iMessage problems...

[Scrooge]

Right everytime I try to set my iPad up on iMessage it just come up with verifying for ages then says its sent an email to my email address, it hasn't... Am I doing something wrong?

 

[Tom]

Try changing your DNS on the device (its in the wifi networks screen press the blue arrow) to 8.8.8.8 and do it again.

 

[Scrooge]

Thanks Tom, will try it now.

Im using 3G, I'm guessing that makes all the difference?

 

[Tom]

Yeah i cant imagine that helps initial setup.

 

[Scrooge]

I'll have to do it in the office tomorrow then as my router is playing up like mad atm.

 

[sn00p]

Getting iMessage to work on 3G can be a right pain in the ass. You can sail straight through the verification on WiFi, but as soon as you try the same thing in 3G it won't have any of it. (And you have to do it on 3G otherwise it won't bloody work when you're out and about).

Only way I found to cure it was a restore of the device.

There's some serious bugs/issues in the configuration and operation of iMessage.

 

[Tom]

Getting iMessage to work on 3G can be a right pain in the ass. You can sail straight through the verification on WiFi, but as soon as you try the same thing in 3G it won't have any of it. (And you have to do it on 3G otherwise it won't bloody work when you're out and about).

Only way I found to cure it was a restore of the device.

There's some serious bugs/issues in the configuration and operation of iMessage.

Agreed, theres some pretty odd hoops you need to jump through to get it to work.

 

[StephenJ]

Sorry for the bump but this morning my iMessage has started sending the messages through my email address rather than my phone number. Any ideas what I've done?

In the settings it says verifying next to my phone number.

 

[MattW]

Yes, in the iMessage settings, you have it set to send via your iCloud account. You need to go into it, and from inside there you need to log out of icloud. I had this, as did a friend of mine.

 

[StephenJ]

Yes, in the iMessage settings, you have it set to send via your iCloud account. You need to go into it, and from inside there you need to log out of icloud. I had this, as did a friend of mine.

Sorted, cheers Matt