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Howdy jablinksi55,
If you are unable to send SMS/MMS messages to non Apple phones, I would recommend double checking to verify that you have Continuity setup correctly on both the Mac and your Phone:
Connect your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac using Continuity - Apple Support
To use Continuity for SMS and MMS on your iPad, iPod touch, and Mac:
Update your iPhone to iOS 8.1 (when available).
Enable iMessage on your Mac and iOS devices.
On your iPhone, go to Settings > Messages and turn on Text Message Forwarding.
Your iPad, iPod touch, or Mac will display a code you can enter on your iPhone to verify the SMS and MMS feature.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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