TS4268 facetime set up says, waiting for activation????

I recently upgraded from a iphone 4 to a iphone 5. my 4 doesnt have service any more but I know i can still use facetime over wi-fi. It keep saying
waiting for activation, i dont get it I thought it would be a simple task to make it work.

I answered my own ? I had both phone under the same email account.

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