bradfromwinnipeg

Q: My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation..."

Updated to iOS5 around noon today.  My iMessage still says "Waiting for activation...", someone told me there was a email I was supposed to receive.  I never got one.  How do I get Apple to resend said email, or more to the point - activate iMessage on my Telus iPhone 4?

 

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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 8:27 PM

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  • by sixstringzz,

    sixstringzz sixstringzz Mar 1, 2012 9:25 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Mar 1, 2012 9:25 PM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    There's obviously different fixes working for whatever reasons, etc etc.

     

    To get straight to the point I had the same ' waiting on activation' problem preventing text messaging.

     

    I rang the support section for my carrier, they said that the internet side of things(for that ph number) hadn't gone through yet,( it had been 4 days)...and that they'd get on to it. ...for me to give it about 2 hrs and try signing in again (Apple id) and messaging.

     

    I tried and voila it worked.

     

    p.s Note, I started a new sim card several weeks earlier in a different iphone 4s and everything worked instantly.

    ...and also on a slightly different tack, my wife's iphone 4s doesn't receive the same amount of signal strength as my iphone 4s when we compare them.

  • by JohnMac43,

    JohnMac43 JohnMac43 Mar 2, 2012 7:01 PM in response to Philippe d'Al
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    Mar 2, 2012 7:01 PM in response to Philippe d'Al

    where is the 0? lol

  • by Samithb,

    Samithb Samithb Mar 4, 2012 1:36 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Mar 4, 2012 1:36 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    I donno if this is good or not. Just removed the SIM while the Phone  is ON & put it back. then the issue is solved for me.

  • by isharad,

    isharad isharad Mar 4, 2012 9:26 AM in response to sixstringzz
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:26 AM in response to sixstringzz

    Hi,

     

    If you didn't receive any activation code for iMessage, then use your apple id. bingo it will get activated as soon as you enter you apple id.

  • by NFH.,

    NFH. NFH. Mar 4, 2012 9:29 AM in response to isharad
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:29 AM in response to isharad
    If you didn't receive any activation code for iMessage, then use your apple id. bingo it will get activated as soon as you enter you apple id.

    That's not a solution, because signing it with an Apple ID does not allow you to receive iMessage on your mobile number. Any messages sent to your mobile number will go as SMS until you activate iMessage for your mobile number.

  • by isharad,

    isharad isharad Mar 4, 2012 9:44 AM in response to NFH.
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:44 AM in response to NFH.

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    Hi,

    Please folow below steps :

    a. turn off iMessage.

    b. turn on iMessage again,

    c .pop-up will come which says 'Your carrier may charge for SMS used activate iMessage'

    d. now tap to 'Cancel'

    e. Now attached SS will pop-up which asks you your apple id password. enter your password.

    f.now your iMessage will be on.

  • by NFH.,

    NFH. NFH. Mar 4, 2012 9:47 AM in response to isharad
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:47 AM in response to isharad

    No, as I've just said, that's not a solution, because signing it with an Apple ID does not allow you to receive iMessage on your mobile number. Any messages sent to your mobile number will go as SMS until you activate iMessage for your mobile number.

  • by isharad,

    isharad isharad Mar 4, 2012 9:49 AM in response to NFH.
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:49 AM in response to NFH.

    Well i activated since then, Good luck to you !!

  • by NFH.,

    NFH. NFH. Mar 4, 2012 9:51 AM in response to isharad
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:51 AM in response to isharad

    isharad wrote:

     

    Well i activated since then, Good luck to you !!

    What you did will not have activated iMessage for your mobile number.

  • by isharad,

    isharad isharad Mar 4, 2012 9:53 AM in response to NFH.
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    Mar 4, 2012 9:53 AM in response to NFH.

    i do. same procedure

  • by NFH.,

    NFH. NFH. Mar 4, 2012 10:06 AM in response to isharad
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    Mar 4, 2012 10:06 AM in response to isharad

    isharad wrote:

     

    i do. same procedure

    iMessage for your mobile number was activated by some other means then; activating iMessage for your Apple ID was not what achieved this.

  • by oinky80,

    oinky80 oinky80 Mar 5, 2012 2:44 AM in response to NFH.
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    Mar 5, 2012 2:44 AM in response to NFH.

    I have an issue of "waiting for activation' on my imessage screen... here is how it goes.

     

    I can send an imessage to one particular iphone number ( Her apple id is not stored on my iphone)

    I can recieve an imessage from an apple id (send thru ipad) which is an email id

    I can send an imessage to my own apple id

     

    My iphone is 4s

     

    I have restored, used 3 g connection wifi etc etc..

     

    Please help.

  • by nile_son,

    nile_son nile_son Mar 6, 2012 8:18 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Mar 6, 2012 8:18 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    Hi ,

    I am a specialist in Computer and Information Systems e. I am 40 years old from Egypt

    I have Iphone 3g 8g and my SN  868391XZY7H

    Tunes update killing my Iphone software , 3 days my Iphone not working  Although I am go to download 100% update and my iphone installed all  a software update but I don’t know what happened why my Iphone not working  ?

    now some one help me and he installed software for my iphone  and it is working but  Wi-Fi and Bluetooth not working

    I need help me because    Tunes   update from killing my Iphone  ??.

     

    i want my old Iphone software please

     

    thank you somuch

  • by isharad,

    isharad isharad Mar 6, 2012 9:33 AM in response to nile_son
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    Mar 6, 2012 9:33 AM in response to nile_son

    Hello nile,

     

    If I understand correctly, you want downgrade your iPhone Software.

     

    Please follow below link, I have tried. It has all the info which you need to know. Restore as new iPhone.

     

    http://www.redmondpie.com/downgrade-ios-5-to-4.3.3-4.3.5-on-iphone-4-3gs-ipad-2- ipad-1-ipod-touch-how-to-tutorial/

  • by AJ4iQ,

    AJ4iQ AJ4iQ Mar 9, 2012 3:53 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg
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    Mar 9, 2012 3:53 AM in response to bradfromwinnipeg

    Well i had the same problem but i figured that out in mints

    If anyone facing this problem you have to go to settings and the restrictions and desable them all

    Your iMessage will work perfectly fine. I havent yet know what is it have to disabled in order to allow iMessage work.

     

    *you might really need the restrictions to be activated.

    For me i dont need it so I turned it off

     

     

     

     

    Cheers

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