Iphone 4 wont receive or send imessages and texts

My Iphone 4 has suddenly stopped receiving or sending IMessages or regular text messages, i have erased my Iphone and reset the network settings but neither of these seem to have made a difference. Does anyone know how to fix this please??

Hi there,
You may find the troubleshooting steps found in the article below helpful.
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
-Griff W.

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