Group messaging issues

Why can I only receive but not reply to group text conversations?  It will keep trying to send until it finally says failed.

    TEMA, we want you to engage in juicy conversations with your friends too. Did you download a 3rd party text messaging application to your device from the Google Play market? If so, this application may be affecting the group messaging capability.
Have you tried deleting all unwanted text messaging conversations and powering your device off/on to soft reset? Keep us posted.
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