I am suddenly unable to send or receive messages on my iMac. It says "OFFLINE" in italics and I can't change it.

This is a new problem and seems to have begun after apple "upgraded" to ios 7 et al. I logged out and logged back in - NADA. The upgrade downgraded many things that had worked just fine before. What is happening to quality control in APPLE? Not dependable any more for sure!!!!!!!!!!!

You can try resetting your iPhone. Make sure to make a backup of your data.

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Try a Text Chat with someone.
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If changing the Font works use the Font Book to check the Font. (presuming you re-installed any Font you may have chosen for iChat.)
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Hello
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LesHarg wrote:
Hello
I use Windows Live Mail to download my emails. This is working fine on two computers for other BT Internet and Gmail accounts. But one of my main BT accounts consistently receives the following messages on both computers:
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Hi. Welcome to the forums.
For starters, the recommendation by many people is to uninstall BT Desktop help.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3899
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Hello aimtheflame,
Welcome to the HP Forums!
I understand you're receiving a message stating "Unable to send and receive faxes" using the Officejet 8600 Plus. I will do my best to assist you! Just to clarify, are you able to scan or copy a document successfully?
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HP Office Jet Pro 8600 N911g Unable to send or receive faxes

Product purchased on April 14, 2014 - worked fine until July 03, 2014. When I turned it on, I received the message "Unable to send or receive faxes" All I can do is click OK. I also lost the icon on the computer desktop a the same time. The phone line is working. I have a dial tone and can receive and make phone calls. I uninstalled and reinstalled the software. The icon is back on the computer desktop but still receive the same message "unable to send or receive faxes". I don't use this feature much, but I will need it eventually......
Also, had HP look up the warranty status so I could find someone local to troubleshoot the issue. HP said it was out of warranty - purchased in 2012!!?? I've sent in a copy of my receipt for proof of purchase, waiting for a reply from them.
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Thank you!

Hello,
I apollogize for taking so long to reply. Life got in the way....school, health, holidays....
HP was NOT able to resolve this issue. They sent me a replacement. I was happy that they shipped it quickly (within days). However, I was very unhappy with the replacement unit. Although it looked new, the lid didn't feel tight and solid. I thought it would break every time I lifted it. I reinstalled everything, and it worked for a few days. Then I started having different issues. The scanner would not work properly. It kept going into a "loop" and could not recover. At first I thought it was because I was scanning multiple pages, but it also happened on single pages. I do a LOT of scanning, more so than faxing. I would have to shut the unit off - as in unplug it from the wall outlet - AND reboot my computer. Then it would work for awhile. The machine was also noisy when going into a print cycle. I kept waiting for a paper jam. I ended up calling HP Support and asking to speak to someone higher up the ranks. No can do, until they go through the whole process of troubleshooting, an hour on the phone....all I wanted was another replacement - NEW. Corporate was nice enough to replace the unit again. However, they explained that there are NO NEW units upon replacement. They are considered refurbished even if they are new, due to some "law". Whatever. Send me a unit that has a tight lid and works properly. This unit took longer to arrive than the first replacement. Long story short, worked fine for a short amount of time and then the same problems. Now it gets hung up during printing AND scanning. (I have not bothered with the fax.) In my opinion, it has to be a software problem within the unit. It's a shame. I really like the software program when scanning; through the years, I've tried Canon and Epson before returning to HP.
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