Can this tablet be used as a phone also?
853740
You can, however, use it to text to a phone... with the phone number and text address of the recipient's carrier's text address.
1643656
This is usable as a telephone just like a tabletop computer is usable as a telephone if it has access to the internet, using any of the voip programs such as Skype. It cannot access mobile networks.
582540
The short answer is no. This tablet cannot make a phone call the same way your smartphone does. The long answer is: you don't care. Google Hangouts and Skype (as well as any number of other apps) can both place and receive voice and/or video "calls" using this tablet's data connection. So yes, you can have that functionality but no, it will never use one minute of your cell phone plan. If your carrier tells you it did, they're lying. This device absolutely cannot make actual phone calls.
2269376
Sure can! I bought this phone for my son and it's certainly works as a tablet with wifi even without phone service :)
2209627
I do not believe it can be used as a mobile device. It is solely used within it's own capacity, it can be linked a lap top or desk top.
2171980
Yes it can! I bought this on Amazon and it was an AMAZING deal and it does everything that most Androids can do. Facebook, twitter and messaging are especially good on this device
747221
Honestly I'm not sure how that works but I would think you could as this tablet does have a cell signal displaying on it even though I never added it to my cell phone plan. But I would definitely ask your cell phone company to be sure if that's what you're interested in using it for. I never planned on using it for that so I never looked into it.
1767272
No, you may not use this as a phone, but you can install an application that will allow you to talk over wifi. (But you probably will need to buy minutes)
1245443
If you have a cell phone try tethering. You connect the tablet to your phone data plan
571392
yes.. you can use it as the tablet has Android OS. You will download the App from google store.
1654531
Im in Mexico and I have a local sim phone card in my tablet....It works great as a phone !
2051535
Yes it can. As long as the tablet supports the A2DP profile (which almost every tablet does these days), it should work as expected.
12753
On checking the manual, there is a SIM card slot as an option but that option does not exist on my tablet. Apparently it does on the tablet owned by the other responder. The Micro SD card slot is open but not the SIM slot next to it so it would only function as a phone by VOIP, like Skype or Viber. I would hope, if the model you buy has a SIM slot, it would say so. A SIM slot would be GSM if it were there; the other choice is CDMA which is built into the phone/tablet, not a removable card.
570362
Yes you can. However, I can't recommend buying this particular tablet. :-/ First off, I emailed tech support twice & never got a response, which isn't really acceptable. & second, there have been some issues with both the display & the battery (the battery stays at 100% even though it's discharging, so it conks out without warning). It's relatively inexpensive, and it's a great size, not too big, not too small, but ... I wouldn't buy it again. Good luck.
964198
No that is only good as a tablet not as a phone and it doesn't hold a charge
770846
No, it can't because you would have to have a Sim card to place in the Android Tablet. It has to be a carrier such as T-Mobile, or Simple Mobile with a Sim card you can place in your phone to obtain service for calls. Hope this helps you out.
1736332
No there isn't. The tablet is being discontinued this year so there will no longer be software support for this device. You can, however, root the device and install a different ROM.