Cannot get past "We're getting your account set up...", trying to sign up for service

I recently moved to a new apartment and have been using the xfinity wifi pass to access the internet, and I have decided to sign up for normal service by purchasing the self-install modem & router package and chose an 100mpbs monthly plan. Created my account, put in my credit card info and waited about a day for the confirmation email that would have told me that my intall package was being mailed to me and all that. However, after the day went by, I go to log in and see what is going on and I can log in but I can't access any of my information, like my address, the plan I chose, anything. All I get is "Thank you for your purchase! We're getting your account set up. Check back soon to track and activate your services.". I tried doing the "forgot user ID", confirming phone number fix that I had seen posted but no matter what, it doesn't recognize the code that Xfinity texts me. This is so incredibly frustrating. Being an internet company, I don't understand why I need to be calling customer service (or even writing this) before I even have service! Is this an indication of the type of customer care that I will be paying for if I ever do get my account set up? Please let me know what I am supposed to do to get internet at my apartment, preferably without having to make a tedious and redundant phone call.