HT6154 Why are my texts sending as a text message to another iphone user instead of an imessage?

I just got my new iphone 5s. Well I have been sending text message to another iphone user and my text are going in as a text message instead of an imessage. The never happened with my iphone 4s.  Also I do not recieve some of my text message till almost an hour later.  This has nothing to do with where I am because I can be down the road from someone and I did not get their message until I got closer to her.  Me and my husband just got these new iphone 5s and we are both having the same problem.  Can someone help?  I don't want to return the phone but if I continue to have this problem I'll just keep my iphone 4s because I never ran into any problems like this prior.

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3529
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
imessage will send as a SMS when it is unavailable either thru a weak wifi or cellular data signal.  OR the other side has imessage turuned off.

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