HT4623 just got a brand new iPhone 5 today and my iMessage wont activate on my new phone

just got a brand new iphone 5 today from apple, and my imessages will not activate with the new phone. I was wondering if i had to wait a while for it to activate or is there a problem. I keep getting the message that says it is unable to activate at this time.

it can take up to 24 hours to activate.

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