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why Athena still doesn't have an iPad
Jun. 10th, 2011 10:44 pm My dears, it's not for lack of trying. You do know that any transaction that deals with a cell phone carrier is fraught with the possibility of failure.
The first failure happened last week when I bought a whiz-bang iPad2 with all the frills. It worked beautifully in the Aerie, and poorly in other critical locations, just like my iPhone. Always an excuse from the wireless network. It drops out and I get no data. So, after a week, I returned the iPad, with the intent of buying one that uses the other carrier.
But they wouldn't sell me one. The carrier said they couldn't sell them at that moment. FTF?
I searched the internet, but could find no recall stories. Odd, eh?
So, tonight I tried again. Bought iPad #2 and we couldn't properly register it with the carrier. Returned it (without ever having left the Apple Store) and bought iPad #3. Three hours, 5 store employees and one manager later, it was the same failure, ending with another return. So, now that I'm home from that ordeal and poking around online, I see breaking stories that Apple is 'quietly' recalling said iPads.
Maybe I'll wait another few weeks and try again.
The first failure happened last week when I bought a whiz-bang iPad2 with all the frills. It worked beautifully in the Aerie, and poorly in other critical locations, just like my iPhone. Always an excuse from the wireless network. It drops out and I get no data. So, after a week, I returned the iPad, with the intent of buying one that uses the other carrier.
But they wouldn't sell me one. The carrier said they couldn't sell them at that moment. FTF?
I searched the internet, but could find no recall stories. Odd, eh?
So, tonight I tried again. Bought iPad #2 and we couldn't properly register it with the carrier. Returned it (without ever having left the Apple Store) and bought iPad #3. Three hours, 5 store employees and one manager later, it was the same failure, ending with another return. So, now that I'm home from that ordeal and poking around online, I see breaking stories that Apple is 'quietly' recalling said iPads.
Maybe I'll wait another few weeks and try again.
