issybird: I recommend you do a factory reset before you give up. Then several charge cycles.
Dr D: Mine was completely NEW in appearance. Although the box had a big green refurbished sticker on it. (Quite a relief, as I had recently returned an "excellent condition" T1 to an Amazon seller. The device had Gouges on the screen!)
Prestidigitweeze: I could have been booklover5 until 2005 when my last baby made her appearance. The 6 stands for members of my family