Help Does Galaxy Tab 2 has a built-in phone app?

elrooter · Dec 18, 2012

Hello,

I was wondering if the galaxy tab 2 has a built-in phone app like every smartphone, or the SIM is used only for mobile network. I am asking this because I have a galaxy tab 2 10.1 (P5100) , it's the 3g version (already has a SIM inside), and I was thinking that maybe my carrier installed their own ROM and removed the phone app?

ty!

AJP007 · Dec 18, 2012

What sort of phone App do you mean..?
Please elaborate.
Cheers
Andrew

elrooter · Dec 19, 2012

I'm talking about the option to dial to other phones, can you make phone calls from it?

Bosbouer · Dec 19, 2012

Unless you Data plan includes "voice" you will have to load normal prepaid airtime if you want to use the telephone fuction

elrooter · Dec 19, 2012

Assuming I have "voice" in the data plan, should there be a Phone button like in my galaxy s3 or like in any smartphone to dial or there is no such a button on
Glaxy Tab 2 P-5100 and you should get it in other way?because I don't see that button, can you maybe upload a picture of it if it does exist?

Bosbouer · Dec 19, 2012

elrooter said:
Assuming I have "voice" in the data plan, should there be a Phone button like in my galaxy s3 or like in any smartphone to dial or there is no such a button on
Glaxy Tab 2 P-5100 and you should get it in other way?because I don't see that button, can you maybe upload a picture of it if it does exist?

In applications select the "phone" icon. From there you will have the dailer pad

Bosbouer · Dec 19, 2012

PS to the above:

The phone app can also be accessed through the shortcut tab at the bottom of the screen

acoolphone · Dec 20, 2012

Obviously there also is Skype, works but there are front/rear camera issue

elrooter · Dec 20, 2012

Thanks for replies, however,I am not talking about Skype, I am talking about a dialer to other phone numbers, does the P5100 has this option? you guys who own this tablet can call other phone numbers? because I can't see the dialer, that's why I started this topic, as I think my carrier installed their own ROM and removed it from some reason, so the main question is , is there a built in dialer like in phones, to call other phones, are you able to , for example , dial to a Samsung Galaxy 3 from your Galaxy Tab 2 P5100?
ty

ScandaLeX · Dec 20, 2012

elrooter said:
Thanks for replies, however,I am not talking about Skype, I am talking about a dialer to other phone numbers, does the P5100 has this option? you guys who own this tablet can call other phone numbers? because I can't see the dialer, that's why I started this topic, as I think my carrier installed their own ROM and removed it from some reason, so the main question is , is there a built in dialer like in phones, to call other phones, are you able to , for example , dial to a Samsung Galaxy 3 from your Galaxy Tab 2 P5100?
ty

You haven't answered this but do you see a phone handset icon on the home screen or in the app drawer?

elrooter · Dec 21, 2012

Nope!I do not see the handset icon! I was right! the carrier did install their own rom rom and removed it! I think they did that because they would pay more taxes as you pay more taxes here when you import phone devices! I think I'm going to download 3rd party dialers from the Play Store. is it safe?any recommendation?
thanks!

elrooter · Dec 21, 2012

Oh no, I've tried 3rd dialers apps but they say my device doesn't support phone, they completely removed this option!

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