IMessage stuck sending, won't send as SMS

I have iMessage, and I know other people have it that I have tried to message, but it gets stuck as "sending" as iMessage and won't send as SMS even tho I have that turned on. I have tried it with a few phones, different carriers , and they all have the same issue.
Is there any way around this?

i have been having this issue A LOT lately. its on and off for me. when it happens i put my finger on the message you sent and hold it there and a pop up will show up just above it. then it offers to send as text. thats all you can do for now. it doesnt auto change to sms when it should. i am figuring its one of many oddities with ios7? never had an issue with it before but i dont know. hope this helps

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