iPads and iPhones on cellular work the same. Since iPhones can sent SMS messages via cellular, cellular iPads can send SMS.
>> Does the message app that comes with iPad only message those who use Apple products? If so, what might be used to message family who use Android devices? Perhaps there is a setting somewhere that I am missing but so far, it only seems to work with family who use an Apple product.
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> No you send to non Apple people. They will appear in green and are not free. Apple people are in blue and are free.
> Look in text message settings.
Almost.
1. Regular SMS text messaging on the *iPhone* requires a cellular account with text service. Since I've only had iPads with cellular ability, I do not know what happens when you attempt to send a regular SMS text message from an iPad that is Wifi-only.
2. SMS text service from a carrier comes in 2 flavors: unlimited (no additional costs no matter how many you send), and some number of texts included in your monthly billing, with overage charged individually.
3. Apple's iMessage service seems free, but isn't quite, since it is charged as cellular data (when it uses the cellular network). This cost is, however, orders of magnitude less than the carrier's per-message rates.
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