blakamin: My nexus 7 3g doesn't have a dialer or a message app.. Probably because it's a tablet and not a phone.

Inphinity:

gnfb:

gnfb:

myopinion: How about the TextMe iPad app?

I don't know will have a look

Yeah it can work but not through the sim obliviously its not free like they infer, what is?

You need credits to use (which you can either pay for, or do a horde of spammy surveys etc). It's free for certain functions, but that's predominantly US/Canadian domestic uses.

Wade: I don't understand why these manufacturers don't bundle a Bluetooth headset to a small tablet that can be used as a phone, even better make the headset dockable into the device

Handle9:

Wade: I don't understand why these manufacturers don't bundle a Bluetooth headset to a small tablet that can be used as a phone, even better make the headset dockable into the device

Because an iPhone 5 costs $1049, an iPad mini costs $680.

Why would they destroy their market for phones?

Wade:

an ipad mini sized phone (with separate headset) would give them something exciting to compete against the likes of the Note's and other large screen androids. 

Wade:
I'm no techo but I suspect it doesn't have GSM radio and possibly some other bits it might need to operate as a full functioning phone so by the time this hardware is added,the price point could easily push beyond ip5 so moot point, the existing mini doesn't seem to be able to dully function as a phone anyway