Why am I getting waiting for activation when trying to set up iMessages?

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Why am i getting waiting for activation when trying to set up imessages

I have been trying for the past 3 days to set up imessages and every time it gets stuck on waiting for activation and will not go any further, any one have any suggestions on how to fix this problem

 

[Haseeb Rehman]

Re: Why am i getting waiting for activation when trying to set up imessages

Reboot your iDevice and then try again.