IMessage (for iMac)

I keep getting the error message that my iMessage on my iMac cannot log into my iMessage account because "Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again." However, my GoogleTalk account on my iMessage does work and so does my internet so the network connection does work. I do not know how to fix this issue.
I hope someone can help. Thank you.

iMessage is now called Messages.
http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/features.html#messages
Check Messages>Preference>Accounts tab to make sure that is set up properly.
10.8.2 is the latest version of OS X.

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I am currently deployed to Afghanistan (p.s. the internet is pretty slow over here).
I always have my iPhone with me for taking pictures, and there are a few hotspots near the USO area where I can access the wifi and use iMessage with friends and family back in the world, email, Facebook, etc..
When I am in my room, I do have wired internet that I pay for through an ISP called sniperhill. I use my MacBook Pro here in my room.
Is there a version of iMessage that I can install on my MacBook Pro to replace iChat and then be able to iMessage my friends and family on their iOS devices (the folks I am messaging all have iPhone 4S or newer). I found a place to download iMessage for Mac, but after a 45+ minute download, it turned out to require 10.7 or later. D'oh!
I use iChat sometimes to video chat with my wife and kids, but they aren't always on the MacBook at the house. If I could iMessage them while in my room on my laptop, then we could coordinate to have them power up and hop in front of the MacBook at home, then I could use FaceTime 1.0.2 to chat with them.
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Thanks!

HI,
Sorry about the delay.
I also see there are 19 "Me Too" clicks.
iMessages is the service run by Apple that basically started with the iOS devices and was a beta for a time in Lion (OS X 10.7) which also was date limited and ended on the 14th December 2012.
It is no only available with the Messages app in Mountain Lion.
FaceTime is available for Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6) and can then FaceTime to those iOS devices.
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Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
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 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
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I've been with the same problem for a couple of days, until finally today Messages simply stopped showing even a the window, so absolute inability to use it.
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This is an annoyance, but less than a whole operating system reinstall or losing the functionality.
After all of this is done you should regain the ability to receive photos, send photos and drag&drop photos. Also if your Messages app only shows the menubar and no window at all, the same procedure solves it.
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Natalia Portillo
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Using FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4319
Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
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http://tinyurl.com/a7odey8
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
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