My iMessage doesn’t want to work although I have data, I tried turning off but it won’t let me turn it back on to set it up although I have data, what do I do?

Hi there, SmilingCarGuy!
Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities! It sounds like you are having an issue turning on Messages and I am happy to help out! Take a look at this article with the best steps to follow If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime. This will give you the best steps to take if you are having an issue with Messages along with the next steps to try if the issues continue.
Take care!