How much time do you spend on your IPad ?

I must admit, not being very mobile at the moment, I do spend a lot of time on my smart phone mainly because I am not interested in the sort of programmes my husband has on the TV. Although most of the time he isnt watching the programme but playing games on his phone as does my son when he visits and then has the cheek to tell me I am stuck to my phone all the time. My desk top computer has come in handy in the last 3 months when I have been translating the results of all the scans I have had into English and printing them. The internet is a mine of information at our fingertips and I am sure we oldies use it as such maybe more than most young people who spend a lot of time playing games.
I looked at the pile of books sitting on the chest of drawers this morning and have decided that in the bedroom I will read a book instead of looking at my phone . Maybe my examole will encourage my DH to put his phone down too as his doctor has told him he should not use his phone in the bedroom as it is causing his difficulties in falling asleep.

I’ve start limiting my time on the net and re started my reading habit. Although at the moment I do concentrate more on audible books as I’m awaiting an operation to put right something that went wrong when I had my cataract done last year.Since then I haven’t had my specs renewed and have found reading difficult fir longer periods. But just bought myself 4 new books in anticipation of improvement in near future. I do like playing games on my I pad and do use it as my home life is so boring. I do a lot of looking after of grandkids...which covers 6 hours a day three days a week... I do all cooking and cleaning and gardening at my house and a lot of work at my daughters.... I swim 3 times a week and cycle 20 miles and walk at least 10 miles. All this as well as being inactive on my devices. It beats day time tv any day.

wow Matelda ....... what an honoured position!! I have been to StPetersburgh just as a stop on the cruise and went to the Winter Palace which houses great works of art. Enjoy !!

I surely will report back on my experiences at the wedding in St Petersburg, Buntybunny21. I think that everyone has some secret ambition, some scarily difficult challenge to face up to, but (speaking for myself) in doing so, I have truly come alive. And oh, the wonderful and unforeseeable rewards!

I spend far too much time with my iPad. I have a subscription for the Times/Sunday Times, shop online (live long way from any large town), Facebook, FaceTime, email, texting etc etc. Never watch daytime TV apart from lunchtime news sometimes. No wonder I have bad eyes.

I don't have an iPad and don't use my Android tablet, but I do spend a large part of the day on my laptop or phone. This generally replaces the time that previously I would spend reading books or newspapers. Books are now usually at bedtime only.

Quite a bit but not nearly as long as I spend reading.
It is a tool - a very useful one too & I miss it like mad if PC not working ( although I do have 2 tablets!!)
DH works in IT & we have about 5 PCs in the house. (I only use my own though!)

I wouldn't be without it but admit it can be a time waster. I've just come upstairs to get ready to go shopping, checked my emails in the study and found this morning's Gransnet one. So half an hour later I'm finally about to go shopping!

Thank you GNs, you’ve made me so happy! I’m not unusual like my DH thinks I am. iPad, iPhone, laptop - they’re all in use for a large part of the day. Recipes, information, news, opinions, socialising, photos, genealogy, YouTube, jigsaws, sudoku and Patience!

I think I spend about an hour each morning and night on my iPad. And sometimes in the afternoon, when I'm lazing on the armchair ?

Matelda, that is so clever to learn Russian as it is a difficult language. St. Petersburg is lovely, you must go to the Winter Palace, amazing place. What an honour to be included in the wedding ceremony. You must report to GN on your return.

Sudoku, codeword and polygon and solitaire.
But if I have something better to do then I put the i-pad down.
I still manage to rack up an average of about 3 hours a day.
I'm on it in the evening so it takes my mind off all the totally uninteresting programmes my DH watches on TV.
Lof TSWine and Flog it and that dreadful little man from Conwy who is soon pleased with himself!
Sometimes i'm on it on a Saturday morning when I'm supposed to be doing paperwork on the big computer!!!

I like your perspective littleflo.
I am on my phone often. However I rarely watch TV and I do still read quite a bit. I play scrabble with my two closest friends and a few others . Messenger is used to talk to a couple of friends overseas
Sometimes I think I am too involved herb scrabble and chats with friends and I just want to read a book lol. Yeppers also online to easy to just buy/borrow another book on the kindle
Oh I also do a lot of shopping online

I am taking part in clinical trials for depression at the moment and it is based on sleep. Very strict sleeping pattern and no phone after bed time. I must admit I panicked at the thought of it but very soon, shutting the kitchen door on my phone was quite relieving. I now look forward to bed and my book and fall asleep much quicker.
However, first thing I go for when I get up, even before the kettle is flicked on...... yes my phone and there starts another day of slavery to it.

I think that the question really is, “If you were not on the IPad, what would you be doing instead? Are you neglecting more valuable areas of your life? I suspect not.

I used to spend time knitting, crochet and gardening, looking after Elderly relatives and GCs. I am unable to do any of those things now. I think without my I pad I would be very lonely and to me it is a valuable part of my life,

Through it I am able to learn about the world, read newspapers look up anything I need to know. I can reach out to those who share my interests and offer my advice where I know it will be appreciated. More importantly I can ask for advice without troubling my nearest and dearest. Through Gransnet and Mumsnet I see into the Lives of others and very often it makes any problems I have pale into insignificance.

I think I find it most valuable for keeping my mind active. I love card playing but have no-one to share this with, so the endless card games satisfy this need. I do lots of online puzzles soduko, crosswords and jigsaws which I find better than watching tv.

In my case it`s my laptop. I spend about 1 and a half to 2 hours on there in the afternoon, and the same again at night. A bit different to my daughter, she`s on hers from getting up in the morning right through to going to bed late at night.

I could have written harrigran’s post.....it’s too darn handy for everything isn’t it!

Far too much for me too! I don't play any games, but browse various forums especially those connected to my hobby, BBC news, emails etc.

That's brilliant,Matelda hope you have a great time in St Petersburg.

My iPad - my passport to adventure - who says that 70 is too old! I started off learning Russian (because it’s difficult) with free online websites, found Russian speakers to chat to on Skype and located an excellent online teacher somewhere north of Vladivostok. Now I’ve been invited to stand in as “mother of the groom”. Wedding Palace no. 1 in St Petersburg, here I come!

Lead me to the queue if there is, Pitt!

When my android tablet "died" I purposely didn't buy another one because I wanted to wean myself off.
Today I am glued to my phone and have needed stronger reading specs for the smaller screen.
Is there an equivalent of AA for us?

And here! I am surgically attached to it lately. Can no longer criticise the youngsters with their iPhones......

I have a more boring life------no iPad, no mobile phone, just my laptop which of late has been going hay-wire. I could never get addicted to something that doesn't " behave itself " and find it easier to put to one-side and do something else.
I play patience mainly and try and keep up with the news, but I have the TV for that in the morning. I wouldn't watch the rubbishy daytime TV anyway apart from the odd film on Talking Pictures which I enjoy most.

Another addict here !