IMessage only works with Apple ID...?

My iMessage says it's waiting for activation and will only let me use my Apple ID for sending or receiving iMessage.  If I try to turn off my email and have iMessage sent and received from my phone number, the phone won't allow me to do so.  It says the email cannot be deleted or turned off, and I'll get a popup message saying "iMessage Activation: An error occurred during activation.  Try again."  Is anyone else having this problem?  Is this a common problem that we can expect to be fixed in the supposed iOS 7.0.3 upgrade?

Try this help article:
Troubleshooting FaceTime & iMessage Activation: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268??

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