How to send a SMS not an iMessage to other iPhone?

I Want to send a text message (SMS) to another iPhone but it keeps sending as an iMessage, does anyone know how I can get it so that im sending an SMS? (currently using an iPhone 5c on latest iOS 8.2)

Hi becca,
If you are sending a text to a non Apple device/computer, it is always sent as an SMS (or MMS, if you are sending pictures or videos with the text). Texts sent to Apple products that are registered with iMessage will always be sent as iMessages.
Cheers,
GB

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