HELP!!! iMessage not working....

I have the 100% same problem as you are having....i am using a 3GS jailbroken iphone with IOS 5 FINAL.........don't know what to do. do u have a JAILBROKEN IPHONE? im from Shanghai

can u PM me your number.. my email is sagitarrianz at yahoo dot com or u can add me on yahoo or msn may be we can try to test it...i dont have other contacts just one contact i tried and it did not work there..... thanks

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do you have a free apple ID without any CREDIT CARD info becoz i have this kind of free ID... or you have a complete information and a real ID becoz i thbought may be these kind of ID might be a reason of blocking my messages.

Same here! No imessage, facetime or find iphone!

All settings set correctly....

😢 HELP!!

Finally figured it out...if the message area says imessage rather then text then you must be sure that the recipient phone number is tagges ad iphone. This is simple to do in the edit contact. Once the phone number you are messaging to is set to iphone it works just like texting except the bubble is blue, for the cloud, instead of green.

Charlie

Do you have other Apple devices that you can try texting to like iPad or friends that you know have upgraded to iOS5?

I just found out that this feature works ONLY for devices that have iOS5 others will automatically send out as regular text (green button) instead of Blue buttons.

"... this feature works ONLY for devices that have iOS5 others will automatically send out as regular text (green button) instead of Blue buttons."

Wrong my friend. I have a n iPhone4, not jaiilbroken, IOS 5.0.1, doesn't work. I can't even iMessage myself! I've tried restore, changing DNS servers, reset and my stinking iMessage in settings STILL says "Waiting for activation".

I am on a local wifi and in airplane mode. (Which shouldn't matter as iMessage and Facetime are supposed to work on wifi).

I'm about ready to chunk it against a wall.

If you are in airplane mode, none of your wireless features work, including wifi and messaging.

I have had this problem but its fixed now....i just can tell you that if your imessage is not working it means your push notifications should also not be working and may be working for some people...and for some people it happens because they are not activated i think....if you want to check your push notifications then plz download a file named iPusher app from apple store...it will test and tell you if push notifications are not working..then you can email me at sagitarrianzatyahoodotcom and i can tell you the solution for this.... and please keep in mind that im not a time waster and also plz dont waste my time if ur non-serious person....all free advice to you.

"If you are in airplane mode, none of your wireless features work, including wifi and messaging."

I guess I need to specify. I had airplane mode ON but had also enabled wifi afterwards, so I don't get hit with roaming charges. I'm somewhere off the coast of France right now...

I changed my DNS setting on my wifi on the phone to 8.8.4.4 and enabled then disabled again "Update" time automatically, turned off the imessage and facetime apps in settings then back on.... It asked for my password for both, I gave them and ........Works like a peach now....

Hi, I have a very easy solution. It took me only 3 seconds. Go to Settings>messages, activate iMessage and deactivate sms. Next time you send a text, it will automatically send as iMessage! 😉

i have exactly the same problem, can only send imessage to myself... this is indeed a pain

is there any kind soul out there who could help?

here is the solution....check this video on youtube

watch?v=tNEMIBmmOM4