The iPad is a media device that comes with a variety of features, including the ability to talk to others using an Internet or cellular data connection. The iPad comes with a number of communications apps including FaceTime and iMessage, but if you’d like to use the iPad as a phone-like device you’ll have to download an application designed for that purpose. Several can be downloaded from the App Store, including Google Voice, Skype, Vonage and Viber. Writer Bio