IMessage will not verify my number, messages show up as my email

This problem is very frustrating. iMessage will not verify my number and when I send messages with iMessage on, many people I text say my contact comes through as my email.  I've tried basically every suggestion I could find.  Verizon was no help and neither was apple support.  I saw someone said if your number is unique that may be a cause.  My number does have 4 0's in a row in it, but I don't see how that could be a problem.  Please help!

I have 4 x 0's in my number and have the same problem.  I can send iMessages but not sms messages.  I swapped sim cards and my phone then started semding message ok but the phone i put my sim card into stopped sending messages. Apple engineers tell me it is a network carrier problem.  Optus tell me it's an apple iPhone problem.  Seems the only solution will be changing phone numbers. 

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