IPad Addiction

I think technology is great! I can keep contact with many friends I left abroad. I’ve learned so much about so many things that I was never taught at school. I can buy stuff without leaving my house and see whose open and whose not. I love my iPad. I can FaceTime my grandchildren. I’ve got the 6 th generation model but I’m satisfied with that. I’ve done courses online with it. Turn it on and it’s instant unlike booting up a computer. Books can be stored and read on it. So yes am addicted

I couldn’t be without it - my husband who was completely computer phobic now has his own!

Treat myself to a Huawei 10 inch tablet not long ago.

I could very easy sit in bed today and slob, the weather is rubbish.

Also have an old laptop, but setting myself up nice n cosy in the bedroom ready for winter. No one else to disturb so just me and my tablet/netflix etc.

It's like having a friend on hand.

I'm addicted to my kindle oasis for reading and kindle fire for games and reading news and forums, also I have an a Huawei tablet but don't use it a lot.

Never had an iPad but I have a laptop, Kindle Fire and smart phone. They have all been in constant use this past year. Although we live in a 2 bed flat we are lucky enough to have plenty of wardrobe space. Previous owner had one converted to an 'office' with slide out desk so DH did the same in the other bedroom. He also has a laptop and smartphone. We both spend some time in our 'offices' each day and have plenty to talk about at the end of the day - who we talked to, emails received, things we have discovered. Friends who are not technical and do not even bank online keep saying they are so bored.

Have to laugh at a 'good addiction'. Contradiction in terms, surely. However, I thought I was reasonably rational with my iPad until last week when I was cut off for about four hours. Honestly, you would have thought I'd had a limb amputation. I feel a little ashamed as I was one of those who inwardly criticised the younger ones for never having their noses out of their phones. I'm every bit as bad. When my son bought me this I groaned inwardly but smiled appreciatively (of course!). I was quite content with my laptop. iPad so much more flexible and convenient for me. I love it. When it went 'iffy' last week, I resorted to my laptop. Jeepers, I was really struggling to get it up and running. Eight years since I've touched it and yet it was my second skin then. Seriously, I do think I'm far too dependent on it but I can't see that changing. A food 'diet' I had a go at but an iPad? No sirree.

I’m addicted and happy! It’s a lifeline during these difficult times. I use it to speak to family, and see them, to shop, to check stock in shops, to check facts re covid, weather forecasts, catch up on tv programmes, Facebook for connecting with family in other countries and to join groups re my interests and hobbies.....what’s not to like. It’s no worse...and often better than sitting in front of the tv. (And did I say doing online meditations if I can’t sleep!?).

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Apple shops or Apple on line are the best place to get Ipads
You get help with anything you may not understand if new to Ipad.
I know where ever you get an IPad from you can get help and advice,but I have always found that dealing with Apple themselves I know I am getting the most up to date pad
I went to a couple of high street shops when looking for a new Ipad
at each place I was offered an ipad pro that was not actually the most up to date.
I knew it wasn’t as I worked for Apple for a while after I had retired.I asked the salesman have a brand new boxed one but he would’nt have it I showed him how I know but he just didn’t take any notice disregarded because I am old he assumed I didn’t know what I was talking about.As I left I said to him you are just trying to get rid of older stock he smiled at
me and it’s my job.
I then went to another retailer who gave me the same chat I knew the new one was only just out so can’t blame them I suppose
Just a bit surprised they had any left.????

Another iPad mini fan here. I love it for zoom chats and watching Netflix etc. Works wonderfully ergonomically for reading too. Has been a godsend during lockdown. I bought it from John Lewis quite a while ago. The silicon backing case is finally cracking and Apple don’t seem to have a replacement. I wouldn’t be without it.

I'm another ipad fan. I have a mini ipad which I usually use for reading. But often distracted by emails or other apps.

It's one of my favourite gadgets.

I have a tablet, a laptop and a smart phone. I never use my tablet I love my laptop

I’d be utterly lost without my iPad. I realised the other day it probably is an addiction when I was berating my grandchildren about the time they spend on their phones, that I’m nearly as bad. I sometimes have to recharge during the day ??. Obviously worse because of on line Christmas shopping. I often think my mother would have been blown away by the technology, and let’s not forget all that knowledge out there with just a tap of a few buttons. I can’t imagine life without it......

I would have gone absolutely ga ga without my iPad in lockdown. Yes, I’m addicted but who cares ?
I’m in tier 3 here, hopefully when we get back to some sort of normality I may actually go out again instead of being on iPad so much, but until then it’s my best friend

I had one of the very first iPads and found it tricky to use so I never bothered again but now my phone is very similar so I'd be fine if I got another now. I'm addicted to my phone though - especially Scrabble and Spider Solitaire. And the thought that either of my two MacBooks (different sizes!) might pack up and die makes me quite shaky!

iPads are not as expensive as you may think. If you want one that is bang up to date opt for the 2020 Apple iPad, 10.2", A12, iPadOS, Wi-Fi, 32GB for £329.00 (or larger memory is available) at John Lewis.

It's not the iPad Mini it's the larger one. I've just bought this one from John Lewis and it's fantastic value for money with up to date software. It's in and out of stock at John Lewis, it's that popular, but can be bought elsewhere. However John Lewis give you 2 years warranty which is a great bonus.

I have three iPads! The first was bought for me by my children for my 70th. It only had 16gb of storage but lasted six years until it ran out of storage. I bought more from Apple but it had got very slow so I bought a second hand one earlier this year which still has plenty of storage but the software is out of date and there are quite a few functions it won't perform anymore. As some are quite important I bit the bullet and bought the latest version just last week. I did have to wait a couple of weeks as it was out of stock but got it now and it's so fast and responsive and performs everything I want plus a lot more I didn't know I needed ?
I still use the secondhand one for leisure use, I'm writing this on it but it's great to have the new fast reliable version too.

I have an iPhone & iPad. I’d be completely lost without them. They’ve been a lifeline although I am trying to be less reliant on them which isn’t very successful thus far! My DDs suggested to my late DH that he bought me an iPad for the Christmas just before he died. He said I’d never get my head around it & gave me a necklace instead! (I got my head into that ok?). I often wonder what he’d think if he could see me now...

Have you thought of getting a bumper for your i pad and tempered glass screen protector - they really work and little saviours as my grandchildren always somehow get hold of it and drop it quite often . My bumper is also a stand and carrying handle . Ditto for i phone . I fixed my husbands cracked screen by carefully sticking a tempered glass screen protector on top and so far so good after 6 months. ?

Same here Cabbie that’s the way I like to chat as I’m not a ‘mixer’, which this year has been a godsend!

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Another Ipad lover here. DH bought it for me, and at first I was sceptical, but soon fell in love with it.
The only thing I don't like, is when the little message pops up on screen, telling you how much you have used it that week ?

Love mine. I changed to an iPad mini because it’s lighter-not so good for doing jigsaws with more than 500 pieces, but easier on the hands. Apart from news and films I love the instant access to word, number and logic puzzles, card games, and different forums.
On work days it’s easy to limit the screen time, but during lockdown my iPad tells me I spend an average of 4 hours a day! (Thank heavens my Kindle doesn’t keep track.)

i don't have an ipad just an android tablet and my android mobile. i wouldn't be without either of them as they work so hard for me. and i don't think i could do without them.
can't imagine how we coped before they came into our lives.

If you don't want to break the bank me and my DH both have reconditioned mini iPads and iPhones. I also have one of the original iPads which I bought from new which still works fine.

It’s a ‘good’ addiction. The weather’s not good enough for gardening, there’s only so much housework that needs doing, the TV is appalling, so what’s wrong with spending an hour or two (or even more) on our iPads?