I cannot text international right now. I try to enable my iMessage and it asks for my sign in. When entered, it says "Waiting for Activation" and it just spins and apparently doesn't activate. VERY FRUSTRATING VERIZON!!!
Here are the steps to troubleshoot:
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201422
Try these steps if you get an iMessage or FaceTime activation error on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
When trying to activate iMessage or FaceTime, you might get one of these errors:
It might take a few minutes to activate iMessage and FaceTime. If you've waited more than an hour, try these steps:
You can also use your email address with iMessage and FaceTime. Get help if you have trouble verifying your email address:
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Last Modified: Dec 22, 2014
iMessage is all Apple, so the blame should go there.