Issues with sending text messages after updating to 8.1

I having problems sending text messages after updating to 8.1, get a message saying Message Send Failure. I have an Iphone 5s.

Hi CWH52,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
If you have not been able to send text messages after updating to iOS 8.1, you can find some helpful troubleshooting steps in the "If you can't send and receive SMS" section of this article:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
The steps found here can help resolve many issues that affect your ability to send text messages.
All the best,
Jeremy

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