iMessage and FaceTime Don't Work

Everytime I attempt to put my Apple ID in for iMessage and FaceTime it shows up as "an error has occurred during authentication" I just got my MacBook yesterday and I really want to start using it.

Posted on Jan 30, 2019 7:43 AM

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Jan 30, 2019 9:08 AM in response to medinafromus

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