karina martell

Q: how can i link my phone number to imessage and FaceTime?

I cant see my phone number in the list of options to use for Imessage and FaceTime, how can i fix this? I think this is not allowing me to activate the two. i get a message saying Activationa Unsuccessful help please

iPhone 6, iOS 9.3.2

Posted on May 20, 2016 9:34 AM

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Q: how can i link my phone number to imessage and FaceTime?

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  • by BBoiss,

    BBoiss BBoiss May 20, 2016 9:46 AM in response to karina martell
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    May 20, 2016 9:46 AM in response to karina martell

    If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

     

    If your phone is still unsuccessful in activating iMessage or Facetime after following the article, and waiting a day I want to point out something towards the bottom...

     

    "If you're using an iPhone, contact your carrier to make sure that you can receive SMS messages." - Specifically, to activate your cell phone # with these services, a silent short code SMS goes out to your carrier to put in the request. Some carriers block these by default, so they do not support these features to be activated. There are instances though where a carrier can toggle said feature on and you can attempt to activate again after they have done so.

     

    Again, that was "short code" and some carriers refer to them as "premium texts"