HT204380 Why will it not let me use my phone number on FaceTime and iMessage? It's only letting me use my email address

When I try to select my phone number as a way of FaceTiming and to iMessage me, it is blanked out in a light grey and will not let me select it as an option so I can only be contacted by my email but this isn't how I want to be contacted. Please help?

Hi there Scrivzy,
I would recommend taking a look at the information found in the article below.
iOS and OS X: Link your phone number and Apple ID for use with FaceTime and iMessage
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
-Griff W.

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