Q: iOS 7 iMessage won't activate

I am having the same problem. Hopefully Apple with get this fixed ASAP!!

How come some people can get it working but not all. is it an actual carrier issue or apple problem?

Agreed. I was getting frustrated too but these steps fixed it for me on the first try.

Complete restore from iCloud.

Very relieved.

Restoring my iPhone worked for me. It re-downloaded iOS 7 and now everything is running smoothly.

On my iphone 5 i can use my dad's number on my account and my email (for imesage) but i can't use my own number! 

go into settings then messages and turn on imessge

Ok guys I got my iphone 5 to work now!  I tried the network reset multiple times but it didnt work.  I was also having trouble with my itunes not reading my iphone when I plugged it in.  So I restarted my computer and then I plugged in my iphone and it finally read it.  Then I selected the restore option on itunes.  Once, that was completed.  It works like a charm!  Good luck

I found a fix that worked for me.. I also had this problem with both not activating.. It's not a server issue.. It's a download issue.. What I had to do is go into settings and erase all contents and settings.. When you do this it will ask you to turn off find my iphone.. Do so.. Than as it's resetting it will than ask you to restore with options.. Choose restore from iCloud backup.. Your most recent backup when you knew iMessage and FaceTime were working.. Than after the reset is done.. Enter in your username and password for iCloud and voila.. Everything will work once again

still dont work

This is the best solution yet! THIS WORKS. Thanks.

BEST SOLUTION YET!

Woolfman

I found a fix that worked for me.. I also had this problem with both not activating.. It's not a server issue.. It's a download issue.. What I had to do is go into settings and erase all contents and settings.. When you do this it will ask you to turn off find my iphone.. Do so.. Than as it's resetting it will than ask you to restore with options.. Choose restore from iCloud backup.. Your most recent backup when you knew iMessage and FaceTime were working.. Than after the reset is done.. Enter in your username and password for iCloud and voila.. Everything will work once again

I am the only person I know who's iMessage and Facetime is not working as well. I called apple, and all they told me to do was wait 24 hours!!!! bull!!

mines also and i cannot sync my phone into itunes

keep saying i need to update my itunes to 11.1 and i did that but it still didnt work!!!

Didn't work for me

restart your computer, it worked for me