Unable to access facetime & iMessage ):

Bought a iPhone 5S 3 weeks back, upgraded to iOS v8.2. FaceTime & iMessage are found nonfunctional. Applied resetting of networks, pulled both the buttons of FaceTime & iMessage to on/off several number of times after restarting, changed DNS, trick with AirPlane Mode as described in some web pages and YouTube videos were applied too but all in vain.
Can anybody please help me with a possible solution to get my FaceTime & iMessage activated? For the first time I shifted to iOS device and facing this terrible experience! Is this a bug? Both of the APPs are saying waiting for activation and this is a endless wait.

Hello Fell-Walker,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with FaceTime and iMessage.  I recommend following the steps in this article when you are not able to sign into FaceTime or iMessage on your iPad or iPhone:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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