Can't use my iMessage. It does not activate.

[topsie28]

Please, can someone help me out? My iMessage seems not to be activating no matter what i try to do! It will only allow me use my email to activate it and not my phone number! Unfortunately, my country, Nigeria, is not in the list of the Regions listed. Please what can i do? Thank you

 

[zig9449]

I'm sorry mate, there is nothing you can do. iMesaage "IS" your email. It has nothing to do with your phone number. Sure you can set a setting to show your number as a caller ID (only works from iDevice to iDevice) but that is it.

iMessage can "only" be activated with your Apple ID email address.