Iphone 4 problem texting

I have an iphone 4 and am trying to text one friend but she is unable to receive any from me, other orange users can get through to her and i can recieve her texts ok and other friends and family are getting mine ok, what can i do? i have delected her as a contact and added her back on under a different name but that doesnt work either.

Is suggest that you read the thread you're posting in. Your problem has nothing to do with this topic which is about a problem recieving messages from a specific individual only.
Also, you provide no information such as phone moded, iOS version, carrier, your location and which of the basic troubleshooting steps you've taken.

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