Anyone else having problem activating iMessage on number ?
I thought they had fixed the issue in 7.0.3.
I thought they had fixed the issue in 7.0.3.
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iMessage in 7.0.3 still not activating on number
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I cannot activate iMessage or FaceTime on my iPhone 4 since 7.0.3. I simply get a "Could not log in. Check your network connection and try again" message when attempting to log on with my Apple-ID. Had no such issues on 7.0.2. Any suggestions of what to do?
I just turned mine off then back on and the activation took about 3 seconds.
Back in the early days of iMessage, it was better to turn off WiFi to activate iMessage, maybe try that? Does it help anymore?
Maybe with some insight as to how iMessage activates can chime in and comment? My understanding is it sends a text then the system replies via data. Is that still how it works or was that only in the old days?
Back in the early days of iMessage, it was better to turn off WiFi to activate iMessage, maybe try that? Does it help anymore?
Maybe with some insight as to how iMessage activates can chime in and comment? My understanding is it sends a text then the system replies via data. Is that still how it works or was that only in the old days?
I tried turning off wifi and turning off the email addresses and it didn't work. Didn't activate (no problems before this update). Then I did a reset (held home and off button till apple appeared), logged in with apple id and still got the error message but then magically it activated, phone and email. Turned wifi back on and so far it is active.
EDIT: Well, it deactivated. Really frustrating.
EDIT: Well, it deactivated. Really frustrating.
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That's indeed how it works, which makes your 3 second estimate sound a little on the short side!
The iPhone sends a silent SMS message to Apple with some data to identify the device and your phone number. They process that and link it to your Apple ID.
Apple then sends an SMS back to the phone with some more identifying data to complete the activation.
The process assumes that your can send and receive the SMS to/from Apple.
Interesting. I wonder if it uses wifi if available, because sometimes when I enable it, it literally takes 2-3 seconds.
I am curious as to why they haven't incorporated it right into the Apple ID now that mac and iOS require apple ID to get into it.
It must use SMS because that's the only way they can verify your phone number actually "belongs" to you.
On a previous iOS I had that issue and after calling Apple care a dozen times , finally someone told me that :
-Date & Time must be turned ON
- Time zone must be turned ON
That fixed the issue and phone automatically activates . The SMS goes through .
I'm not sure if it's the same with iOS 7 as I always leave those settings on now and have never had problems since. It's worth giving it a try .
-Date & Time must be turned ON
- Time zone must be turned ON
That fixed the issue and phone automatically activates . The SMS goes through .
I'm not sure if it's the same with iOS 7 as I always leave those settings on now and have never had problems since. It's worth giving it a try .