Why can't I activate iMessage on my iPhone

Why can't i activate iMessage on my iPhone 4S?  All my incoming messages are showing up on my iPad and not my iPhone.

The following may help: If you get an error when trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime - Apple Support

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    in settings where you have them turned on, does it say waiting for activation ?

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    Try to follow the steps in this article. If all goes well, one of them should get you up and running!
    http://support.apple.com/kb/ts4268

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    Why don't you describe what happened when you tried to activate Messages? It might help us give you some direction.

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    After updating to ios 6 my phone had to be restored.  Now it will not acitvate.  I am receiving the message that ther server is unavailable.  However, I can not use my phone at all until it is activated.  why can I not activate?

    Well, 99.9% of the time, the cause of this issue is the fact the phone was jailbroken/hacked to unlock it for use on networks other than the network the phone was originally locked to. Apple maintains a database of officially unlocked iPhones, and when Apple's servers detect phones such as yours, activation stops & you get the message you got.
    So, either get a sim card from the carrier your phone was originally locked to, or get it officially unlocked.

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