Bestwifeever
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I usually call it a cel. But it has a phone number so I don't know why it's not considered a phone.
I usually call it a cel. But it has a phone number so I don't know why it's not considered a phone.
I usually call it a cel. But it has a phone number so I don't know why it's not considered a phone.
Your tablet has a number too.
Good point. I just asked DW, if she met someone, and wanted to text them later, what information would she ask them for?
"Their phone number".
I suppose a 'hipster' might say "Let's exchange contact info", but face it - the number you use to text someone is a phone number. No two ways about it. Even if the term itself is somewhat archaic (but not really, not yet). And until that changes, and probably for sometime after, the usage will persist. Like the term "dial tone", though dial telephones became rare decades ago.
I really don't get OP's point.
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A phone number? I don't do calls on my tablet, anyway.
For many people, surely you realize the phone is one of the least used functions after text, email, internet browsing, map directions (more current than any GPS), apps, calculator, time, stopwatch, reading books, watching video, gaming, listening to music, camera, (audio) recording device, social media, payment device, even a flashlight, and on and on...
Yes. To find it on my iPad, I go to Settings, General, About, Cellular Data Number. It is shown with a 1 before it. This number is used to transmit texts. It is also used for FaceTime.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204380
If you have a iPad and it shares the WiFi connection with your iPhone, the iPad will make and receive calls without cellular data.That is interesting for tablets that have cellular data. For my wifi only tablet (I did not pay for the cellular option), there is no cellular data number.
If you have a iPad and it shares the WiFi connection with your iPhone, the iPad will make and receive calls without cellular data.
When I call a doctor's office, the machine usually says "If this is a medical emergency, hang up and dial 911."
What is this "dial" thing?