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Tablets that can be used like a phone
Are there any tablets folks have used that work like a phone to make and receive phone calls. Not talking about voip whatsapp or Hang outs or Skype.
Basically an LTE device fully functional with a in built dialer that one can insert and use their t mobile voice sim card into.
Ah. That's kinda tricky because when we set up the tablets, the lines are created with plans that do not have voice capability included. So, even with a pre-installed or downloaded dialing app, trying to call from the tablet will result in an error message.
It is T mobile and other carriers that limit usages. T mobile has admitted to that themselves.
So a good example of that is the Samsung tab A7 lite. This tablet is advertised and listed by Samsung as having phone functionality. But T Mobile removed the phone app that does come with it from factory. If you buy one unlocked from Samsung, it will have a phone app. T mobile itself blocks tablets from having phone access. Sometimes you can slip past with devices from over seas or unlocked versions. But don't even tell a t mobile rep that you have it. Or t mobile will block your device. I have used Huawei tablets as phones. And while there are ways to mask or even change an imei, a WAP address isn't as easy. If one was to want to use a tablet as a phone that was t mobile branded, they would need to wipe t mobile from the device and somehow mask the device from being identified by t mobile. If you want to use a tablet as a phone, the easiest way is to find a device that t mobile doesn't already have blocked in their system and policies. Huawei used to be great for that. Or you use a factory unlocked device on a carrier that doesn't care. Trackphone doesn't usually care from what the device is. Family mobile from Walmart. Family mobile is t mobile too.
I'm using a Tab A lite lte for calling on mint and alternatively on hello mobile.
It's the providers that restrict calling capable tablets.
My Samsung tablets used to be able to make and receive calls. However, since sometime last month, T-Mobile might have changed something I needed to sign into the account again, but no avail -- error message "invalid oauth parameters". When I called T-Mobile, I was told that it will work with Android 8 and above. I purchased a new tablet with Android 13 but I still cannot sign in, same error message.
When I called T-Mobile, I was told that Digits is designed to work with phones, not tablets. Why then on the T-Mobile Digits site still listed that Digits can work with Tablets?
ACYTang wrote:
My Samsung tablets used to be able to make and receive calls. However, since sometime last month, T-Mobile might have changed something I needed to sign into the account again, but no avail -- error message "invalid oauth parameters". When I called T-Mobile, I was told that it will work with Android 8 and above. I purchased a new tablet with Android 13 but I still cannot sign in, same error message.
When I called T-Mobile, I was told that Digits is designed to work with phones, not tablets. Why then on the T-Mobile Digits site still listed that Digits can work with Tablets?
because DIGITS is making/receiving said call via data..not the voice side..through the app itself..basically like using FB messenger and face timing someone..same thing.
