New galaxy nexus, unable to activate via *228

Hi , I just tried to activate my new Nexus and it would not activate when I turned it on and then when I tried to use the *228 activation it says it cannot send?
Any suggestions?

Ann154,When I turned the phone on it tried to activate via the SIM and it couldn't do it. I then tried the *228 and it immediately said cant send. I have since turned on the Wifi and have gone though two updates and the last being the JB update and it now appears to be trying to activate again. We shall see what happens.
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2012 11:39:46 -0600
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4G phones activate via the SIM card. You never dial *228 to activate it. Put the SIM card in the phone and turn on the phone. The activation process will occur automatically. I hope you didn't fry the SIM card from trying to activate the phone when you dialed that number.
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