ipad mini

Try reading through this: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-facetim e-imessage-set-up-use-and-troubleshooting/

Facetime only works with other users who have Facetime activated, so they also have to have an iPhone or iPad (and I believe a Mac).

To activate with a phone number, you need to do that through your iPhone first. Then it should allow you to do it with your iPad.

This will help you link iphone number with ipad

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538

About FaceTime

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4319

about messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529

Troubleshooting messages

http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755

JimHdk wrote:

Try reading through this: http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-facetim e-imessage-set-up-use-and-troubleshooting/

Thanks for that. I hate to be a snob, but when I first set up iMessage, I didn't read a single blankety blank instruction. It was intuitive and a piece of cake. Though I do admit to being just slightly experienced in the Mac, iPhone and iPad.

But it's very easy to set up.

My only problem with iMessage is forgetting to shut it down on an old iPhone before selling it. That's a bug that Apple really needs to fix.