Messaging and Face time on i pad stopped working yesterday. Tried everything suggested Help!

An issue came up in the last couple of weeks regarding a bug in the facetime software. It was repaired by the most recent upgrade. So make sure you are current (ios 7.1.1) And tell whoever you are trying to talk to to do the same. See if that clears it up.

Do the update. Had the same problem and was solved.

If both iMessage and Facetime stopped working yesterday, are you able to access the Internet using Safari? It sounds like you are not connected to your WiFi Network.