How do I make sure my iPhone sends a text not an iMessage?

My iPhone seems nowadays to try to send a SMS as an "iMessage" rather than a text. This does not work very well. I have had delays of several hours, and messages delivered to computers at home rather than the phone in the pocket. Also it uses data bandwidth rather than the phone signal without asking my permission. This is a serious shortcoming IMO.
How do I make sure that my text messages actually are text messages.

Just turn off iMessage in Settings

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