I've never gotten iMessage to work

GREEN4U · Nov 22, 2012, 11:02 AM

Problem:

- iMessage has never worked on my iPhone 5.
- It continually says "Waiting for Activation" in my settings
- Then when I login with my Apple ID/password it says "iMessage Activation. Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again."

What I've tried:

- Going to my Apple ID settings online and inputting my cell phone number.
- Signing in to FaceTime (FYI its the same issue with FaceTime settings, but I guess I've never cared to use FaceTime.) but I can't sign in to that either.

Thanks and Happy Thxgiving!

tymaster50 · Nov 22, 2012, 11:07 AM

If you have a backup that had iMessage on then restore to that and iMessage will be on. Other than that I don't know how to fix it.

NT1440 · Nov 22, 2012, 11:08 AM

Have you tried restoring the phone at all? That usually takes care of 90% of software bugs.

Applejuiced · Nov 22, 2012, 11:09 AM

That sucks.
Are you on official carrier?
Did you search to see how others got it to work? There's many ideas people posted on how they got theirs activated.

eyoungren · Nov 22, 2012, 11:09 AM

What about resetting your Apple ID password? Log out of iCloud, go to the Apple website to reset the password then log back in to iCloud with the new password.

Nov 22, 2012, 11:02 AM	#1
GREEN4U macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010	I've never gotten iMessage to work Problem: - iMessage has never worked on my iPhone 5. - It continually says "Waiting for Activation" in my settings - Then when I login with my Apple ID/password it says "iMessage Activation. Could not sign in. Please check your network connection and try again." What I've tried: - Going to my Apple ID settings online and inputting my cell phone number. - Signing in to FaceTime (FYI its the same issue with FaceTime settings, but I guess I've never cared to use FaceTime.) but I can't sign in to that either. Thanks and Happy Thxgiving!
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Nov 22, 2012, 11:09 AM	#5
eyoungren macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Phoenix, AZ USA	What about resetting your Apple ID password? Log out of iCloud, go to the Apple website to reset the password then log back in to iCloud with the new password. __________________ 17" PBG4: 1GHZ, 2GB RAM, 100GB HD • 17" PBG4 DLSD-HD: 1.67 GHZ, 2GB RAM, 320GB HD \| LEOPARD OSX 10.5.8 iPhone 5: BLACK, 64GB, SPRINT, EVERYTHING DATA FAMILY PLAN (Unlimited)
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Nov 22, 2012, 11:07 AM	#2
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	If you have a backup that had iMessage on then restore to that and iMessage will be on. Other than that I don't know how to fix it.
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Nov 22, 2012, 11:08 AM	#3
NT1440 macrumors G3 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hartford, CT	Have you tried restoring the phone at all? That usually takes care of 90% of software bugs.
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Nov 22, 2012, 11:09 AM	#4
Applejuiced macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: At the iPhone hacks section.	That sucks. Are you on official carrier? Did you search to see how others got it to work? There's many ideas people posted on how they got theirs activated.
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