Ipad messaging won't enable.

For the last week, out iPad (WiFi only) has refused to send or receive messages.
When you try it says "Cannot Send Message. iMessage needs to be enabled to send this message"
Similarly it has not received any messages and other devices trying to send to it are told it is not available.
Switch to the Settings panel
Under iMessages it asks us to log in to our Apple ID, but when we try to do so, it just spins it's wheels for a while and then claims
"iMessage Activation Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again."
This is wrong as both Safari and Mail are working OK, there is a good WiFi connection.
We have reset the Apple ID password, so that is also OK.
Any ideas how to fix

Check Settings>General>Date & Time>Set Automatically>On. Make sure that the time zone setting is also set correctly.
If that didn't solve the problem, restart your iPad and try again. If that fails, reset your iPad and try again.
Restart the iPad by holding down on the sleep button until the red slider appears and then slide to shut off. To power up hold the sleep button until the Apple logo appears and let go of the button.
Reset the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.

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