PROBLEM WITH RECENT UPDATE TRIGGERING IPADS STUCK IN RECOVERY MODE PROBLEM

I am wondering how many other ipad owners are having a problem getting their device out of the recovery mode after the recent update? I have been in contact with the Apple Express service and been assisted in taking my ipad through the restore process 3 times, and it hasn't worked.
The last advisor told me that if that last restore process did not work it meant my ipad would need to be shipped off for service. I have noticed a number of others posting about this problem in the last week, however. Is there an anticipated fix for this issue? Or, do we all need to send our devices in?
I feel I have received cheerful customer service from some very patient Apple reps, but see any solutions for the problem being offered. In addition to the inconvenience of shipping my ipad for repair, I am also concerned about my AT&T unlimited data/flat rate subscription being lost in the process. Has anyone resolved this problem, and was it through an offsite repair job?

I bought a refurb ipad 32gb. I have noticed when itunes via wifi fails to do an app update, it screws the whole ios; thereby forcing ipad to go into recovery mode. I thought Apple learned the hard way not to allow one app to bring down the whole os!! This is the 5th time an app caused this. last time Apple forced me to reinstall Itunes, wasted 2 hrs.
I worked hard saving up enough funds to get an iPad. Yes, i even paid Applecare too. If this can be fixed, I want a replacement or a full refund.

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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
I'm sorry to hear about the difficulties you're experiencing after this update process. I found the following article that has more information on the iTunes error code 9006:
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Hi bentetomy
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Is there a chance that warranty doesn't cover the costs?
If you haven't tampered( the phone hasn't been rooted or flashed or nothing that could possibly damage it.) with the device a valid warranty should cover this.The service center should honor your warranty.
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We had tried updatind my iPad several times which came up with error code '1645' and we updated our itunes which had no effect and resulted in us putting it into recovery mode, where it is now stuck.
I've been looking on this post http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1808 and at start it says it resolves issues whe your iPad 'Stops responding, showing the Apple logo with no progress bar or a stopped progress bar, for over ten minutes' my iPad is in recovery mode and it gets to the point in itunes where it displays 'preparing software for recovery' we've had it showing no progress on the bar all night and nothing we have done helps. But that support page really doesn't give any solutions.
I've looked on many sites and tried multiple things such as this website http://thehowto.wikidot.com/ipad-stuck-recovery-mode which is suggested lots and has had no effect after following all the steps.
Any help will be highly appreciated

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