IMessage is not avaiable on my iPad

There is no icon and a search on the iPad finds nothing. How do I go about getting it on my iPad?

Do you have iOS 5 on your iPad? Settings>General>About>Version.
Check and see what is listed. If it is not running iOS 5, you will not have Messages on the iPad and if you want it you have to update to iOS 5 using a computer and with iTunes.
How to update your iOS device

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