My iMessage won't send from my phone number. My number isn't listen under "send and receive at", only my email. There also is no "start new conversations from" option.

Ive tried everything I've read but they all are either not up to date or don't help my situation

Covered at the bottom of this support article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538

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I'm getting really tired of chat with my friends from my email, and I can't choose my number in "send and receive". There is no "start new conversations from"
please help me, i've tried everything

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5538
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bump. first issue resolved, second I'm still experiencing issues with.

My iMessage won't send from my phone number. My number isn't listen under "send and receive at", only my email. There also is no "start new conversations from" option.

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