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Imessage waiting for activation

  • 18-09-2014 11:25am
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭


    Switched from Vodafone to Tesco mobile yesterday and my iMessages won't work properly since.
    I kept my old number but it's the tesco number that's still paired with imessage.
    My number in settings is my Vodafone one.
    I have tried turning off imessage and then switched of the phone for 10 minutes, several times.
    I have tried logging out of my apple account, when I log back in my Vodafone number is on my apple account but when I go into iMessage settings, the tesco one is showing, it is greyed out with a tick.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,408 ✭✭✭naasrd


    blade1 wrote: »
    Switched from Vodafone to Tesco mobile yesterday and my iMessages won't work properly since.
    I kept my old number but it's the tesco number that's still paired with imessage.
    My number in settings is my Vodafone one.
    I have tried turning off imessage and then switched of the phone for 10 minutes, several times.
    I have tried logging out of my apple account, when I log back in my Vodafone number is on my apple account but when I go into iMessage settings, the tesco one is showing, it is greyed out with a tick.

    Is you new number showing up in Settings?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭MagicBusDriver1


    The phone sends a text message to a uk number when imessage activates. Do you have sufficient credit etc for that?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    naasrd wrote: »
    Is you new number showing up in Settings?

    Hi naasrd, just got it sorted there.
    I topped up by €15.
    I got unlimited calls when I topped up.
    I then used €10 of the 15 to buy unlimited texts and I used the remaining €5 to buy 1gb of data.

    Now, this is where the problem arose.

    Switching on my iMessages meant a text has to send to Apple to activate it.

    As I had spent my €15,it couldn't send, so it was stuck on waiting to activate.

    Tesco mobile were no help figuring it out.
    It would have been handy if a pop up informed me that I needed credit to activate iMessages.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    The phone sends a text message to a uk number when imessage activates. Do you have sufficient credit etc for that?

    Oops didn't see your post there but yes you are spot on!

    Problem now is I can imessage people but my email address is what they are getting.
    I ticked start new conversations from my number.

    And also, no one can iMessage me, only receiving SMS.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 18,809 Mod ✭✭✭✭Kimbot


    iMessage is associated with your email address so unless they send it to your email address you wont get it so they have to text you.
    Go into the settings and it should allow you change the number that is sending/receiving the iMessages.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    jonny24ie wrote: »
    iMessage is associated with your email address so unless they send it to your email address you wont get it so they have to text you.
    Go into the settings and it should allow you change the number that is sending/receiving the iMessages.

    I have tried start conversation from number + email.
    Using email works but I want my number to show not my email.

    If I tick my number I can't receive iMessages but can send them.
    It wasn't like this before I switched mobile provider yesterday.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    blade1 wrote: »
    I have tried start conversation from number + email.
    Using email works but I want my number to show not my email.

    If I tick my number I can't receive iMessages but can send them.
    It wasn't like this before I switched mobile provider yesterday.
    Try this first:
    Go to Settings => Messages => iMessage & toggle to OFF

    Then scroll down to and tap Send & Receive

    Then tap Apple ID & on the white popup screen tap Sign Out

    This should result in a screen saying ''You can be reached by iMessage at''. Your phone number should be automatically ticked.

    Then from the top of the screen tap Messages

    Go to iMessage & toggle to ON

    Scroll back down to & tap Send and Receive

    Tap ''Use your Apple ID for iMessage

    Enter your Apple ID & Password & tap Sign In

    Your phone number should be there & already ticked, as will any email addresses that had been entered previously

    At the top of that screen tap Next

    Wait for verification

    That should be it!
    (Hopefully!)

    If not & no-one comes up with any more suggestions that work you may need to get a replacement blank sim from your new provider. In the past people have had problems after porting from one provider to another but as far as I remember it was mainly Three customers.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    I can't even sign in with my Apple ID.

    It says check network.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    blade1 wrote: »
    I can't even sign in with my Apple ID.

    It says check network.

    Have you synched phone with iTunes?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Have you synched phone with iTunes?

    Since I changed provider?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    blade1 wrote: »
    Since I changed provider?

    Yes.

    In Settings=> Carrier which carrier name appears?

    Does anyone else have any suggestions?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    It's working eventually!
    But can't get my name to appear on other people's phones when they receive an iMessage from me.

    I think I'll have to leave it like that because if i need to activate iMessages once more ill crack.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,862 ✭✭✭Cushie Butterfield


    blade1 wrote: »
    It's working eventually!
    But can't get my name to appear on other people's phones when they receive an iMessage from me.

    I think I'll have to leave it like that because if i need to activate iMessages once more ill crack.
    Oh that's great!

    Your name appearing on other people's phones is nothing to do with you - if they delete you as a contact altogether & set you up as a new contact it should fix it for them. Either way it's not your problem!

    Glad you got it sorted anyway!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Oh that's great!

    Your name appearing on other people's phones is nothing to do with you - if they delete you as a contact altogether & set you up as a new contact it should fix it for them. Either way it's not your problem!

    Glad you got it sorted anyway!

    Yeah????
    I never knew that!
    Thanks for your help!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Oh that's great!

    Your name appearing on other people's phones is nothing to do with you - if they delete you as a contact altogether & set you up as a new contact it should fix it for them. Either way it's not your problem!

    Glad you got it sorted anyway!
    blade1 wrote: »
    Yeah????
    I never knew that!
    Thanks for your help!

    Yes sorted thank you very much.
    Got someone to delete me and I called them then they added me to their contacts again.
    Now my name is appearing with my iMessages to them.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,203 ✭✭✭shanec1928


    usually just having the two people delete the conversation is sufficient.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    shanec1928 wrote: »
    usually just having the two people delete the conversation is sufficient.

    Brilliant! I'll try that with someone else so. Cheers!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    shanec1928 wrote: »
    usually just having the two people delete the conversation is sufficient.

    This has worked for me!
    Ye're on the ball lads;)


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    A bit off topic but a friend of mine is getting 3 new iPhones.
    He is selling 3 iphone 4s'.
    I'm getting one off him for a family member.
    The phones are locked to e-mobile but he is getting the unlock codes during the week.

    Now, what I'd like to know is,when eMobile unlock the phones, can I activate the unlock on my iTunes?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 111 ✭✭MagicBusDriver1


    blade1 wrote: »
    A bit off topic but a friend of mine is getting 3 new iPhones.
    He is selling 3 iphone 4s'.
    I'm getting one off him for a family member.
    The phones are locked to e-mobile but he is getting the unlock codes during the week.

    Now, what I'd like to know is,when eMobile unlock the phones, can I activate the unlock on my iTunes?

    Yes. The phone will be marked as unlocked on the activation servers. Make find my iPhone is disabled to allow you activate on a different account.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,611 ✭✭✭✭blade1


    Yes. The phone will be marked as unlocked on the activation servers. Make find my iPhone is disabled to allow you activate on a different account.

    Ok, cheers!


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