Verizon iPad2??? Not activated at store but was a gift??? NOW WHAT?

[turfmanager]

Inlaws spent a fortune and bought 10 ipad2's for Christmas.Three were for my family. Bought at Verizon. Only one (mine) was able to make it through activation process on itunes. Other two say the apple deivice cannot be used because Apple Mobile Device service is not started. What does this mean to me? We have service with ATT (iphones) and will not switch carriers ever. We are happy with them. However, why is one working, and the other two not? I input our wireless key and hopped onto our home network just fine, with the one, and then I get that message with the other two. their screens show the cord and says itunes in the little blue circle with the musical note. Do I need to set up an account with Verizon, or what?? Help??

 

[leelai]

Hi and welcome to the Forum!

How lucky are you, nice in-laws you have!
Regarding your question have a look here-
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1567

The IPad Forum is a community of members from all walks of life and from all over the world coming together to share our experiences and to help each other learn about this wonderful piece of technology the Ipad. There is a wealth of information already here in the many threads we have so doing some searches will answer most of the questions you have. If then you cannot find the answer you are seeking then by all means post your question. There are many friendly and informed members here only too willing to help you.

We also have our own App - It is a very simple app to navigate.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/discussion-forum-for-ipad/id412896524?mt=8
Reading the IPad manual is a great place to start so please download a copy of these.
http://www.support.apple.com/manuals/ipad/
A very informative thread from which you will learn many tips and shortcuts for the IPad.
http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-general-discussions/21590-tips-tricks-those-us-who-dont-know.html
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Once again we welcome you here and are so pleased you have joined us!

Sent from my iPad using iPF

 

[jsh1120]

I've run into this problem a couple of times, not in the registration process but after updating iTunes. Try the following. First, reboot the computer. If that doesn't solve the problem, open the processes running on the PC and kill the running apple-related service. That should clear the problem.