4s blocking people from receiving my messages

I have had THE worst luck with apple so far. This is my second iPhone in a week! First one (iPhone4) battery life was draining by the minute... current one (iPhone4s) where do I begin? Picture messages won't send, left side of keyboard won't work, center of keyboard wont work, my phone is blocking me from sending and recieving mms messages to 1 contact. It says I added him to my block list, which I have not done.. I wouldnt even know how to go about doing that. Sprint was of no help... anyone in the same boat?

Call Sprint back. Your carrier (or your contact's carrier) is the only one that can block your messages.

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See how to troubleshoot iMessage activation. If you're using a China Telecom or au (KDDI) iPhone, you can activate iMessage only on your home network. While traveling internationally, you can't activate iMessage.
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An iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
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Open Safari and navigate to www.apple.com to verify data connectivity. If a data connection isn't available, troubleshoot cellular data or a Wi-Fi connection.
iMessage over cellular data might not be available while you're on a call. Only 3G and faster GSM networks support simultaneous data and voice calls. Learn which network your phone supports. If your network doesn't support simultaneous data and voice calls, go to Settings > Wi-Fi and turn Wi-Fi on to use iMessage while you're on a call.
Restart your device.
Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
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Make sure that the contact you're trying to send a message to is registered with iMessage.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
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Restart your iPhone.
Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings on your iPhone.
Remove your SIM card and insert it again.
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Make sure that you're using the area code with the contact's phone number. When sending messages internationally, you also need to use the contact's international code.
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If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and recreate the contact from the Contacts app. Send a new message to the contact.
Back up and restore your iPhone as new.
If your carrier has recently ported your phone number, the porting process might not be complete. Contact your carrier to confirm that the porting process is complete.
Contact your carrier to confirm that you're provisioned for sending SMS and are in an area with cellular coverage.
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Back up and restore your iPhone as new.
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Further troubleshooting and information
Follow these steps if you can't deactivate iMessage or if you can't send SMS to non-iOS devices because they are sent as iMessage.
Get help if some of your SMS messages aren't displaying correctly.
Follow these steps if you're receiving SPAM in Messages.
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I hope this information helps ....
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