to call or in FaceTime just enter the number.

Seems like the mic is better than on the iPhone as callers can heard me more clearly on the iPad when it's on speaker and I'm moving around the room.

Matth

13-09-2015 23:16

Re: Calls through an iPad?

Hangouts?
https://support.google.com/voice/answer/3437917?hl=en
You need hangouts call credit, but the rates are pretty good

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