Where did the tablet originate from? Does it accept phone sim card for calls or data only?
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Tablets have been around in one form or another for many years. I think originally they were developed for drawing, but as smartphone and other technologies developed, they evolved to where they are now. Maybe they got their name in reference to the tablets Moses used to write the Ten Commandments on?! And you can use them for voice and data, depending on your needs - your mobile service provider can provide either or both. I don't use mine for calls, I prefer to use my 'phone as they are a bit big and in my view it looks a bit silly, but no reason why you can't use voice when the tablet is on a stand and you use the speaker, or headphones - as I do when I Skype with mine. Tablets have been around in one form or another for many years. I think originally they were developed for drawing, but as smartphone and other technologies developed, they evolved to where they are now. Maybe they got their name in reference to the tablets Moses used to write the Ten Commandments on?! And you can use them for voice and data, depending on your needs - your mobile service provider can provide either or both. I don't use mine for calls, I prefer to use my 'phone as they are a bit big and in my view it looks a bit silly, but no reason why you can't use voice when the tablet is... » Read More Tablets have been around in one form or another for many years. I think originally they were developed for drawing, but as smartphone and other technologies developed, they evolved to where they are now. Maybe they got their name in reference to the tablets Moses used to write the Ten Commandments on?! And you can use them for voice and data, depending on your needs - your mobile service provider can provide either or both. I don't use mine for calls, I prefer to use my 'phone as they are a bit big and in my view it looks a bit silly, but no reason why you can't use voice when the tablet is on a stand and you use the speaker, or headphones - as I do when I Skype with mine. « Show Less
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It's from the U.S. I bought it and I shipped it over to Costa Rica and I just inserted my regular SIM card. I use it as a regular cell phone. Basically the N5100 is a fat a$$ cell phone. People laugh at me when I answer a call, but I don't mind. It's perfect!
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I don't know where it originally came from but it was sent within the US. It was purchased for use in the UK so I could use the sim card to access data.
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This is original from Corea AndesThis is from Korea, that tableta accept sim carda for calls
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In general tablets cant make voice calls directly via a cell carrier, but it can get data.. those indicate what data network it can be on... You can make voice calls using 3rd party voIP products.
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Yes this tablet has a sim card slot and can be worked as a phone. I am sure it works at Costa Rica once you bought a local sim card you should be able to use it there. We bought a sim card in Italy and it worked well there.
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Here is my model designation from behind the battery: GT - I9020TIt accepts a SIM card of the sort that I can get from T-Mobile and AT&T; in the USA and supposedly many, many other locations around the world. I do not know any fine distinctions among models that might be intended for different networks or countries but still called Google Nexus S.
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You have to use any network simcard that works on / COMPATIBLE TO USE WITH WORLDWIDE NETWORK SIMCARDS THAT WORKS ON : 2G GSM 850/900/1800/1900 and/or 3G HSDPA 850/900/1800/1900/2100 MHz (3G BANDS 2/3/5/7/8) and/or 4G LTE 800/1800/2600 MHz (LTE BANDS 20/3/7) Thank you. Tablet comes factory unlocked. Thank you. KICKmobiles
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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.
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Dear Angela,This tablet has the built-in 3G, ( WCDMA 2100 ). You need the 3G SIM card to use the 3G.It is not free.Our tablet is WCDMA 2100 ,please check the 3G networking with your networking carrier to check the compability before making order.
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This tablet is capable of running on wifi and mobile data plan and make phone call like a regular mobile phone
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You can not make phone calls with the Galaxy tab 8.9. You can only send text messages with a sim card in it.
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I hope it does. I am intending to use it when I travel out of the country in January. It is my understanding that you can get sim cards for the local area and make calls using the tablet.
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That's incredible that the most expensive tablet now A DAYS DOESN'T HAS THE gsm/sim connectivity. That reduce the capacity to use it outside the WiFi range, besides the waste of the GPS function!!!
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nope. this tablet's model number is SGPT121US/S. The ones with the model number SGPT131XXXX have sim card slots, but i am not sure these models are available in the US.
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If you have a cell phone try tethering. You connect the tablet to your phone data plan
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Not mine, but mine is just a wifi tablet. I assume that if you have a specific internet carrier it would have a sim card slot. It does have a microSD card slot to add memory.
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No, I don't think you can use any kind of SIM, because this tablet does not have a SIM slot.
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No, there is no slot for a SIM card; this tablet does not have cellular capability. There is a slot for a micro SD (memory) card but that's it.
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it's a standard sim card. kind of an old school phone (slide out keyboard) with a new school dress on (touchscreen).