"Waiting for activation" Error Message

I get a "waiting for activation" message when trying to turn on IMessage and Facetime. I rebooted the phone and reset the network settings but it did not work. Does anyone know how to resolve this issue?

Hi karla35,
It sounds like you have taken some good troubleshooting steps to resolve this. We have a great resource for this issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
I've been able to resolve this issue in the past with the section titled:
"Unable to activate FaceTime or iMessage with phone number and Apple ID after waiting 24 hours (iPhone only)"
Please note that step nine is very important, we want to restore from the backup. Do not perform a full restore.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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