Why can't i log into my facetime or ichat

i can login into my apple id just fine on my phone but when i try to on my macbookpro i cant. same goes with my ichat. please help

Hi,
You say FaceTime and iChat which suggests Lion (OS X 10.7.x)  as you operating system.
That means that your Apple ID can be used in FaceTime on both the iOS device and the FaceTime app on the Mac.
In iChat the Apple ID will only be a Valid AIM Name but the password does need to be 16 characters or Less to work with the AIM servers.
I would start by adding a Public DNS Server IP address to the System Preference > Network > Advanced Button > DNS tab
Google run 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4  which seem to be able to 'find" the two Apple Server involved if your ISPs DNs servers can't.
I would then check System Preferences > Security > Firewall and make sure it is allowing iChat and FaceTime.
9:16 PM      Friday; March 1, 2013
Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"
  iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
 G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
 MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
 Mac OS X (10.6.8),
 Couple of iPhones and an iPad
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