You can use a tablet as a mobile phone to call friends and family, perhaps with a headset or holding the tablet in your hand and using the handsfree "> Send and receive SMS from tablet, iPad and computer with your number The best apps to make calls with a tablet for free
To phone from a tablet there are several apps of various types, some can be used to call landlines and cell phones, while others can only be used to call friends who use that same application.
1) Skype
To phone using a tablet or an iPad connected to the internet, the best application you can use is definitely Skype, downloadable from the links here -> Skype (Android) and Skype (iOS).
Skype can be used with a Microsoft account and it is possible to make calls and video calls (using the front camera of the tablet) for free with the other contacts who use Skype.
Since Skype is used all over the world, it is very likely that the person you want to call is already registered with Skype so just ask him for the nickname with which he is registered.
With Skype it is also possible to make calls to landlines and mobile phones by buying credit by credit card.
In another article there is the guide to make calls with Skype and buy credit.
The call quality is excellent both in the case of an LTE connection and in the case of a tablet connected via WiFi.
2) Facebook Messenger
Another way to make phone calls from the tablet is to use the Facebook Messenger app, which can be downloaded for free from the links available here -> Facebook Messenger (Android) and Facebook Messenger (iOS).
With Facebook Messenger you can call for free the cell phones of friends who have installed the app on their smartphone, on an Android tablet or on iPad.
The quality of the calls is excellent and since on Facebook it is very likely to find the person we are trying to contact, it is easy that the friend to call has the app ready and it is possible to call him.
3) LINE
An app very similar to Messenger and Facebook is LINE, which can be downloaded for free from the links available here -> LINE (Android) and LINE (iOS).
This app allows you to make calls and make video calls with friends registered on the same service and who use the app on their smartphone or tablet.
A bit like WhatsApp does, Line looks for friends registered in the service from the phone book and
calls between users with Line installed are absolutely free, so you should take advantage of this possibility to make calls with a tablet for free.
4) Viber Messenger
Another very useful app for making phone calls on tablets is Viber Messenger, downloadable for free from the following links -> Viber Messenger (Android) and Viber Messenger (iOS).
This app allows you to call for free any contact who owns the same app or is subscribed to the service completely free and without limits, with good call quality.
5) WeChat
Another app that we can try to phone with a free tablet is WeChat, available for free at the links present here -> WeChat (Android) and WeChat (iOS).
As for the similar apps seen so far, this will use the contacts already registered to the service (but we can invite other friends to use it) to make free and unlimited calls.
6) Telegram
Even the famous rival messaging service of WhatsApp offers free calls from tablets.
We can download it for free from here -> Telegram (Android) and Telegram (iOS).
The app offers among its many features also free calling, just open the chat with the contact we want to contact and open the menu at the top right, where we will see the Call button.
The quality is fair and the service is completely free.
7) imo
Another app that we can use on tablets to make phone calls to friends for free is imo, downloadable from here -> imo (Android) and imo (iOS).
Once registered to the service, just contact one of the friends who already use the app and start the call completely free.
In addition to calls, we can also make video calls, using the front camera of the tablet.
The call quality is very good, to the point of being able to call it one of the best services to make calls with a tablet for free.
8) Google Duo
If we love making video calls instead of simple calls we can rely on the Google Duo app, available for free from here: Google Duo (Android) and Google Duo (iOS).
This app interfaces with the Google account and allows you to contact all friends who have an Android smartphone or a device with a Google account configured (practically all smartphones and tablets!).
The simple and linear interface does the rest: it will be possible to make a call or a video call to a single contact (hence the name) with very high quality, certainly one of the best in the tablet sector.
9) Hangouts
Finally, I point out the Hangouts app, downloadable for free from the links here -> Hangouts (Android) and Hangouts (iOS).
Just like Google Duo uses the Google account to retrieve the contacts we can call, with very similar quality.
In addition to calls and video calls, it allows you to make group video conferences (up to 50 members), so you can contact a large number of people.
