WiFi on 2nd generation iPod Touch times out
The WiFi for my 2nd generation iPod Touch is connected, but the internet is either excruciatingly slow, or times out every time I try to use it. I have a full signal and I've tried resetting the network settings as well as the iPod setting, but neither has made a difference. How do I fix this without spending money?
I took it into the Apple store and was told it could be a hardware problem, and (of course) I'm out of warranty, so tough cookies. How does something like this happen? I haven't dropped it or spilled anything on it. All I've done is listen to music, download apps, play games and surf the internet -- why am I told "tough luck," because it decided to stop working after two years of gentle usage? Ugh. Hope this serves as a warning to others: Apple products are not really worth the pricetag if they give out after 2 years, so be weary.
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When restoring to factory settings/new iPod fails to resolve a problem that indicates a hardware problem. An appointment at the genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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Look to the app developer to provide that information when browsing the iTunes Store.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2799 -
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jermainer180 wrote:
i have a 2nd generation ipod touch im getting the screen repaired. is it possible for apple to send me a 4th or 3rd generation ipod touch, say if they ran out of 2nd generation ipods?
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
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Update. 2ND generation ipod touch.
Can i update a 2nd generation ipod to IOS5 ? I know that below "about" in "general" there is suppost to be a thing that says update but my ipod doesn't have that. And, when i go to itunes it doesn't let me update it. Help !! Please !
I hope I didn't find you too late, Krrishlnd or anyone else interested, but when I inadvertently updated some apps beyond my 2nd generation iPod's iOS 4.2.1 capability, since I also have a new 3rd generation iPad, and my iTunes dutifully tries to update those apps beyond my iPod's capabilities--or if an app's "improvements" are worse than the previous version, I go to the trash on my Mac's desktop and open it. Yes, my iTunes normally catches the apps in question, and will state that the app is incompatible with my Touch, but occasionally an app slips through. In your Trash, unless you empty it regularly, you'll find iTunes' discarded previous versions of your apps. In fact you may find several earlier versions of the same apps in question, if it has been an unusually long time since you've emptied your trash. Newer Mac OS 10.X doesn't routinely empty the Trash like OS 9 and earlier used to do on shutdown and restart, so there's hope here. The discarded apps have abbreviated names you'll probably recognize, all with .ipa extensions at the end. They aren't overwritten when iTunes updates your iOS devices; iTunes just removes them and places them intact in the Trash.
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Will iOS5 become available for 2nd generation iPod Touch?
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same as for iphone3G which is hardwareside comparable to the 2nd gen touch.
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How to install the iOS4.3 update on my 2nd generation ipod touch
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