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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: Musicman on Friday 03 July 20 16:16 BST (UK)
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I’ve noticed in the last few days that, online, I can click on something I’m interested in – e.g. need to replace my Sim card with a PAYG deal. Looked on line and click on a site (Vodaphone). The area within Google’s frame goes black and nothing else happens. I look in the area above the ‘window’ and I see: ‘ v1' ( 1 x 1 ). I click on that (I think) and get the address:
https://3695.xg4ken.com/trk/v1
But I cannot get to the site! Any advice/comments gratefully received.
Thanks
John
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It is Vodafone and the official site is http://www.rootschat.com/links/01pob/
Stan
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It is Vodafone and the official site is http://www.rootschat.com/links/01pob/
Stan
Apologies for not replying sooner! I think I accidentally 'muddied the waters' with my question - sorry. The main difficulty I was having was, occasionally when searching for info, I occasionally got ‘v1 ( 1 x 1 )' but nothing else was shown. When posting, I included the Vodaphone link - which wasn't the problem
That 'V1' message + black screen' had appeared previously - which I couldn't understand. Fortunately, it hasn't appeared since!
John
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Good evening
I have a new technical question to ask please. Hope I’m posting in the right place?
I’m trying to restore an old iPad back to factory settings. I have done this but:
1). When I try to restart the iPad for the first time, when I go onto setting up the iPad, it shows my own Wi Fi network setting among 2 or 3 others (I guess neighbours). When anyone else gets this iPad, am I right in assuming they can’t possibly access my network without knowing my password?
2) despite erasing all data from the iPad, when I plug it into the PC, it shows about 2GB of internal storage still on the iPad. Can I erase this in some way?
Thank you for reading this.
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1). When I try to restart the iPad for the first time, when I go onto setting up the iPad, it shows my own Wi Fi network setting among 2 or 3 others (I guess neighbours). When anyone else gets this iPad, am I right in assuming they can’t possibly access my network without knowing my password?
Correct (provided you haven't connected to the network since you did the factory reset)
2) despite erasing all data from the iPad, when I plug it into the PC, it shows about 2GB of internal storage still on the iPad. Can I erase this in some way?
I'm assuming that you mean there is 2Gb of memory still being used - the vast majority of this will be the Operating system and the Apple standard Apps. Although it is possible that some data for other individual Apps may have been saved depending upon the choices you made when doing the factory reset. If uncertain do another reset it won't harm the ipad.
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I actually did do it twice in the end, but the internal memory is still showing the same. (Although I did read on google that erasing all data does not including the internal storage)
I’m not quite so bothered about that but more about my Wi Fi network code still showing in the Wi Fi settings. I just want to be sure that no one can “hack” into anything..
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Does your network show with a padlock icon? If so, other people can’t join it without knowing your password.
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I’ll check that out later, thanks.
Just guess I’m a bid pedantic, but you can never be too sure. And there’s so many ‘clever’ crooks around…..
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When you go to settings>wifi you will be presented with a list under the heading “my networks” of all the wifi signals your iPad is receiving. This will usually include your neighbours and, if you take the iPad somewhere else, you’ll get a different list (without your wifi ‘cos it’ll be too far away).
If the iPad still “knows” your sign-in details, it will automatically log on to your wifi and it’s name will appear at the top of the screen immediately under the wifi on/off switch.
The name of the network you’re connected to will also appear beneath the “Airplane mode” button as and when it’s connected.
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Yes, there is a padlock next to the Wi Fi network, but how can I be confident no potential hacker will still find a way to get in?
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Why would anyone want to hack into your Wi-Fi, free Wi-Fi is available almost everywhere.
You are seeing, on your “reset” iPad what every iPad, iPhone or smart watch will see, it is a basic inbuilt function, it is there with a brand new iPad straight from the shop.
They would only be able to use it when they were in range of your hub/router which is very limited, basically within 20-30 metres, or yards if you are old like me.
What you must not do is sign in your reset iPad to your apple account.
Mike
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Try joining one of the other networks that come up, with padlocks. You will be asked for a password. That’s what would happen if someone tried to join yours. They would have to know your password.
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Thank you all so much for your help. I really appreciate it.
Mike: how did you assume I’m “old”🤣
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If you were young, under 35, you would have an iPhone permanently attached to you, with all your credit cards in an apple wallet, whatever one of those is, and permanently online via “mobile data”, and when your phone ran out of battery you would wander round in a daze, a sort of lost soul looking for the elusive
lost ark charging point. ;D ;D ;D
Mike
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Yes, there is a padlock next to the Wi Fi network, but how can I be confident no potential hacker will still find a way to get in?
Think of it this way, your iPad is simply telling you that you’re within range of your router just as mine would if I came round and sat in your living room. Similarly, your iPad would pick up my router if you came round to me.
It’s really nothing to worry about as all that can happen is that somebody who knows the password can use your internet. If this worries you, change your router password to something more complicated.
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Is your concern that someone will find your old iPad and somehow discover the old password? If so then no, a factory reset will remove every detail totally from it, although it will still retain the version of iOS that was there.
There will be no trace of anything of yours left on that iPad.
If you intend to give it away or sell it then you should reset again and don’t use it in any way, especially going into settings.
Mike
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Thanks everyone for all your reassurance.
If you see my story on Crimewatch then you’ll know I’ve been “hacked”🤣
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Passwords etc are not stored on an iPhone/iPad by default, they are stored on the iCloud.
So when you change any device, do not use the same Password on your new device, change it.
Same with your Apple password and all the others, change them all.
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Passwords etc are not stored on an iPhone/iPad by default, they are stored on the iCloud.
So when you change any device, do not use the same Password on your new device, change it.
Same with your Apple password and all the others, change them all.
Not everybody uses iCloud, I have an iPad that has never been signed in to apple, it stores passwords if I ask it to.
Not everyone uses their device in the same way, or for the same purpose
Mike
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Passwords etc are not stored on an iPhone/iPad by default, they are stored on the iCloud.
So when you change any device, do not use the same Password on your new device, change it.
Same with your Apple password and all the others, change them all.
Not everybody uses iCloud, I have an iPad that has never been signed in to apple, it stores passwords if I ask it to.
Not everyone uses their device in the same way, or for the same purpose
Mike
I did write “by default”.
You have to “opt in” to saving passwords on an iPad/iPhone
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if you go into settings and it automatically connects to your wifi, you can click on the blue i button next to you wifi details, there is an option to “forget this network” click on it and it won’t automatically connect.