IPad mini FaceTime/iMessage can't log in
I bought my iPad mini back in June 2014 in Australia. I moved back to Canada in November 2014 and have not been able to get FaceTime or iMessage to work on my ipad mini. I own an iPhone and MacBook pro and have not had issues with either of them. I changed my Region And tried using "set automatically" for date and time, as well as resetting settings and network settings. I've tried changing my password and using different Apple IDs. Nothing has worked. Whenever I try to login, it usually asks for me to put my password in a second time (after restarting the iPad mini) and the second time I enter it, it says that there is a network connection problem, which can't possibly be the problem when my iPhone 4 and 6 both connect to FaceTime. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to fix this?!
Hi Breeza6,
Wow! That definitely sounds frustrating. It also sounds like you have pretty much exhausted almost every troubleshooting step I have to offer. If this issue persists, it may be best to contact Apple Support in your country as outlined in this resource:
If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422
Still not activated after an hour?
It might take a few minutes to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If you've waited more than an hour, try these steps:
Make sure that your device has the latest version of iOS.
If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can receive SMS messages.
Contact Apple Support.
- Matt M.
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