IPhone 4S does everything apart from send text messages

Yesterday my new 16GB iPhone 4S arrived and I upgrade my simcard from normal sim to micro-sim. Since using it, it can do everything related to data (internet, iMessage etc.), it can make calls and receive texts but it just won't send text messages (red exclimation mark after a few seconds of sending) and I don't understand why. Ive tried turning iMessage off and sending it that way, still with no luck. I find his extremely strange as I can receive text message perfectly fine (in green bubbles, so they're definitely not iMessages). I've phoned O2 but they don't think it's a fault at their end. The only thing they can think of is if their masts are down. Yet I have a friend on the same network sending text messages without fail.
Hopefully someone can help as this is driving me nuts.

You're welcome.
Then call AppleCare or make an appointment at an Apple store if there is one nearby.

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