How do I use my text allowance on my iPad Pro

[Anonymous]

Have 100 text on my tariff but can’t use it. How do I use my text on my iPad Pro

[Anonymous]

You can’t send texts on a non cellular device 

[Anonymous]

I have 20gb data and 100 text. Inserted my o2 sim got the data not the text

[Anonymous]

@Anonymous You can use them via iMessage or the TU app from my research 

[MI5]

If you already have a phone contract with o2 you can register for Tugo with your phone number, otherwise you can’t use your text allowances unfortunately.

[Sammy_boy]

You can send texts from your iPad if you've an iPhone and both are connected to the same wireless hotspot. I've done this with mine with no problem.

[adamtemp64 · Accepted solution]

As already stated there is no way to use the included 100 text allowance on an iPad all methods described will use your phones allowance and not the iPad allowance 

this is due to no native sms app on the iPad 

[Sammy_boy]

My apologies I must have misread the post, yes my advice would use your iPhones allowance, not the iPad's allowance.

[MercedesS]

Hello @Anonymous, 

Please let us know if that’s what you needed and if there’s anything else we can do for you.

Thanks a lot @adamtemp64, @Sammy_boy, @Anonymous and @MI5 for your help and advice. You all are

[Kelaanbr]

My iPad Pro is a cellular version. It has its own phone number attached? I was sold the contract on the basis of 100 messages being included in the plan. I am not able to either send or receive texts however. This is making it impossible for me to upgrade as I have to get a code from a text they send to confirm it’s my account. I’ve put the sim into another device and into a working phone but it makes no difference. My iPad Pro does have a messages app. I can only think that it is the sim that is restricting the cellular usage. It’s incredibly frustrating and really wrong that they aren’t providing the service I’ve been paying for and they refuse to do anything about it. I’ve called them umpteen times about this issue, chatted with them via the app and even emailed the query. Their only response is to put the sim into a phone. They refuse to accept that I have and that it doesn’t work. They shrug their shoulders and suggest visiting a store; which I clearly can’t during lockdown! Being that the op asked this question back in 2017, and 3 years later it’s still going on, an actual solution would be very much appreciated.