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Angus Bryan, Senior Vice President of Merchandising - BrandsMart USA

Derek in Erie, Pennsylvania listens on Money Radio WPSE and asked: "I'm trying to combine a laptop and a cellphone - basically be able to make calls from an unlocked laptop or tablet-type device with a keyboard on it so I can also e-mail. Not sure if that's possible, and that's what I'm looking to get answered."

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Derek, what you’re describing is something that is expected to become more common as 5G rolls out. There used to be plenty of laptops with their own phone service as a way to provide them internet on the go, they just usually lacked the capacity to make real phone calls.

Today you can easily make WiFi calls on laptops through third-party services like Google Voice or Skype, and some computers like Apple’s line can make phone calls from a linked number on a compatible phone.

These days the easiest way to get what you want would just be to tether the computer to a phone for the service as needed, but stay tuned, computers with their own phone service are expected to make some kind of a comeback soon.

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