XPost: comp.mobile.android, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: nospam@nospam.invalid   
      
   In article , RJH    
   wrote:   
      
   > >>  It's totally   
   > >> understandable that someone that has an iPad with a SIM slot would   
   > >> believe that the device could be used to place and receive calls,   
   > >> especially given the fact that it is assigned a phone number.   
   > >   
   > > only if they don't understand how things work, and not just about ipads   
   > > either.   
   > >   
   > > ipad data plans are data-only, something clearly stated in the specs.   
   > >   
   > > many other devices are also data-only.   
   > >   
   > > one example are usb cellular modems, which have existed long before   
   > > ipads or iphones. they too are assigned phone numbers, however, they   
   > > can only be used for data. they cannot be used for phone calls.   
   > >   
   > > other examples include vehicles with a mobile hotspot (only wifi, not   
   > > calls) and iot devices.   
   > >   
   > >> ?If you are not an expert on a subject, then your opinions about it   
   > >> really do matter less than the opinions of experts. It's not   
   > >> indoctrination nor elitism. It's just that you don't know as much as   
   > >> they do about the subject.??Tin Foil Awards   
   > >   
   > > and you very definitely don't.   
   >   
   > Why won't you give up & agree that he was correct and that you were not?   
      
   whooosh.   
      
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