David,

I came across these in a web search - 'ipad 3g phone pad' .  Maybe one will help.

Paul

http://cydiablog.com/4940/mobile-phone-calls-on-ipad-with-acdtelepad/

http://www.labnol.org/software/make-phone-calls-on-ipad/19561/

.

A few utube videos are using skype on the ipad to make calls.  Not sure if that's an option for you.

Paul Hachmeyer







  



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  I have an original iPad (hence limited to IOS 5.x) with a 3G interface.  I haven't yet purchased a cellular plan for it, but am willing to do so IF it can do what I want.  (If not, since I spend 95% of my waking hours where I have Wifi access, I can just go on ignoring the 3G part....)



  My wife has lost much of her vision, but it's possible that she could use a keypad the size of the iPad screen, if it can be made to function as a cell phone.  I have an impression that an app to do this was kind of popular a few years ago, but Googling "use ipad as a phone" these days seems mostly to find YouTube videos about using it with Google Voice, which I don't think is quite what I want...

  So:  Does anyone know of an app to get an iPad with 3G capability to function as an oversize cell phone?



David Gillett



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