Ipad for phone calls need help

[fratri]

Hi there
We are heading down into the US in the morning, trying to do some pier fishing @ Myrtle Beach...
Instead of me using my Samsung Acer phone (with rogers) I heard that I can use my wife's ipad as a phone. Download some App? Can anyone guide me in the right direction so I am not downloading something harmful/useless..
Thanks
We basically would like to use the ipad to keep in touch with family and friends as our resort/hotel has free Wi-Fi..

[Brampton Mike]

Iphone Ipad....use facetime....we used it in Jamaica to talk to our granddaughter on her birthday at no cost to anyone!

[fratri]

Thanks.....got my son to figure it out for me... all good now...

[MarkB]

Use facetime if calling from one apple user to another.

Otherwise use skype, download the app, and you can basically call anyone that is on skype.

[intothedeep]

In case you need another option. There is a free app called magic jack... It allows free North America wide long distance calls through Internet/wifi.