I can send text messages but I cannot receive them!  Can anyone help?

On my iPhone, I can send text messages, and other people receive them, no problem.
But when people send me texts, I never get them. What is going on, and what should I do?
Frustrated,
Dave

I'm having the same problem. I came from Verizon, and activated about an hour ago. I got the 2 free text messages from AT&T and can send, but not receive. My friend who transferred from TMobile on Friday night had the same exact problem. He had to call a number, and have them fix some thing in his billing that was not correct. I am trying to get the number from him. It is an AT&T thing.

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