Does anyone know if the service is back up yet?

I probably shouldn't post this here, but I actually canceled my main's account in order to change the name- since returning I've realized the old name was quite stupid...

When I went to create a character with the same name, so that I would be forced to change my main's name upon reactivation, it didn't work. Does anyone know if it's because I have to actually delete the main character (as opposed to just canceling the ID)? I'm just worried about deleting my main without being able to get him back.

Thanks for the replies, and please don't say "Pay for the server transfer and do it". $25 and 180 days to get back to my server is a ridiculous price to change my character's name. Really wish SE would just allow you to pay a smaller fee to change the name.