bradfromwinnipeg
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Q: My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation..."

Updated to iOS5 around noon today.  My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation...", someone told me there was a email I was supposed to receive.  I never got one.  How do I get Apple to resend said email, or more to the point - activate iMessage on my Telus iPhone 4?

 

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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 8:27 PM

by bradfromwinnipeg,Solvedanswer
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A:

Well folks, it took over 12 hours, countless failed Google attempts but finally, I got it to work.  Evidently it was a bad install, I used iTunes to do a factory restore and it both FaceTime and iMessage worked in a matter of seconds.

 

And yes, the mention of a email requiring activation is total bulls****.  I'll thank my friend for that later.

Posted on Oct 13, 2011 7:32 AM

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  • by AndreIzq,

    AndreIzq AndreIzq Jul 17, 2012 11:13 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Jul 17, 2012 11:13 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    THIS WORKED FOR ME. I've trying to make it work for 5 days. Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • by BananaApple,

    BananaApple BananaApple Jul 22, 2012 1:30 PM in response to khumi2
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    Jul 22, 2012 1:30 PM in response to khumi2

    Hi,

    I have recently discovered the same problem and since this was posted a while ago I was wondering if you had found and cure, an dif so what it was? As it is now frustrating me.

  • by rsqukid1,

    rsqukid1 rsqukid1 Jul 22, 2012 5:54 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Jul 22, 2012 5:54 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    I had this problem out of the blue today and tried a bunch of different fixes.  What ended up working for me was to "re-activate" my phone.  I can see there are various different providers that you all are using.  I have a US Verizon Wireless iPhone 4S and I re-activated it on my own by dialing *228.  Once the automated programming completed I re-enabled iMessage and FaceTime and they both worked beautifully.  Hope this helps!

  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Jul 22, 2012 5:56 PM in response to rsqukid1
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    Jul 22, 2012 5:56 PM in response to rsqukid1

    The problem today was that the Apple servers were down. They are starting to come back up now.

  • by Kildares,

    Kildares Kildares Jul 28, 2012 5:42 AM in response to finalraider83
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    Jul 28, 2012 5:42 AM in response to finalraider83

    I have the solution just go to setting/store/apple id/ view apple id/edit payment information and there put your phone number correct then save it and go back to imessage or facetime turn it off and back on and it will be done :)

  • by Shortnessx3,

    Shortnessx3 Shortnessx3 Jul 28, 2012 3:19 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Jul 28, 2012 3:19 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    im having the same problem. im trying everything and its not working. i dont know what to do.

  • by fay18,

    fay18 fay18 Jul 29, 2012 8:39 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Jul 29, 2012 8:39 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    i click on my imessage and it says get started so i press it. it asks for my apple id so i login. it asks that do i want my email adress to be the one that i use during imessage. i press next. then i goes back to the 2nd page whereit asksfor my apple id  but everything is filled in. i try it several times but it still doesnt work.

    i know i havent got my apple id and password wrong because it works when i install of the app store.

    what shall i do?

  • by roddykaregaran,

    roddykaregaran roddykaregaran Jul 30, 2012 4:10 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Jul 30, 2012 4:10 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    just leaving my input on what worked. all i actually needed to do was to "reset network settings". I guess it all matters on how it started. Mine started from a sim card change. That triggered my whole mess.

  • by Ir. Bob,

    Ir. Bob Ir. Bob Jul 31, 2012 2:37 PM in response to roddykaregaran
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    Jul 31, 2012 2:37 PM in response to roddykaregaran

    In my case I had to try something different to make it work:

     

    Symptoms:

    • iPhone waitng and waiting for activation of iMessage
    • Able to receive iMessage at my AppleID, but not my phonenumber
    • No phone number listed when the phone was connected to iTunes
    • Problems started after SIM change

     

    Common heard resolutions that didn't help:

    • Set phonenumber under settings->phone->My Number
    • Turning iMessage on/off
    • Turning the phone on/off
    • Resetting network settings (Setting->General->reset->Reste Network Settings)
    • Restoring the phone via iTunes
    • Putting the SIM in another iPhone

     

    What DID help:

    • Putting the SIM in a old (Nokia in my case) phone, and take a look at 'my phone number' in the addresbook (set the phone number if nessecary). This seems to update the phonenumber on the SIM, iMessage will activate fine hereafter.

  • by Kliffy,

    Kliffy Kliffy Aug 3, 2012 6:35 PM in response to Ir. Bob
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    Aug 3, 2012 6:35 PM in response to Ir. Bob

    Problem solved! If you have premium sms service deactivated enable it by calling the operator. And wait 24h then enable Facetime and Imessage and it should work again like charm!

  • by maf_1,

    maf_1 maf_1 Aug 5, 2012 5:36 AM in response to Kildares
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    Aug 5, 2012 5:36 AM in response to Kildares


    Kildares wrote:

     

    I have the solution just go to setting/store/apple id/ view apple id/edit payment information and there put your phone number correct then save it and go back to imessage or facetime turn it off and back on and it will be done

     

    Thanks Kildares, this was the issue on my wifes iPhone 4.  The Mobile No was incorrect and as soon as i changed it both Facetime and iMessage activated straight away. 

  • by FG0001,

    FG0001 FG0001 Aug 6, 2012 10:25 AM in response to HollywoodBeej
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    Aug 6, 2012 10:25 AM in response to HollywoodBeej

    I tried everything and still nothing...

  • by Vejarmr2,

    Vejarmr2 Vejarmr2 Aug 7, 2012 8:12 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Aug 7, 2012 8:12 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    Turning off the cellular data & 3g worked for me.. This was for a 3GS with an inactive AT&T sim card

  • by Vejarmr2,

    Vejarmr2 Vejarmr2 Aug 7, 2012 8:14 PM in response to Vejarmr2
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    Aug 7, 2012 8:14 PM in response to Vejarmr2

    Darn auto correct!!! *turning of the cellular data & the 3G worked for me. This was on a 3GS with an inactive AT&T sim card

  • by skoots83,

    skoots83 skoots83 Aug 10, 2012 12:14 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Aug 10, 2012 12:14 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    I've had the same problem and tried everything to fix it, then realised my phone wasnt on the right time zone. Now its fine, I just rebooted it and yay!!!

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