Ipad disaster
#21
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Originally Posted by BigDog
I may be in the minority here, but the child is not IPad's responsibility. They have no way of knowing who's pushing the buttons on the other end. It sure seems like the child knew exactly what she was doing.
If the account is set up to remember the password it is the account owners fault as to what happens on it.
A 6 year old knows what they are doing with these tech toys. I have a now 7 and 9 year old who know. One of them tried to d/l app one day and she asked what my password was. I wouldn't give it to her. She wanted an app that was only 5.95 and would have d/l it if I had my account remember my password.
It is not ITunes or apps stores responsibility for our accounts. We are!
#22
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Coastal Georgia
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Originally Posted by iwillquilt
Children that age know how to get things done these days. But they still have no real understanding of the cost yet. Good luck with getting it removed and time for a chat with the grandchild about not downloading anything without asking for permission first.
#23
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
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About 5 years ago a young friend refused to get her 5 year old daughter a cell phone, but the child's grandparents gave her one without my friend's knowledge or agreement. So one day she took daughter to visit Grandparents and as she was picking her up, friend heard inlaws inside the house yelling at each other.
In the car she asked DD what was going on.
'Mommy, how much is three thousand? Grandpa doesn't want me to talk to anybody with a ONE in front of their numbers"
DD asked innocently.
Seems she had discovered long distance dialing and was having fun talking with strangers all over the nation, and that was one gabby little girl!! Loved talking. It's amazing how fast they are learning all this technical stuff!! Much faster than most of us older folks.
In the car she asked DD what was going on.
'Mommy, how much is three thousand? Grandpa doesn't want me to talk to anybody with a ONE in front of their numbers"
DD asked innocently.
Seems she had discovered long distance dialing and was having fun talking with strangers all over the nation, and that was one gabby little girl!! Loved talking. It's amazing how fast they are learning all this technical stuff!! Much faster than most of us older folks.
#24
Originally Posted by LisaGibbs
I would call and tell them it was not an authorized purchase and fight for a refund. I would be very upset. This has happened on my cell phone over some spammed things and I fought it and won.
#25
Originally Posted by KimmieH
isnt there a prompt to enter your password? thats how it works on iphone, not sure about ipad.
i know cuz i always forget it LOL
sorry this happend!
i know cuz i always forget it LOL
sorry this happend!
#28
Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
What does that app do for $99.99?
#29
Same thing happened to me except it was more $. When kids download free apps they are always being asked to make upgrades and of course they say OK. You need to go into settings and set restrictions. I called ITunes and they reluctantly refunded $. I set my restrictions to include pretty much everything. The important one is In App purchases. Kids can upgrade without password if this restriction is not set to off.
#30
The Barbie app has features you have to say yes to install as you play. A lot of games have this so you have to be aware before you download the app. It's posted in all the reviews of the apps that have this. All the child has to do is touch the yes button for the charge. Most don't realize it's a charge but know if they touch yes they get new features on the app. ITunes refunded one app for me that I bought but it wouldn't work on my Itouch even though it said it would not work, I didn't read all the requirements. ITunes said one refund this time only.
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