How to Receive SMS Messages on an iPad

1. Purchase and Download either iTim Text Messenger or Textfree Unlimited. To do this, go to 'Apps' on your iPad, and look up and purchase the app. Your iPad will download and install the app.
2. Open your selected app by clicking on the icon from your iPad screen. Textfree gives you a free phone number for you to use for texting; click 'confirm' to accept the phone number. ITim text messaging works with Google Voice, allowing you to send and receive your messages over your Internet connection.
3. Add your texting friends to the app, and click on their contact information to text-message them. The interface of both apps is very similar to that of a touchscreen phone's message applications.