IMessage and FaceTime not letting me use my phone number

I restarted my phone then when I turned it back on I saw my iMessage or FaceTime wasn't logged in so I logged it in. The phone number was grey with a tack same with the email but I untacked the email. Now nothing is tacked and I can only use my email for both FaceTime and iMessage which I don't want to use. Also it says "Waiting for activation..." Does anyone know how to fix this?  I've tried shutting my iMessage off then turning my phone off for 30 second then turning them both back on it didn't help.

The following has some troubleshooting, including a section specifically about the "Waiting for Activation" message that may help: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268

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