iMessage and FaceTime not working

Too bad, changing the DNS solved the problem for me with iMessage and Facetime.

Good luck with Jim.

Well,

I've now tried restoring it as a new phone and imessages and facetime still wont activate.

i raelly vannot understand this as they were working perfectly yesterday.

its getting a little irritating now since ive spent the best day we've had indoors on this pc

jim

ps, i do possess a very large hammer....

by the way,

i can still download apps and music from the store.......

jim

I believe something may be wrong with a server, due to wide spread reports of iMessage failures and error of activating it. People across the world seem to be having the same problem, with not much intervention from Apple themselves.

This is true what you are saying, there are a lot of people all over the world having this problem and i also dont think it is a real Apple error.

Jim, thi may be a stupid sugestion but does iMesaage also not work with 3g? It also wont activate?

Bob.

What is your provider?

I have both an iPhone and iPad. The iPad is wifi only. iMessage is working on the wifi only iPad, but not working on my AT&T iPhone. It is possible that it is an issue with AT&T and not Apple?

Could well be if a hard reset and so on does not work, DNS is sometimes the problem as well but that does not solve it for everybody.

Yes I confirm You that we've got the same problem

the fact is that if you memorised your password

in face time and iMessage and you try to go inside

it says that an error happened and you've got to retry

so if u try to go with creating a new account it says

that the connection with Face time and iMessage

failed so you have to retry

the problem is not for AT&T is of the Apple server

I had a confirmation about it from AT&T they saiid

that Apple is having some problems

i hope that they will fix it asap

robert from Como Italy

Hi,

I'm using T-Mobile as my mobile provider.

I can still use iTunes and apps store.

I've now tried restoring it to "new phone" no-change.

I've confirmed my apple ID.

My wife's is on t mobile as well, both phones on the same account and her's works.

Interesting that there are reports of this all a cross the world?

Thanks

Jim

Similar problem, face time and iMessages don't have access to apple server. Also new account is not possible to create. this error appears today, when I tried to re authorize account.

Likewise my girlfriend and I wanted to FaceTime and I message, it will not work then when she signed out and signed back in it said error in activation. I believe it's a network problem. I'm waiting for what apple will say to help us all out. My iPad oddly enough works fine, I can make calls to face time and I message but on my g.fs it did not work before we signed out of the apple I.d. Now she can't sign on but surfing on safari is fine. I tried everything mentioned from changing the dns of 8.8.8.8 , 8.8.4.4 and it didn't help, along with everything else

I called Verizon Wireless who said the iMessage servers are down and should be restored by 11PM EST. I also called AppleCare and they said that the iMessage servers are being upgraded and will be available in 1-2 days. They seemed open to the idea about compensation and additional text messages are being used.

Same issue with FaceTime?

Yes.