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I can’t send iMessage using my phone number

hello, I can’t send iMessage using my phone number i can only use it with my icloud but i want to add in the send and receive my phone number, it’s always saying waiting for activation and an error has occurred, please it would be great if anyone could help me out. Thanks in advance



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iPhone 11 Pro Max, iOS 13

Posted on Dec 28, 2019 7:29 PM

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Posted on Dec 28, 2019 7:35 PM

Make sure you have International SMS enable by your carrier.

Apple uses this to verify you on their iMessage server.

Note: iPhone support carrier waived the charges.

Also read this: If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

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I can’t send iMessage using my phone number

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