Original iphone waiting for activation code

original iphone being used as ipod. after sync has screen shot waiting for activation code now what..also touch screen not able to scence swipe in center of screen or top row of keypad

Hi, habib786.
I would recommend the troubleshooting steps in the article below for this issue.
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
Cheers,
Jason H.

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Went into settings, clicked on messages, scrolled down to " send & receive' and made sure the number shown was mine. Clicked on "send & receive" then clicked on " use your apple ID for message", this is to make sure my apple ID is correct and if it isn't this where you will change it. Backed out and went into "general", scrolled all the way to the bottom and clicked on "reset" then clicked on "reset network settings". I also went to:
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I recently got myself a new iPhone and I have been unable to get my Facetime to boot up. It has been stuck on "Waiting for activation..." for over a week and I am unsure how to proceed to get it to start to work again.
If anyone can help me that would be great.

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Please upgrade your plan to Web n Walk plus. One of our users on T-Mobile UK had this to report back to us:
T-Mobile UK are in fact port blocking to ensure fair usage on their base Web and Walk Plan. I have upgraded to Web and Walk Plus and as a result the port blocks are lifted and I get a higher data allowance!
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Any smart phone (iphone, android etc) that is bought directly from T-Mobile should be automatically provisioned with Web n Walk plus, if customers have bought a handset sim free then they will need to call customer services and get this added. It is free of charge for most price plans (including new plans) but some older plans will generate a charge of £5pm for this.

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