Activating an old iphone with a new number

I am trying to acitivate my brothers old iphone and get my number on the phone Itunes is telling me the acivation will take addtional time to complete.  How long will this take and can i speed this up?

Thanks it just wont work needs a passcode but that code is for the new phone. Will go to Apple shop tomorrow.

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