atinmahajan
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Q: Vodafone India customer....on my iPhone5, imessage and facetime are giving error "waiting for activation"

Hi

 

I have iPhone 5 with Vodafone India connection. The major challenge is Facetimche & iMessage giving error "waiting for activation"

 

I have tried all the available solutions in Google search but still no change.....

 

Please help in getting this sorted out!!!

 

Thanks

 

Atin

iPhone 5, iOS 6.0.2

Posted on Jan 21, 2013 2:15 AM

by MaheshH,Solvedanswer
MaheshH MaheshH
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A:

Try this it worked for me on iPhone 4S and my friend using iPhone 5

1. Switch off iMessage

2. Switch off FaceTime

3. Add the following number to your contacts: +44 57 7314 2076 and save it as 'Activate iMessage' in the first name field.

4. Send an SMS to the above number with 'Activate iMessage' without the quotes.

5. Switch on iMessage, press OK when prompted

6. Send an SMS to the above number with 'Activate FaceTime' without the quotes.

7. Switch on FaceTime

 

Please note: The capitalisation is important

Posted on Feb 1, 2013 9:12 AM

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  • by Appleoholic,

    Appleoholic Appleoholic Jan 29, 2013 7:25 PM in response to atinmahajan
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    Jan 29, 2013 7:25 PM in response to atinmahajan

    Hi Guys,

     

    While you all are at it, I would like to share my experience. I activated imessage on my iPhone 4. While the activation was uncuccessful, i was still able to imessage other iphone contacts via their apple ids.

     

    When i got my bill this month, i was surprised to see that vodafone has charged me for 22 international smses to 447786205094. These smses were sent literally every day at regular intervals. I called both, apple support and vodafone but they say they have no idea.

     

    I know it sends sms whenever you switch imessage on, but i did it only once and necer touched it since then.

     

    I think my iphone kept trying to authenticate my mobile number to be used in imessage, but since vodafone does not support imessage, it kept failing ( apple support personnel confirmed that vodafone does not support imessage on mobile number).

     

    Any thoughts ?

     

    Regards,

     

    Appleohic

  • by Adu Macbook AIr,

    Adu Macbook AIr Adu Macbook AIr Jan 31, 2013 5:40 AM in response to Appleoholic
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    Jan 31, 2013 5:40 AM in response to Appleoholic

    Like i had mentioned before i got an airtel prepaid sim card.Works Perfect!

    No silly waiting for activation like on Vodafone India Network.
    So clearly for me its a Vodafone carrier issue,where vodafone is blocking something which airtel isnt.

    So Pls the Vodafone Representatives on this forum take some initiative and get this solved.

    Otherwise I will be dissconnecting Vodafone and continuing airtel postpaid.

    So pls Vodafone do something.....

     

    <Email Edited by Host>

  • by esma1981,

    esma1981 esma1981 Jan 30, 2013 9:53 PM in response to Adu Macbook AIr
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    Jan 30, 2013 9:53 PM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

    I too await ANY action from Vodafone India and might have to go the same porting way.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:36 PM in response to Adu Macbook AIr
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:36 PM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

    Hello Aditya Manjrekar,

     

    Kindly share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/YFRl7A and we will have someone get back to you with assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:37 PM in response to esma1981
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:37 PM in response to esma1981

    Hello Esma,

     

    Please share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/YkfVa9 and we will get back to you with assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:39 PM in response to ads87
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:39 PM in response to ads87

    Hello ads87,

     

    Please share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/Ykg79r and we will have someone get back to you with assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:39 PM in response to ARSC
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:39 PM in response to ARSC

    Hello ARSC,

     

    Please share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/YkgeC0 and we will surely help you out.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:42 PM in response to atinmahajan
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:42 PM in response to atinmahajan

    Hello Atin Mahajan,

     

    Kindly share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/YFRE2j We are keen to assist you with your concern.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by Vodafone India,

    Vodafone India Vodafone India Jan 30, 2013 10:44 PM in response to sachitrai
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    Jan 30, 2013 10:44 PM in response to sachitrai

    Hello Sachitrai,

     

    Kindly provide your contact number at http://bit.ly/YkgKQy and we will have someone get back to you in a short while with further assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

  • by atinmahajan,

    atinmahajan atinmahajan Jan 30, 2013 11:00 PM in response to Vodafone India
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    Jan 30, 2013 11:00 PM in response to Vodafone India

    Even after providing the details earlier and registering official complaint to Appelate also "NO SERIOUS RESPONSE" from your team....As u r now again mentioning, I will once again do the same.........

     

    atinmahajan

     

    Hi

     

    I have already raised the same to Vodafone team and the request number is 1262872630. Please check on the same.....just for your information (as mentioned by Joel) "when iMessage is activated, it sends an international message to the UK to activate your iMessage service. Usually if it says Waiting for activation, International SMS is not provisioned, and it is failed to activate. "

  • by ARSC,

    ARSC ARSC Jan 30, 2013 11:36 PM in response to Vodafone India
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    Jan 30, 2013 11:36 PM in response to Vodafone India

    I have already shared my contact sometime back. I have got a call from your nodal office and they are aware of the problem, also they have told me to wait for 48 hours. I am a 10 year old customer with atleast 40 -50 number under my companies name and will not accept this kind of service and response. Please note the problem is from vodafone india and not apple as other sim cards are working.

  • by Adu Macbook AIr,

    Adu Macbook AIr Adu Macbook AIr Jan 31, 2013 5:42 AM in response to ARSC
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    Jan 31, 2013 5:42 AM in response to ARSC

    Vodafone ur web link is useless.....they call back....but only to say will be resolved within 48 hours and forget about it.541569604 on 23/01/2013,went to Vodafone Store Santacruz and they just took a informal request and said they will forward it to the back office.my friends who have also complained on ur link are

    544090057

    544095188

    544097289

    544100184

    544102245b

    544104437 so Vodafone India is not looking into Iphone Imessage Problem....

    problem is still not resolved.....ive made a complain on the consumer forum india website

    http://www.consumercourt.in/mobile-services/121448-imessage-facetime-not-getting -activated-vodafone-india.html

    on the 23rd of Jan

    they also say will get back to you but no response......well iam already using my new Airtel Connection.....and Vodafone is standby because of their negligience.....

     

    Im sure if the problem is not resolved soon,then Vodafone India will be loosing a lot of money.....

     

    We dont want to,But Vodafone India leaves us no choice ....

     

    Aditya Manjrekar

     

    <Personal Information Edited By Host>

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 31, 2013 8:09 AM in response to Vodafone India
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    Jan 31, 2013 8:09 AM in response to Vodafone India

    Vodafone India wrote:

     

    Hello Atin,

     

    Please share your contact number with us at http://bit.ly/UjIdBS and we will have someone get to you with assistance.

     

    Regards,

    Vodafone Customer Care.

    Please do not request personal information from users of this site, how do we know that you are Vodafone and not a miscreant.

  • by Adu Macbook AIr,

    Adu Macbook AIr Adu Macbook AIr Jan 31, 2013 8:12 AM in response to Csound1
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    Jan 31, 2013 8:12 AM in response to Csound1

    The details required on the official vodafone link and not here

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Jan 31, 2013 8:16 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr
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    Jan 31, 2013 8:16 AM in response to Adu Macbook AIr

    Adu Macbook AIr wrote:

     

    The details required on the official vodafone link and not here

    And you have verified this how?

     

    Please do as you choose, I would verify that the link and the documents are real before using them, what you do is up to you.

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