Taking my US 3G iPad to South Africa

Going to South Africa for 10 days in July and wondering if there is a way to swap SIM cards (purchase locally in South Africa) and pay local rates for 3G data in South Africa.
Does anyone know how to do this, if this would work, if this would affect my warranty with ATT or Apple?
GJM

Going to South Africa for 10 days in July and wondering if there is a way to swap SIM cards (purchase locally in South Africa) and pay local rates for 3G data in South Africa.
Yes - if there is a carrier in South Africa that provides a pre-paid micro-SIM card for data access only.
Does anyone know how to do this, if this would work, if this would affect my warranty with ATT or Apple?
The iPad 3G has a micro-SIM card tray which you would eject to remove the AT&T micro-SIM card and to place the micro-SIM card acquired from a carrier in South Africa - with the iPad powered off when doing so. Place the AT&T micro-SIM card in a safe place for use when you return.
There is no warranty with AT&T, and this would not affect Apple's warranty for the iPad. The iPad is not sold as carrier locked with AT&T, which means it can be used with any other carrier's micro-SIM card for data access only via the carrier's network.

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