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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 wit...
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.
So, it is pretty simple. The carriers contract the manufacturer to make devices to their specification. The manufacturers get paid for this. If the carriers allowed cell phone calls to happen without any phone then they would lose the profit off of the smart phones. Say buying a tablet for $500 that can do more than a smart phone would steer people to the tablets. As these smart phones are well over $1000.
What I don't understand is why all the tablet manufacturers try to hide their voice cell phone capabilities. I understand they want profits but trying to mislead the public for profits is not a smart business model. It only will create angry people and manufacturers and carriers will have many returns.
Yes I am sure the tablets of old could make calls. One just needs a dial-er, a speaker, a microphone and a chip that operates on cell tower frequencies. The rest of it is software so the chip can be recognized by the carrier as to what it is and set up handshaking lines to transmit data. The data is then determined by the device, on both ends, if it is voice or digital. With voice one will have a Digital to Analog converter and Multiplexer chip to be able to send it to the speakers. Or with a microphone the reverse happens on has a Analog to Digital convertor and Decoder chip in the device.
