Problem Accessing Backup Assistant

I just upgraded to Iphone 5S from a droid, trying to use Backup Assistant to access my contacts but during set up it asks for my number then says I should recieve a text with a code I need to continue, but I never recieve a text, I just upgraded to Iphone
tried several times, same result every time
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