Storage full when it isn't

After message saying I had 200 MB available, I purchased 20 GB (ongoing monthly charge). Now it says I still have 200 MB and have 20 GB in storage. How do I convert the newly purchased 20 GB where it's needed?
Also unable to delete music and photos. No trash available.
Also after downloading IOS8 - cannot connect to the internet (after sleep) unless I turn off my iPad and turn back on.
Thanks for any help. This is no longer fun!

What is the 'storage full' message referring to, is it how much free space that you have available on your iPad (Settings > General > About > Available), or how much free space that you have available in the cloud for your backups ?
For music, what iOS version do you have on your iPad ? On iOS 7 and 8 you can delete individual tracks by swiping/dragging across them from right-to-left - on iOS 8 you can also delete albums and/or all an artists tracks in the same way (and you can do it via Settings > General > Usage > Manage Storage > Music, either by swiping/dragging or via the Edit button at the top right of the screen).
For photos, how did they get on the iPad ? If they photos weren't synced to it from a computer then you should be able to delete them - either via the trashcan icon in the top right corner (bottom right in iOS 7 and 8) if viewing the photo in full screen, or via the icon of the box with the arrow coming out of it (Edit button on iOS 6, Select button in iOS 7 and 8) in thumbnail view. Photos that were synced from your computer can't be deleted directly in the Photos app - you need to move/remove/de-select them from where they were synced from on your computer and re-sync

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