Hi I have an iPhone 4S and iMessage or FaceTime will not activate. Even if I switch it off and and switch back on. I get an SMS with the following kind of message. null5245472d524553503f763d333b723d34663866363832353b6e3d2b323534373030303036343 6333b733d30

Every time I try to activate face time or iMessage it return s with an SMS containing the following null5245472d524553503f763d333b723d34663866363832353b6e3d2b323534373030303036343 6333b733d30323532324143323037464646464646464633323034354630434242383838413032353 931433836453844354139343542334635303138303936
The numbers are different every time though. I have tried rebooting the iPhone using power and home button. Tried restoring it. Tried erase all content and settings
Tried reset all settings. Tried reset network settings. It was working flawlessly before the update. And also it works with my email address it just doesn't work with my phone number. I cannot understand the problem.  Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

DO you have a texting plan that provides for international SMS?
ACTIVATING FACETIME AND IMESSAGES
Activating Facetime and Imessages on your phone requires the ability to send SMS messages and depending upon where you are that might be an international SMS.  Check with your carrier to see if your plan supports sending of international SMS messages.  If you are having trouble activating Facetime or Imessages turn them both off on your device and reset the device (Hold down the Sleep/Wake button and the home button together until the apple logo appears (ignore the ON/OFF slider) then let both buttons go and wait for device to restart (no data will be lost)).  Wait for the device to restart and wait a minute and turnFacetime and imessage back on and wait for activation.  If that does not fix things read the following articles:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3367

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