V7 Issues w/iMessage Activation & Mail Pushes

With version 7 I have't been able to activate iMessage or Facetime. I get the message "Could not sing in. Please check your network connection and try again". My network connection is fine. Also I do not receive push notifications of my mail either in the app or in my Gmail app. Both are set properly to notify in the lock screen. Another thing...I multilple apps I get this message..."Connect to iTunes to Use Push Notifications". What does that mean?
Any ideas on any of these issues. Thanks.

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http://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

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This may sound silly but after trying loads of different things I noticed I made one mistake in the advice in a previous thread.
If i message and face time do not work and you can't sign in to i message with your id and pw try the below in this order, I tried it in different sequence and it didnt work. So try exactly as is below.
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Hello, Hannaabe.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
I see you have already been through most of the troubleshooting steps for this issue. Make sure to take a look at the section below labeled If you've waited 24 hours and still can't activate FaceTime or iMessage.
If you see "Waiting for Activation", "Activation unsuccessful", or "An error occurred during activation"
These messages occur when your iPhone is trying to activate your phone number with iMessage or FaceTime.
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Make sure that you have a cellular network connection with your cellular provider. You need a cellular network connection to activate iMessage and FaceTime with your iPhone phone number.
Go to www.apple.com in Safari to make sure that you have a data connection. You need a data connection to activate iMessage and FaceTime with your iPhone phone number.
Make sure that you can send and receive SMS. You need a valid SMS messaging plan to activate FaceTime and iMessage.
Make sure that FaceTime hasn't been restricted: tap Settings > General > Restrictions > FaceTime.
Set iPhone to the correct time zone: tap Settings > General > Date & Time.
Note: If Set Automatically is on but the incorrect time zone appears, turn Set Automatically off and choose the correct time zone, date, and time.
Contact your carrier to verify that there are no restrictions, blocks, or filters on text messages. Restrictions, blocks, or filters on text messaging will prevent iMessage and FaceTime registration from completing.
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Troubleshooting FaceTime http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3367
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