Help please: cannot update or purchase apps

Greetings,
I occasionally cannot update apps on my iPad - free or not free. I can never purchase new apps, free or not, and sometimes it won't let me update free apps.
I get an error message saying:
UNABLE TO PURCHASE
"APP" could not be purchased at this time.
Please try again later.
This has been happening for a few weeks. I've changed/updated credit card info, refreshed everything, restarted numerous times.
Thanks
Apple iPad 2 (Wi-Fi/CDMA/GPS Verizon) 16
Version 7.0.4 911B554a)

Nope - It thought it might be my slow internet connection in my new apartment, but when I went into work where it's fast, some downloaded, but a few others wouldn't. So now I'm even more confused. Sorry.

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