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Forums: iPod battery settlement, popularity, genre pickiness, data recovery
In the iLounge Discussion Forums this week, users have been comparing notes regarding Apple’s iPod battery settlement: $50 vouchers and extended service warranties for certain iPod owners with battery issues. Do you qualify?
With over 16 million iPods sold since 2001, the question, “how common are iPods where you live?” has been raised in the forums. Are you one of our lucky readers in a iPod hot-spot, or are you the Lone Podder in your community?
One reader reports an iPod mini that has exhibited a dislike for country music. Does your iPod refuse to play a particular genre?
If you’ve ever lost information on your iPod, there are a couple of simple ways you could possibly get that information back - depending on the severity or damage caused. The “how to recover lost data/files in your iPod” thread may help you recover from your disaster…
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i got that letter, but i lost my reciept and all that stuff. idk if i still qualified.
Posted by Navas on June 11, 2005 at 3:08 PM (PDT)
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I bought a 3 generation ipod on ebay and the battery died on me quickly. Does any of this cover me?
Posted by Paul on June 11, 2005 at 11:38 PM (PDT)
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My computer’s hard drive crashed and I lost everything on my itunes. It was covered under warranty so i got a new computer but how do i get the songs on to my new itunes from my ipod? please help
Posted by Rachel on June 21, 2005 at 4:19 PM (PDT)