Apple offers the iPad in two flavors: Wi-Fi only, which is the more common version, and Wi-Fi + Cellular, which is more expensive, but can access the internet using a cellular data plan when there's no Wi-Fi available.
Since the cellular version of the iPad has a SIM card and accesses the internet that way, it has a phone number assigned as well. You cannot call this number – it has no voice plan associated with it – but you can text the number.
That's not all. Even if you have a Wi-Fi only iPad, it might have your iPhone's number associated with it, if you set them up to work together. If your iPad is connected to your iPhone, for example, you can conduct FaceTime calls from your iPad using your iPhone's phone number.
Here's how to track down both numbers using your iPad.
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How to find your SIM card's phone number on the iPad
If you have a Wi-Fi + Cellular iPad with a SIM card installed, you can easily find its phone number.
1. Start the Settings app.
2. Tap "General."
3. Tap "About."
4. Your phone number is on the line called "Cellular Data Number."
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How to find your FaceTime phone number on the iPad
1. Start the Settings app.
2. Tap "FaceTime."
3. In the section called "You can be reached by FaceTime at," you should see a list of ways people can reach you, including email addresses and your iPhone's phone number.
4. You can also choose how you want to be identified in the "Caller ID" section – you can choose your phone number or email address.
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Dave Johnson
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Dave Johnson is a technology journalist who writes about consumer tech and how the industry is transforming the speculative world of science fiction into modern-day real life. Dave grew up in New Jersey before entering the Air Force to operate satellites, teach space operations, and do space launch planning. He then spent eight years as a content lead on the Windows team at Microsoft. As a photographer, Dave has photographed wolves in their natural environment; he's also a scuba instructor and co-host of several podcasts. Dave is the author of more than two dozen books and has contributed to many sites and publications including CNET, Forbes, PC World, How To Geek, and Insider.
