I'm not a big fan of i things. iPod sucked; iMac sucked; iTunes sucks; I wasn't madly in love with my iPad (the Kindle Fire is MUCH more stable and independently functional). Given all the i suckage, I never found a compelling reason to try my luck with iPhone.
I'm not a big fan of i things. iPod sucked; iMac sucked; iTunes sucks; I wasn't madly in love with my iPad (the Kindle Fire is MUCH more stable and independently functional). Given all the i suckage, I never found a compelling reason to try my luck with iPhone.
Every 5 minutes it decides to give me the "A problem was detected with this webpage, so it was reloaded". #### you Apple, you had your chance.
I got a cheap tablet from a company I'd never heard of. It occasionally has glitches, but it works almost as well as the expensive ones for half the cost. :shrug:
I don't know if I can explain this situation accurately, I would have to ask Thing1 and/or Foxhound to see if I am recollecting it accurately. Thing1 had a problem recently with his iPod 5th Generation.
A bit of backup info: Thing1 is VERY, extremely, extremely - and I mean that - hard and tough on charging cords for his iPod. He's just hard on electronics, period. ANY trouble whatsoever that he has: be it the cord bends a certain way or the cord feels loose, it could be anything really - it makes him very OCD and he must "fix" it.(or thinks he can!) He messes and messes with something and then - of course, it will get broken. This is a lifelong issue and there is no real way to get around it, except to make sure he can get or has a supply of these things. Ever since he got his 2nd iPod (before that it was Gameboys) I make HIM replace the electronic if it gets broken. That includes his laptop. So there is no real expense to me - it's mostly the time involved when he gets irritated with them and I (we) have to help him work it out.
When he was younger, it made NO difference what I did or how many times he had to pay for something to be replaced (birthday or Christmas money, etc) He still couldn't control himself "in the moment". He has gotten better at keeping an electronic gizmo longer than a year, so that is definitely progress! BUT!! This does not include the iPod cords. OMG, he goes through them like crazy. It's just part of doing business anymore. :shrug:
About a month ago - Foxhound bought him a charging cord which was "braided" instead of the usual plastic. We thought that would be the ticket. Nope. He came back from the Summer Games in Towson a couple of weeks ago and said the iPod kept telling him that the cord was not "iPod Certified" or something like that. ?? FH bought it from Amazon, I believe and we both looked at the product description - it said it was compatible. I am not sure what happened to the cord to cause it to do that - but once this happens - Thing1 is unable to stop himself - he is convinced something is wrong and he just makes it worse. So then the cord got messed up somehow.
Could this be similar to what you're talking about with other Apple products and is it possible to correct?
I don't know if I can explain this situation accurately, I would have to ask Thing1 and/or Foxhound to see if I am recollecting it accurately. Thing1 had a problem recently with his iPod 5th Generation.
A bit of backup info: Thing1 is VERY, extremely, extremely - and I mean that - hard and tough on charging cords for his iPod. He's just hard on electronics, period. ANY trouble whatsoever that he has: be it the cord bends a certain way or the cord feels loose, it could be anything really - it makes him very OCD and he must "fix" it.(or thinks he can!) He messes and messes with something and then - of course, it will get broken. This is a lifelong issue and there is no real way to get around it, except to make sure he can get or has a supply of these things. Ever since he got his 2nd iPod (before that it was Gameboys) I make HIM replace the electronic if it gets broken. That includes his laptop. So there is no real expense to me - it's mostly the time involved when he gets irritated with them and I (we) have to help him work it out.
When he was younger, it made NO difference what I did or how many times he had to pay for something to be replaced (birthday or Christmas money, etc) He still couldn't control himself "in the moment". He has gotten better at keeping an electronic gizmo longer than a year, so that is definitely progress! BUT!! This does not include the iPod cords. OMG, he goes through them like crazy. It's just part of doing business anymore. :shrug:
About a month ago - Foxhound bought him a charging cord which was "braided" instead of the usual plastic. We thought that would be the ticket. Nope. He came back from the Summer Games in Towson a couple of weeks ago and said the iPod kept telling him that the cord was not "iPod Certified" or something like that. ?? FH bought it from Amazon, I believe and we both looked at the product description - it said it was compatible. I am not sure what happened to the cord to cause it to do that - but once this happens - Thing1 is unable to stop himself - he is convinced something is wrong and he just makes it worse. So then the cord got messed up somehow.
Could this be similar to what you're talking about with other Apple products and is it possible to correct?
Anyway, the new design - the lightning cable - is pretty sophisticated and significantly smaller than the old design. And it's reversible, it has a processor in the cable that actually changes signal flows based on which way it's plugged in. People have always made cheap knock-off cables, most of them are fine and don't present much danger to users or devices. However, some of them are so poorly made that they do - and that was particularly going to be a problem with the way the new lightning cable worked. There have been issues with fires that turned out to be caused by very poorly made cables.
Thanks Beta and LT. I think they make a LOT of money on those accessories.I have gotten he same warning when using non apple chargers with my ipod, and even with my droid when I use a cheapy cord. Usually it charges anyway but flashes some message that it isn't "optimal" or some such. Generally, I ignore it and it still works fine. If the message is going to bother him, I wonder if the apple support could help. Im willing to bet they have some militarized version of the cord they sell or could suggest. its worth a try
It would be nice if they had a military-grade cord - I should definitely look into that. I don't think I've actually researched them with that criteria.
Thanks Beta and LT. I think they make a LOT of money on those accessories.
Even if the message isn't totally correct, it makes him cray cray.
It would be nice if they had a military-grade cord - I should definitely look into that. I don't think I've actually researched them with that criteria.
I've had numerous items under both Android and I-phone. Loved my Andriod bsaed phones when I had them (work). However, the new company went with I-phones, etc. I am still a fan of the Android in terms of layout for phones, etc. but prefer the I-items in terms of packages. My wife has an I-phone, I-pad. I now have an I-phone and I-pad. The kids have I-pods.
Everything is linked together. We are setup that we have our own work calendars (seperate from one another) but have a family calendar which helps tremendously. Not to mention Facetime which is great when travelling.
I guess it all boils down to overll value for what you need/use it for.
I've had a lot of luck finding high quality and authorized cables on sale for $6 or $10 (from Staples online, e.g.), so for my purposes it's never been worth it to buy one that isn't authorized.
It where the problem comes in is usually at the place right beside the connector. It ends up bending and cracking eventually. He uses the iPOD a LOT.
I missed this paragragh - reading from my small cellphone window.
Anyhoo, the cord manufacturer said it was authorized...but I guess not.
Price doesn't matter - we've bought expensive ones that didn't work longer than the cheapie ones. It where the problem comes in is usually at the place right beside the connector. It ends up bending and cracking eventually. He uses the iPOD a LOT.
I had this issue with my laptop. I've since stopped using the laptop while the cord was connected. Charge it, disconnect and use it. Finish using it, but it back on charge. Minimize the cord flex.