Feature Request: Manually Send as SMS when iMessage is unavailable, or use better logic when choosing

I understand that when I send an iMessage to a contact from the messages app, it will send a text message eventually if the contact has no data service or wifi available. The problem I have with this is the timeliness. It can take anywhere from 20 seconds to 5 minutes to finally "realize" that contact has no data service and this delay is unacceptable for time sensitive messages.
I also understand that the messages app will send subsequent messages as text messages/sms because it already knows that the contact currently does not data. But... after a period of inactivity (of about 30 min?) the app defaults back to iMessage for that contact again, and if they still have no data when you send another message, it has to once again go through the process of "realizing" that they have no data/wifi connection. Even if I use the "send as text message" option by holding down on the undelivered iMessage, the app still won't send subsequent messages as text/sms until it goes through the process of "realizing" there's no data connection on their end.
A large number of people that I communicate with in the messages app have sporadic data access because they have no cellular data plan and they can only use iMessage when they're in a location that has wifi... and so if a message is taking a while to deliver, 90% of the time it's because they don't have data or wifi and it ends up sending as text message a few minutes later. What I'd like to do is speed this process up and this could be done two ways:
The Messages app should know that if I use the "send as text message" option on an iMessage that hasn't yet been delievered, it should send the next message as a text message/sms as well.
If I receive an SMS from a contact (who has iMessage only sometimes), it should default that I send an SMS back, instead of trying to iMessage first.
I don't want to simply "turn imessage off" and opt for only sms because then I can't have the benefits of iMessage with anyone of my other iMessage contact! (status visibility for messages - delivered, read, typing... etc.)
Apple, please put the "instant" back in "instant messaging!

I don't know why you posted this to a user-to-user technical support forum that Apple does not read or respond in. You might try http://apple.com/feedback. That won't respond either, but at least Apple will read it.

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Welcome to Apple Support Communities
You cannot use iMessage for OS X to send SMS. This feature is only available for iPhones.
Instead, you can send iMessages to other iPhones, iPads and iPods touch, or add a Google Talk, Jabber, AIM or Yahoo account. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5395

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I haven't missed any point, but you don't get it.
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Copied from my previous post.
Under the Send as SMS option, the following is available:
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You should check available text below an option such as this so you know what it does.

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