HT3529 why is the phone number for imessage grayed out

When I sign in with my apple ID and then click next, it grays out the phone number and i'm unable to use it. I don't want to use my email but it won't let me have access to my phone number. Please Help! Thanks.

OK, try this:
Sign back out of Messages and reset the phone (nothing will be lost): Hold down the Home and Power buttons at the same time and continue to hold them down until the Apple appears (up to 30 seconds). Once the Home screen redisplays, go back into Messages and sign back in again, and go through the prompts.
Once you are done, see if your phone number is checked off. It will be greyed out:
Cheers,
GB

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