Iphone 5 stopped receiving SMS but can still send

My iphone 5
is only 3 weeks old and was working perfectly right up until one week agao. It stopped receiving SMS yet can still send them iMessage works fine in both directions. Is there anything I can do to be able to receive SMS as I am travelling and not always on wifi?
Thanks

Well, I got it to work (of course, after hours of trying I get it just after posting this).
Here is what I did if anyone else runs into this problem:
1. Turned on my Apple ID email address for Send & Receive.
2. Turned off text forwarding on all devices.
3. Restarted all devices.
4. Turned text forwarding back on but did not turn off my Apple ID email address.
.... and then it worked. Not thrilled that I need to keep my Apple ID turned on for Send & Receive, but there is my solution.
If anyone has discovered that you don't need your Apple ID turned on to send/receive, please let me know.

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