Facetime Option Gone, tried all the tricks...

I've searched the discussion boards everywhere and tried all the tips, but I can't get the facetime option button back for any of my contacts. I've used FT for over a year, but just vanished one day.
I've tried: soft reset, hard reset, phone restore, update software, cycle FT option in settings on/off, cycled wifi on/off in combo with FT option. Nothing seems to work.
I'm also just on a wifi network in Afghanistan, no cell coverage, but like I said I've used the iphone here and my buddy is using his right now. The FT option in the phone settings says "Waiting for activation..." but I don't know why/how to fix it if that is the problem. Desperate to talk to family so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Dave

Hi Dave,
I just had this very same problem but after research have found out why;
Go to setting> phone> faceTime/ turn it ON.
If this doesn't work, if restriction is enabled on your device then go to setting> general> restrictions> enter restriction code> faceTime/ set it on. I hope this helps!
Sarah

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