My iPad won't connect via cell after installing iOS6 and may now think it is an iPhone!?!

Question pretty much says it all...
I upgraded to iOS6 and now I cannot connect to anything using cell/3G/4G. Error messages say odd things like 'Your iPhone is not configured properly'. Odd that an iPad would say this!
So I CAN use the iPad For now via wifi but when I turn on the cellular data under the main Settings screen, there are no options/buttons to access my AT&T data service, check my account, etc, like would normally be there with iOS5. The poly options available are to either turn on cellular data and to set SIM PIN..
When I turn on cellular data, it goes to 'Searching...' in the upper left of the screen as it would normally do if I was out of range of a cell tower or something and just keeps 'searching'.
So...any thoughts? I'm unable to find a place to look at my AT&T data account anywhere under settings to verify that it exists and the iPad is 'touching' it.
I'd prefer not to wipe clean and start again from last restore but I am at the end of my creative and technical capabilities.
Ideate away!
MG

I have the same problem with iPhone 3GS, it wont connect to cell data after update to iOS 6.
everytime i want to connect to internet with any apps on my iPhone, i have to connect from a Wifi first.
this is frustating...
are there any solution for this?

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