Imessage ios8 - can't send texts

Since I updated my iphone5s to ios8, imessage has activated. When i turn it off, i cannot send regular text' messages to people.How can I turn off iMessage and send text messages at the same time?

The setting for iMessage has nothing to do with sending SMS. SMS is a carrier function. I would check with them to make sure that you have an SMS plan on your account and that it is active.
If you are referring to turning it off and then trying to send SMS to iPhones, that will not work. Your phone and the Apple database have those devices identified as iMessage capable.

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