How do I make a phone call from iPad?

I set up my iPhone 5S personal hotspot, then link to it on the iPad (both running iOS 8). I can access the internet from the iPad, but cannot make a FaceTime phone call. Did I misunderstand the Keynote address that this would be possible with iOS 8?

Joe,
I hope you can help as I have the same issue. First the basics: my iPhone 5 and iPad Air both have iOS 8 installed (there are still three family devices on the same apple id/icloud account that are not yet on iOS 8). Both devices list the same phone number in Messages and FaceTime and both those apps use the same iCloud account. Both devices are on the same wifi network.
But when I get a call on my iPhone, the iPad most definitely does not give me the option to respond. And nothing happens when I try to tap on a contact on the iPad. :-( :-(
I went through the links above and note a couple odd things. For instance, the user guide says:
"Disable iPhone Cellular Calls. On your iPhone, go to Settings > FaceTime, then turn off iPhone Cellular Calls"
When I go to my iPhone's Settings->FaceTime, there is no option to "turn off iPhone Cellular Calls". What are they talking about?
In the third link, the instructions for making phone calls have a fourth step:
4. Wi-Fi Calling needs to be off.
What does that mean? Where do I look to make sure it's off?
As an aside, I'm writing this from my 2010 MBP running Yosemite beta 3 and there appears to be no connection between it and my nearby iPhone either. My MBP is on the same wifi network as the iPhone and both the Mac's FaceTime and Messages have the same phone # set as on the iPhone. But when I go into the address book and look up a contact, no "phone" icon/button shows up next to the contact's phone number. When a call comes into the iPhone, nothing happens on the mac.

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There is more information in the link, including supported hardware and that you must have Settings > FaceTime > iPhone Cellular Calls set to on on the iPhone.
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