ipod nano 2nd gen freezing As of 5/31/07 my nano still freezes sporadically after syncing. I'm on firmware 1.1.3. I bought it about 6 months ago. Are people that have bought a nano 2g recently (within 1-2 months) still experiencing this problem? If there is a hardware fix (firmware has not seemed to make a difference). Then I want a new one.Please let me mow if people who have bought nano recently are experiencing this problem. ipod nano 2nd gen freezing As of 5/31/07 my nano still freezes sporadically after syncing. I'm on firmware 1.1.3. I bought it about 6 months ago. Are people that have bought a nano 2g recently... » Read More ipod nano 2nd gen freezing As of 5/31/07 my nano still freezes sporadically after syncing. I'm on firmware 1.1.3. I bought it about 6 months ago. Are people that have bought a nano 2g recently (within 1-2 months) still experiencing this problem? If there is a hardware fix (firmware has not seemed to make a difference). Then I want a new one.Please let me mow if people who have bought nano recently are experiencing this problem. « Show Less
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I have the same problem with a Nano 2g bought maybe around 10/06. Very annoying! Anyone heard of a fix?
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I recently bought the 8GB Nano from Amazon and returned it within a week due to the problems you describe. I thought I was the only one. 8GB Nano would freeze up at least once a day, and would sometimes turn on unexpectedly (when it was turned off and I would just pick it up) with a solid white screen that would not turn off and would not respond to button presses - I would have to reset it. I was so disappointed with my ipod experience that I requested a refund (rather than a replacment) so I can buy a competitor's product. I am jaded about Apple/iPod now.
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Each time you have returned your son's Nano for a replacement you begin a new one-year warranty period from that date of replacement - not from the original date of your first purchase, so it is probably still in warranty. I admire your patience. After three returns I'm sure I would have given up and asked for my money. I am having "freezing up" issues with the new 3rd generation Nano. I took it back today and received a replacement. In the store, they said they have never heard of such problems with the 2g or the new 3g nano. I suppose they have to say that. Personally, I will only give it a second chance. Each time you have returned your son's Nano for a replacement you begin a new one-year warranty period from that date of replacement - not from the original date of your first purchase, so it is probably still in warranty. I admire your patience. After three returns I'm sure I would have given up and asked for my money. I am having "freezing up" issues with the new 3rd generation Nano. I took it back today and received a replacement. In the store, they said they have never heard of such problems with the 2g or the new 3g nano. I suppose they have to say that. Personally, I will... » Read More Each time you have returned your son's Nano for a replacement you begin a new one-year warranty period from that date of replacement - not from the original date of your first purchase, so it is probably still in warranty. I admire your patience. After three returns I'm sure I would have given up and asked for my money. I am having "freezing up" issues with the new 3rd generation Nano. I took it back today and received a replacement. In the store, they said they have never heard of such problems with the 2g or the new 3g nano. I suppose they have to say that. Personally, I will only give it a second chance. « Show Less
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Yes, mine freezes right after syncing - then after hard reset, its ok till next sync. complete BS. I'm curious when you bought yours? I also have a gen 1 nano which never does this. They pumped the gen 2's out prematurely for xmas 2006 with some serious bugs - looks like.Its obviously a hardware problem - software(firmware) won't fix this or it would have happened by now through updates.My plan is to keep requesting replacements (i'm on my second) from apple to keep the warranty active. It will be fixed eventually.
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I am so glad to read this! I bought my son a nano last year, and have returned it three times. It needs returned again, but I'm positive it's out of warranty now. The issue is that it randomly stops playing some songs - his library went from 250+ songs that would play to less than 50. This has happened so frequesntly that we're thoroughly disgusted. The 40G iPod video we have has no such problems!
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Thanks everyone - had an hour's panic back there and it was good to read that the problem (freeze) was not mine alone ... like you folks, had to reset to solve the problem.
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I am experiencing the same problem with 4Gb Blue Nano, which freezes pretty much once a day, usually happens while accessing a song or audiobook immediately after syncing. Does not happen every time, though - seems to happen when I am too fast to push the play button without waiting for the previous menu to fully appear. This is very annoying, as my old iPod Mini NEVER did that.
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My 2Gb nano that is just a few weeks old also freezes up. I had just synched it not that I think about it. I've had it freeze about two other times but when I did the reset it worked ok. This time, it will not even reset. I guess I have to let the battery run down because it is frozen with the screen fully lit up. I loved my last iPod but swore I would not buy another one because of the problems with the 20 Gb HD. I got another one because I thought with the flash memory I would not have as many problems. Rats.
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I have had the same problem since owning mine since 6/3/2007. After each time that I recharge/sync it the Nano will freeze, requiring a reset to get it working again. After that it will work fine each time I turn it on up until recharging/resyncing it again. This is rather annoying considering that I just upgraded from a 1st gen 2GB Nano to a 4GB 2nd gen.
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I synced the Leappad 2 and played the game. I didn't play too long, but I didn't have any problems. So yes, the update fixed the freezing glitch for my Leappad 2.
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I am on my second one now, and it is still that way! I'm going to try to return it AGAIN and maybe get a different ipod. I wish I knew what else to do!
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unfortutately I dont have a nano... it has the normal (previous versions, not the new one) ipod connection, and an extra smaller cradle.
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get another brand. i bought one for my mon and it freeze all the time. do not shut off or come on. i now use samsung or sony
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the same thing happened to my daughter with her nano, I have no clue what the problem is.
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You are not the only one...mine started freezing up right after it did some factory updates. Had to reboot it :(
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I've had trouble with my 20 GB iPod freezing up during running as well; when I called Tech Support, they told me that the problem was that the hard drive has a limited skip protection capability (+/- 20 minutes). Essentially, once I exceeded that buffer, the machine would shut down to protect the hard drive. I switched to the Shuffle and have had absolutely no trouble running with it (even used it on my first marathon!), once I got a neoprene cover to protect it from sweat. The Nano is flash-based like the Shuffle, rather than hard drive-based like the iPod, so it should be fine (though I haven't personally tested it yet). I've had trouble with my 20 GB iPod freezing up during running as well; when I called Tech Support, they told me that the problem was that the hard drive has a limited skip protection capability (+/- 20 minutes). Essentially, once I exceeded that buffer, the machine would shut down to protect the hard drive. I switched to the Shuffle and have had absolutely no trouble running with it (even used it on my first marathon!), once I got a neoprene cover to protect it from sweat. The Nano is flash-based like the Shuffle, rather than hard drive-based like the iPod, so it should be fine (though I... » Read More I've had trouble with my 20 GB iPod freezing up during running as well; when I called Tech Support, they told me that the problem was that the hard drive has a limited skip protection capability (+/- 20 minutes). Essentially, once I exceeded that buffer, the machine would shut down to protect the hard drive. I switched to the Shuffle and have had absolutely no trouble running with it (even used it on my first marathon!), once I got a neoprene cover to protect it from sweat. The Nano is flash-based like the Shuffle, rather than hard drive-based like the iPod, so it should be fine (though I haven't personally tested it yet). « Show Less
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I bought two of this item over a month ago with two identical Kingston 16GB Micro SD cards. One works fine and the other disconnect/reconnects every couple of minutes, similar to yours. I checked the micro SD cards, and they both work fine in the working Elago nano. So i wonder if it's luck of the draw or if this a constant issue with some of these units.
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I am using it with my iPhone 4 and it doesn't seem to have any problems. It also charges the phone when docked. Was worried about it since I couldn't find any other reviews that addressed this question, though I haven't checked extensively. I have noticed a few times that I get a slight buzzing sound when the phone is docked but the music is paused or off. This never happens with my 2nd generation Nano. With an extension cable I have even plugged my iPad into it and it plays fine, though it doesn't charge the iPad. This may be a cable issue, although with the phone hooked up to the JBL Micro through the same extension cable it will still charge as well as play. Hope this helps. I am using it with my iPhone 4 and it doesn't seem to have any problems. It also charges the phone when docked. Was worried about it since I couldn't find any other reviews that addressed this question, though I haven't checked extensively. I have noticed a few times that I get a slight buzzing sound when the phone is docked but the music is paused or off. This never happens with my 2nd generation Nano. With an extension cable I have even plugged my iPad into it and it plays fine, though it doesn't charge the iPad. This may be a cable issue, although with the phone hooked up to the JBL... » Read More I am using it with my iPhone 4 and it doesn't seem to have any problems. It also charges the phone when docked. Was worried about it since I couldn't find any other reviews that addressed this question, though I haven't checked extensively. I have noticed a few times that I get a slight buzzing sound when the phone is docked but the music is paused or off. This never happens with my 2nd generation Nano. With an extension cable I have even plugged my iPad into it and it plays fine, though it doesn't charge the iPad. This may be a cable issue, although with the phone hooked up to the JBL Micro through the same extension cable it will still charge as well as play. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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isn't the new ipod nano tiny?... I wish I could help you out but I don't know what you're doing wrong. I do know that the monster icarplay wireless device isn't the most reliable or durable (in my personal experience). I hope that you can get it to work, sorry that I couldn't be of more help to you.
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What I want to know is, after reading these reviews both good and bad, I am wavering about whether I should keep my Striiv. How is the company going to support me if and when the devices freezes, stops working altogether etc. I am a citizen on a fixed income and really bought this device at great sacrifice to myself. I would appreciate an answer ASAp
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Ok, so I took the time to talk to Sony (2 hours on the phone) and Apple (1 hour on the phone) about this. Sony tell me that the iPod classic has the same specifications for the connection port as the iPod 5th gen Video. So, they believe that the problem is in the iPod classic's firmware. They did say that they were going to get their engineer's to look at connecting a classic up to see why it is not working. So, the Apple story. Apple looked at this and said that the classic's video out was slightly different than the 5th gen. But, after looking at it a little more closely, and looking at some of the products that Apple sell for similar functionality (video out to TV/Receiver), they then started to feel that there may be an issue with the hardware/firmware. They also indicated that they had received reports of the classic working with similar products, and then failing to work after a recent firmware upgrade. Apple also indicated that they would contact their engineers regarding the connection to the Sony Digital Media port, and give reasons as to why it is not working, and whether there is some way to make it work. I should hear back within the next few days (given that tomorrow is friday, it may be early next week). Hopefully this matter will be resolved by a firmware update. What was really dissapointing was I plugged in my friends 5th gen, and it worked a charm. So it can work...
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D, I once spoke with someone at Palm. I had the same problem with my Palm Z22 freezing more that I thought was normal. The only suggestion they had was to do a soft reset on the back of the unit. He did not seem one bit worried about it freezing. I do that occasionally when it freezes and move on. Does this help? I am a bit puzzled with the date spilt you mention although. Sorry if what I had to say does not address your question. Good luck! Sue M. Alpine, Utah
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My 855 is also running the latest firmware, ver 4.7 from 12/28/2009, but still freezes. I have only owned Garmin's since my first GPS in 2003, but this is the first one with such severe freezing problems.
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thats right. I got my ipod Video 4 months ago and it frooze few mins ago. None of the keys are working. Song title is still up and back ground light is still there.
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Had the same problem w/ the Sandisk Sansa 250, but only after the Sansa started freezing up. Ended up sending it back for a refund, after contacting Sandisk.