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My iMessage and FaceTime activation

So basically I have this new iPhone 8 Plus and I am trying to get activate my iMessage and FaceTime I don’t have a number or a carrier yet but I know I can use it while on WiFi even though I plan on going to get a number put on it on Monday everytime I try to activate to it say error during activation and I checked my. WiFi and my storage and almost everything website have been telling me I even made a new Apple ID and it still doesn’t work please help me ☹️

Posted on Sep 16, 2020 7:46 PM

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Posted on Sep 16, 2020 7:49 PM

Messages - If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime.    


Messages Troubleshooting.   


Some other things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch         


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device.      


If necessary


Hard reset.        


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting.      


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.      

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Sep 16, 2020 7:49 PM in response to Chrisssyyy

Messages - If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime.    


Messages Troubleshooting.   


Some other things you can try. Do you have access to another WiFi network where you can try? That has worked for several people.


Try a restart.


Restart your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch         


Try a forced restart.


Reset Device.      


If necessary


Hard reset.        


Do a backup and try a factory reset. Then restore from your backup.


Restore to Factory setting.      


Backup - Restore your device from an iCloud or iTunes backup.      

My iMessage and FaceTime activation

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