iMessage & Facetime Activation

i bought a second hand iPhone and everything is works fine except the iMessage & Facetime activation.

it's saying "An error occurred during activation, try again"

i have tried all methods including auto update time & date, software update, i have credit on my sim card.

my career support sending text overseas. i don't know what's wrong with iMessage & Facetime!

iPhone 5s, iOS 12

Posted on Aug 14, 2020 5:51 AM

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Aug 14, 2020 10:09 AM in response to Sworan007

Sworan007 wrote:

i bought a second hand iPhone and everything is works fine except the iMessage & Facetime activation.

it's saying "An error occurred during activation, try again"

i have tried all methods including auto update time & date, software update, i have credit on my sim card.

my career support sending text overseas. i don't know what's wrong with iMessage & Facetime!

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