I recently purchased an iPad mini. However FaceTime and iMessage don't always work, sometimes a message will just show as 95% sent and stay there alternatively FaceTime says connection lost all the time,
The strange thing is how periodic this is, it is very temperamental, sometimes having outages of a couple of hours, while I am still able to connect to the wifi, and use all other Internet features
iPad, iOS 6.1.3
Hello bennioat,
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It sounds like the issue with iMessages not sending, and Facetime not working is intermittent.
Intermittent issues are sometimes the most frustrating, so lets see what we can do.
I suggest these 2 parts of the article named iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation found here http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
- Go to Settings > FaceTime, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
- Go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive, tap your Apple ID, and select Sign Out.
And
Next I would reset the network settings on your iPad and test again:
Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
- Note: This will reset all network settings including: previously connected Wi-Fi networks and passwords, recently used Bluetooth accessories, VPN and APN settings.
From: iOS: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi networks and connections
Take care,
Sterling
FaceTime and iMessage not working
