Messages reverts to iMessage instead of MMS

I used to have an iPhone and switched back to Android this past year. In group messages and only group messages, friends and family who still do have iPhones will text me but it randomly sends as an iMessgae instead of a normal mms. My phone number is no longer associated with iMessage, and I have tried having them all delete the current threads and start new ones. The first few messages will sometimes go through as MMS but every single group message I am in with iPhone owners always revert to iMessage. Just this week, a brand new group message that was created by a coworker who owns an iPhone was not delivered to my phone. This occurs even when all iPhone owners have the latest software. I never had this issue before owning an iPhone. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.

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