My iPad has become a secondary iPhone.

I am able to text via textPlus (for free), and make calls with Fring to people who have it (for free). I was able to make a call down to my brother down in Puerto Vallarta who also has an iPad. He didn't have cell service but he had wifi in the lobby.
I won't replace my iPhone, but it's kind of nice to know I can do it.

Skype also works well over WiFi on the iPad for voice. I keep hoping they update the iPhone app so it takes advanatage of the iPad screen, but the iPhone version of the app works fine on the iPad. I also use it for teleconferencing at work since calling 800 numbers is free.

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  • My iPad has become extremely touchy  in typing, particularly in Mail.  Is there a clean-out for this?

    iPad 6.1.3
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    First thing to try is to reset your device. Press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously ignoring the red slider should one appear until the Apple logo appears. Let go of the buttons and let the device restart. See if that fixes your problem.

  • Ipad has become unstable

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  • My iPad has become disabled, how can I fix it?

    My iPad has turned disabled three days back. I don't know how to fix it?

    If it's showing the disabled screen due to too many incorrect passcode attempts then you will need to connect the iPad to the computer that you normally sync to and you should then be able to reset the iPad and restore/re-sync your content to it (http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1212) - you may need to put the iPad into recovery mode in order to be able to reset it : http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1808
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    If you restore on a different computer that was never synced with the device, you will be able to unlock the device for use and remove the passcode, but your data will not be present.

  • HT201365 My IPad has become disabled. I visited My Apple ID and changed my password but this doesn't enable to device what do I do?

    I upgraded my IPad, latest version with the new iOS7.02 software and did not enter a correct "passcode". the device is now locked and cannot be opened. What to do to open device?

    Thank you for your reply!
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  • The button has become insensitive in iPhone 4

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  • Since the new IOS7 the ipad has become so slow as to not really be usable.  It has turned the IPAd into a kindle as all I can do is read a book its so SLOOW.  Any fixes for this

    These last upgrades have really made this Ipad an I Brick.   Any fixes for this slow devce that frezzes half the time and sometimes takes seconds to recognize my typing.

    (A) Reset iPad
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    Note: Data will not be affected.
    (B) Reset all settings
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  • IPhone 6 will not sync music. This has become a problem since using itunes 12. It also will not sync all my pics and video's with my iPad 4  either. Removed and re-installed iTunes with no improvement.

    iPhone 6 will not sync music. This has become a problem since using itunes 12. It also will not sync all my pics and video's with my iPad 4  either. Removed and re-installed iTunes with no improvement. It stops at last step saying waiting for items to copy and just sits there.  The iPad finish the sync, but some video's are missing.

    iPhone 6 will not sync music. This has become a problem since using itunes 12. It also will not sync all my pics and video's with my iPad 4  either. Removed and re-installed iTunes with no improvement. It stops at last step saying waiting for items to copy and just sits there.  The iPad finish the sync, but some video's are missing.

  • My iphone 5 jack plug has become loose (headphone plug falls out)

    My iphone 5 jack plug has become loose (headphone plug falls out)
    I wanted to know if apple repaired this, if so how much would it cost?! many thanks.

    Hi there Kingofmelts,
    Welcome to Apple Support Communities.
    It sounds like your iPhone is displaying the Connect to iTunes screen. Take a look at the article linked below, which provides more information about the issue, and will walk you through the process of restoring the iPhone from recovery mode.
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  • Ios 4.3.5 update.Wifi has become really slow on iphone 4

    Hi,
    After updating to ios 4.3.5 the Wifi has become really slow...the same connection works like ligtning on my computer but it has started taking **** of time in iphone 4.
    I haven't jailbroken ,neither I have unlocked my phone.
    please help.
    Thanks
    Rahul

    My phone's wifi has become pretty much unusable since I upgraded to 4.3.5 two days ago. The connection is intermittent and in addtion it will not reconnect once it has disconnected, I have to reboot the phone before it will reconnect to the wifi and that only works sometimes. Everything worked fine till I upgraded to 4.3.5.
    I rely on wifi at the office for business purposes to save on carrier usage costs.
    Thank you Apple for screwing it up again and letting me fit the bill for the carrier data overages I will be incurring till you fix this mess. I wish I had not bought this piece of junk. I am really angry and frustrated and I am sure I am not the only one. I was looking at iPads for my field service techs, definetly I will NOT be considering this any longer. I will nevery buy another Apple product ever again.
    My reaction is not based only on this single incident. I had issues with wifi and blutooth in some previous versions of the iPhone software. I never had such problems with my Blackberry Bold 9000, the wifi and blutooth were rock solid. Seems Apple just cannot get it right.

  • IPhone "Remote" App for Apple TV Has Become Sluggish, Slow to Respond

    (Earlier today I posted this question on the "iPhone" section of this thread but perhaps it's more appropriate here.)
    I've searched this and other forums and have yet to see the issue I'm having addressed. After successfully installing and using the iPhone "Remote" app to control my Apple TV, its performance has become erratic. While selecting and/or swiping actions were instantaneous, they're now delayed, sometimes by four or five seconds. My Apple IR remote still works perfectly. Also, the Remote app on my iPhone works fine on the TV set up in various Apple Stores I've visited. A clue that may be relevant is that my RF Dish receiver remote is a bit slow now, too, although not as bad as the WiFi-driven iPhone Remote app. It seems that something in the room is creating these problems (there are no fluorescent lights) and all worked fine months ago. Anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this?

    ok well it seems unlikely that your issue is with the appletv itself.
    could well be wifi interference.
    any cordless phones or cordless doorbells, or any new cars turned up close by with remote car alarms, or a new microwave (or old one starting to fail) ? all this sort of stuff can kill wifi.

  • Hello, i have updated my iphone 5 black 16 gb to ios 7 ios 7.0.2 (11a501) and my battery has become worse it gives 9 hours of usage with out doing anything, i have done everything i tried, not using my iphone as well but still no change at all!

    hello, i have updated my iphone 5 black 16 gb to ios 7.0.2 (11a501) and my battery life of my iphone has become worse it gives 9 hours of usage with out doing anything, i have done everything every tip that is available online i had 3gs and 4s so i know how to save battry life,i even tried  not using my iphone as well but still no change at all!. i have upadted to ios 7.0.3 then downgraded it , i thought battery may be an issue ,so i put  brand new battery still no change , so what should i do ? , update to the latest version which is ios 7.0.4 or wait for the ios 7.1 , i was using iphone 4s running on ios 6.1 it gave me 3 days of battery timing , iphone 5 seemed to be very bad for me ,help ! ?
    its facory unlocked btw

    Try to do a reset, if it doesn't work try remove recently added apps this may solve your problem ( like google app because it has happened with me)
    Take a look at apps using your location service in privacy, it can cause battery draining.

  • I have and iPad and I have and iPhone 5 my husband has another one and I singed all of them with the same Apple ID and  accound now my husband can see all the text I send and I get everything he gets how could I get his phone out of my accound

    I have and iPad and I have and iPhone 5 my husband has another one and I singed all of them with the same Apple ID and  accound now my husband can see all the text I send and I get everything he gets how could I get his phone out of my accound

    Mishijos3 wrote:
    I have and iPad and I have and iPhone 5 my husband has another one and I singed all of them with the same Apple ID ...
    Have a look here...
    http://macmost.com/setting-up-multiple-ios-devices-for-messages-and-facetime.htm l

  • Hi i have the same apple id for my iPad and my mac. my iPhone has a different one. My i cloud on my mac seems to be the iCloud on my iPad, if that makes sense so its not sending my photos from my mac to the cloud. how do i change it to upload mac?

    hi i have the same apple id for my iPad and my mac. my iPhone has a different one. My i cloud on my mac seems to be the iCloud on my iPad, if that makes sense so its not sending my photos from my mac to the cloud. how do i change it to upload mac pictures instead? thanks

    Did you go into Settings > Store and then tap your old ID, sign out and then enter your new ID?

  • HT204053 If I have an apple ID for myself and my wife has just got a iPhone for the first time how can she get the same apps as I have for my iPhone and iPad

    If I have an apple ID for myself and my wife has just got a iPhone for the first time how can she get the same apps as I have for my iPhone and iPad by getting it off my iCloud?

    She can't from iCloud without setting up your iCloud account on her phone. But just sync the same apps from your iTunes Library on your computer to her phone.
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