TS4185 When trying to activate FaceTime I got code,"Could not sign in.Please check network connections and try again".wi fi connection is wall to wall and I can access everything else.Just can't activate facetime? Menu Facetime/preference is not available

When trying to activate facetime get the message i get "could not sign in. Please check network connections
My Apple ID is correct
tried with a new apple Id ...doesn't work neither
My connection is correct..;
I ve seen that this issue is frequent within mac users
Can anyone bring some help?
Thank you

Hello
Try this... I had the same problem and this worked for me.
Go to your system preferences → network → make sure WI-FI selected → advanced → DNS tab. Add 8.8.8.8 to the DNS servers. Go back to FaceTime and try to verify your account again.
Good luck!

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