IMessage Doesn't work all the time. My phone sends messages as text through AT

I don't pay for a messaging plan, so every time my texts don't go as an iMessage it cost us $. Both sending and receiving. We use an iPhone 4 and a 4s. Is this an Apple issue or a carrier issue?
Thanks, Kris

imessage only works if you both have wifi andare both connected to it and  both phones are iphones (which they are I see from your post)

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