Messages showing green instead of blue

Messages from some contacts are no longer showing as blue messages.  Option to store number does not include iPhone - only mobile available

It is very possible they are not all together there, and at some time, someone is away from an active data connection. If that is the case, the iMessage will not go through. Both the sender and the receiver have to have an active data connection for iMessage to succeed. If any inturruption in that connection, then the iMessage could fail. If you have Send As SMS turned on, then if the iMessage fails, it could go as an SMS. If that is International, then you could be charged for that, depending on your carrier and SMS plan.

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    Why is my ipone showing up green instead of blue to other iphone users?

    using imessage your text bubble should be grey to them i do believe.

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    http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf#page66

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