I recently switched from iphone to samsung galaxy s5 and am not receiving messages. I have tried countless fixes but nothing has worked!

I have tired deactiving my device from icloud online, I have had my contacts delete me and re-add me as a contact. I have also had them try deleting our entire message thread and starting a new one. I also had them hold down message and select "send as regular text" 3-5 times. I tried texting stop to some number I found in another discussion thread. NOTHING HAS WORKED. I called Apple support who claims they cannot help me. My service provider just refers me to apple. And now, some of my contacts no longer have the option to "send as regular text" when they hold down the messges to me! Please, please help me!

Hi Chris,
Thanks for the response. I contacted Apple at the link you listed and spoke with a representative. We walked through the steps I took in my first post above to ensure I had done them correctly. He didn't offer any new suggestions other than making sure my contacts turn on their MMS before texting me.
Unfortunately that is not working either. I tested this with several friends and I am still not receiving their messages. They get a response immediately upon texting me that says the message was undeliverable. They are able to receive my messages, I just don't get theirs.
Any other ideas?
It's mind boggling that Apple has made this such a difficult transition. There should not be repurcussions for choosing to discontinue the use of their product. The only other thing I can think to do is have my service provider change my phone number... what a nightmare.

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Thanks for the response. I contacted Apple at the link you listed and spoke with a representative. We walked through the steps I took in my first post above to ensure I had done them correctly. He didn't offer any new suggestions other than making sure my contacts turn on their MMS before texting me.
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