Updated my ipod touch to ios 5.1 can no longer use iMessage. Help?

I updated my iPod Touch to the new ios 5.1 the other day and since then I am having trouble with my iMessage, th send button is constantly greyed out and when I select my other iphone/ipod imessage users it tells me that they are not registered with iMessage when they qute clearly are? I've looked at a number of forums and just cannot find any answers! I'm baffled!

If you are messaging an iPhone, you may use the phone-number of the iPhone to iMessage them without a problem. When you are attempting to connect to an iPod Touch or iPad, you must use an email address as that is how Apple can identify the iPhone. However, you have to be careful. This email might not be the email they use everyday or the email that is used as their Apple ID. They may have chosen to use a different email to associate specifically with iMessage. This should not have any dependence on the operating system (I am using iMessage on an iPod Touch 4th generation iOS 5.1 without a problem). However, you might be making some mistake in your procedure or there may be a bug in the iMessage tied with iOS 5.1 that was able to reach you but not me. I suggest that you, if your warranty has not expired, contact support for iPod Touch, for iPhone, or for iPad. If all else fails, you should make an appointment with an Apple Genius Bar for free!

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