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Facetime - Waiting for Activation???

I seem to be having the same problems as others in not being able to see the option for Facetime when making a call. But when i go into Settings to turn on Facetime, it's already on and says "Waiting for Activation" underneath the Facetime option. Anyone else having the same issue? I cant seem to connect to any Facetime call at all. Help!!!

24" iMac, Mac OS X (10.5)

Posted on Jun 23, 2010 7:10 PM

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Jun 23, 2010 7:51 PM in response to blark

I just went into Settings and turned Facetime off and then back on again, and it seems eto have worked. I now have the option for Facetime when making a call, and it's also showing up now as an option when i go into my contacts.

It still says "Waiting for Activation" in the settings which i have no idea about though...

Jun 23, 2010 9:04 PM in response to blark

I understand that it won't work on non-iphone4. But it still shows as an option. I had AT&T prior to this phone, iPhone 2G, and I've turned facetime on and off several times to no solution. Do people who know the ins and outs check these forums, ie Apple tech service? or is it just the general public?

Jun 23, 2010 10:52 PM in response to sphmac

It can be a bit confusing... 😉

To use FaceTime your phone must be in a wi-fi network. The phone is able to be in a wi-fi network and a 3G network simultaneously -but you'll need to see the wi-fi signal showing at the top of the phone. If it says 3G then you're not actually logged in to a wi-fi network. Going into a wi-fi zone doesn't take you out of 3G -the phone uses the fastest data connection it can find, while making calls via the traditional signal.

If both parties have an iPhone 4 and are in a wi-fi network, then FaceTime works pretty well. I had a bit of trouble with it this afternoon, because one of us was in a busy (slowed down) network. The result was a couple of video freezes that cleared themselves up after a few seconds.

Jun 24, 2010 8:18 AM in response to sphmac

Found out the problem. For me I was upgrading from a 1st gen iPhone. It had 200 text messages included. The new iPhone plans do not come with text messaging and they never asked about it when I called to order the upgrade. I called AT&T, they added text messaging and now the "waiting for activation went away". They said that this has happened to people that upgraded from 3g and 3GS phones. I guess something in the transfer between the plans

Facetime - Waiting for Activation???

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