Originally Posted by AnonymousNoOne

iMessage and iCloud only work for iOS 5.0.0 and up! So tell them you want your money back. And go to www.apple.com and buy a new one from their. All new ones has iOS 5.0.0 and up on them already.

Thanks, you 're right and that's what I'm going to do!

Originally Posted by CherryB

Thanks Marilyn anyway for all your help. I think AnonymousNoOne hit the nail on the head with the iCloud and as the iPad is still under warranty am going to insist on a new one !
Have a good day!

Hi Marilyn - I took one last shot and I phoned the young guy who always comes and sorts my computer problems. I told him the problem over the phone and he said he would look on the internet and phone me back. He phoned in 10 minutes and told me to change the DSN setting (on Wi-Fi settings) from 10.0.0.2 to 8.8.8.8. And now iMessage works!!!!!!! Hooray!!!
Cheers, Sheila

Originally Posted by AnonymousNoOne

iMessage and iCloud only work for iOS 5.0.0 and up! So tell them you want your money back. And go to www.apple.com and buy a new one from their. All new ones has iOS 5.0.0 and up on them already.

Hi - I took one last shot and I phoned the young guy who always comes and sorts my computer problems. I told him the problem over the phone and he said he would look on the internet and phone me back. He phoned in 10 minutes and told me to change the DSN setting (on Wi-Fi settings) from 10.0.0.2 to 8.8.8.8. And now iMessage works!!!!!!! Hooray!!! CherryB

Yay!

While I am sorry we couldn't help - I am VERY glad you got it sorted. Thanks for the update.

Happy iMessaging!

Marilyn

Hooray! Good news! Have fun.

Awesome,glad you got it straightened out. I would not have guessed it was a DNS Issue in a situation like this