Problems with 2nd gen 8 gig nano

I have just bought my 2nd gen 8gig nano thinking it would be plug in and play, but i cant get nothing working, i cant get it charging, i keep getting usb not recognized every time i plug it in to my pc or friends pc, i tunes dont see it. its just in a drawer with no songs on it, what a waste of my money! ive read all the support pages with no luck so if anyone can help please help me.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Your Apple TV's may be experiencing interference, have you tried changing wifi channels.
Check your network settings are correct and try restarting your router. update the routers firmware if appropriate.
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