A GSM iPad should work in any country where GSM carriers operate and offer data plans.
mobileworldlive.com is a great resource. They have a list which is up-to-date with live and planned availability as well as supported frequencies.
Of course you can use your iPad in any country where your carrier has roaming agreements. But at a very high rate. And you might have to call your carrier in advance to activate the option. But this will cost you much more than getting your data access from a local carrier.
If you chose to get your data access from a local carrier here are a few things to consider:
- The carrier will not necessarily offer a micro SIM. In that case you will have to trim the sim to the right dimensions yourself.
- You will have to setup the APN settings yourself on most networks.
- Internet access could mean something else than data plan. Beware of obsolete offers with WAP or very limited access.
- Some carriers will have better coverage than others. Check the coverage of each carrier before committing.
- Some carriers will not sell prepaid data.
- In some countries there could be restrictions for foreigners or non residents and you might have to get your SIM from someone who can buy it for you.
Does this mean that any iPad 2 purchased in the U.S. is incompatible with 3G service abroad?
No. The GSM version (AT&T) will work in most countries. The same cannot be said of the CDMA version (Verizon).
Wikipedia tels us the iPad supports UMTS / HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM / EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Two networks are referenced as providing support for GSM based 3G in japan :
- NTT DOCOMO, INC. (DOCOMO) 3G on 2100 MHz
- SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. (SoftBank) 3G 2100 MHz
Note: I would recommend a 3rd party solution if you go abroad for a short period of time. There are mobile WiFi modems like the huawei-mifi-e585 that could offer a better alternative if you need internet access on more than one device at a time.
There is a maximum of 11 pages of apps on your iPad. Those that don't show up can be launched by swiping all the way left to the iPad spotlight, and searching for the app title. As for maximum number of apps in a folder, I was able to fit 20 (as you mentioned).
I was not able to find any official documentation regarding this matter.
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Looking on the box my MacBook Pro came in the Model No: is designated as e.g., A1398 and the Part Number: is in the form of AlphaNumeric/A as is with the part number you've shown. So with an iPad I'd assume it's the same, a part number, as there would be no reason to have different inventory control systems. If you Google "MD545FD/A", it shows as an Apple iPad mini Wi-Fi + Cellular 64GB.