Hello Willow. So happens I have an IPad 8. No issues at this time. Touch wood
or whatever. Bought it new. We have high speed Shaw and like the IPad very few
issues other than the ongoing cost. No help or solace to your experience. I am
running iPad os version 16 and just noticed there is an update to 16.1.1.
That’s the extent of my technical savy.
JR’s IPad
On Nov 28, 2022, at 14:23, Willow Arune <walittleboots9@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Some months ago, a Telus sign up bestowed an iPad 8 on me.
It is the worst excuse for a tablet it has ever been my misfortune to own.
Apple (thank god I got AppleCare for it) has sent a replacement to me five
times. None of them nor the current one have worked properly. I have spent
hours on the phone with Apple, once again today. I would love to simply
return this pos to them for a credit but that seems unlikely.
I have tried to keep in contact with my home insurance company and the
renovators. Posts shown up on the welcome page then disappear. Unless I
phone to confirm, I have no confidence that my posts are delivered.
IMessages are not delivered or received.
The screen is marginally responsive. By that I mean sometimes it works,
often it does not. I might tap ten times or more before giving up. Shading
or placing the cursor is a hit and miss proposition.
Yet aside from electronic messaging of any sort, Messenger excepted (I think)
simply does not work. I have been on computers for many years. Prior to
this pos iPad 8, I rarely had any issues, even when using a Thai keyboard. I
have formatted pcs many times. After switching to Apple, a few issues but
all of those settled easily enough.
In addition to replacement machines, I was also directed to one of two Apple
repair facilities. They sold me a new charger and thought that would help.
Aside from speeding up charging, nothing changed.
So, I have returned, like a couple of my Internet friends, to using my
ten-year plus iPad mini. Oh yes. An hour on the phone this AM with
screenshare on both the iPad and the iPhone. Several changes, none of which
changed anything. I was given a call back number. No call back.
Now, I admit my mind is not working as it used too these days. But the iPad
8 - at least in my experience, is a terrible tablet...
Willow
