Facetime and iMessage wont activate

"Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again"
I get this everytime i try to sign in/activate my ipod's facetime and imessage. Ive tried multiple instructions including changing my IPN. Nothing seems to work! Does anybody have a solution for me? Its becoming very frustrating.

Go to WIFI Settings and tap your network, i.e. your wireless router or access point. Then it shows your IP Address, Gateway, etc...  It also shows your DNS. It may normally be the same as your Gateway but it can be edited easily. Change it to 8.8.8.8 and this will likely be the best DNS you could use.  That DNS server (8.8.8.8) "knows" the activation server to help your device login in order for you to activate FaceTime.

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