iMessage and FaceTime not working

I have literally the exact same issue. I am also studying abroad in Spain. I got iMessage to activate by restoring my network settings and needing to type in the wifi password again but this still didn't make iMessage start working again. I have read multiple postings and I still cannot get iMessage to work. Some messages used to send out through my email but now they don't send at all. I would really appreicate help as well!!

Mine didn't work for 2 months and this fixed it, so I posted it in another discussion and have been getting "thank you" replies nearly daily:

Just update your date/time settings:

Settings

> General

>> Date & Time

>>> Set Automatically: Slide "ON"...If it's already on, then slide it off, chill for a bit (maybe restart it), then slide it back on.

I am using an iPhone 4 with iOS 5.1, but other users with 3GS, 4S, and even iTouch devices replied that it worked.

I've tried it, just tried again and still doesn't work. I even reset all of my settings today 😕

Genius! I'd been overseas, and tinkered with date/time settings. iMessage and FaceTime were not working when got home. But your solution worked perfectly, thanks!

Myself changed my DNS number in the phone wifi settings to 8.8.4.4. It is now working for me fine so try this one

i thought this one would be so far from the solution and not really connected to the problem but it worked on mine. thanks!

Worked like a charm! Thank you!

Thank you so much for your help. After searching apple's response and not getting anywhere I appreciate your assistance. Info like that should be included in the help page of Apple. It sorted my iMessage out but I'm still having trouble with FaceTime - waiting for activation. Any hints???

In what way is it not working

i also have a problem with iMessage, it says sign in and when i sign in with my apple id i can't use my email because it says it's alredy has ben registred , but it doesn't work :/

Are you using your apple id for imessaging on another device?

thanks , it works for imessage and facetalk.

Ok , I had this issue myself. Searched the blogs , did all i could. NOTHING.

Calld in to apple told them about it. After talking to the "senior advisor", who took my information and forwarded it to the engineers and 2 days of waiting this was the repsonse : apparently if your carrier is not an official partner with Apple (i.e: at&t, verizon, sprint ) then after updating to 5.1.x you will not be able to use either facetime or imessage. So it's not a glitch its "by design"(sic). Apparently the man I was talking to was not aware of this till i called in and said that the clause is probably in the fine print somewhere.

Official solution - you need an international sms plan to get the imessage working and call in you carrier to see how that goes.

I filed in an official complaint regarding the matter and it remains to be seen wether anything will be done about this lapse in standards.

Sorry, ib9 but your explanation doesn't make any sense. Both Facetime and iMessage work over WiFi and on iPads that are WiFi only. If an iPad is wifi only, there's no cellular carrier. Period. And it works on wifi only iPads.

Thank you very much! This worked for me.