My iPhone 4S will only send messages to people with iMessage? How do I fix it?

I got my iPhone 4S yesterday, and I tried texting my mom, who has hernimessage turned off, but it wouldn't. It told me it sent, but she never got it. And I can't receive any message that isn't an iMessage. How do I fix it? I tried turning off my iMessage. That didn't work.

Check Settings>Messages>MMS Messaging to see if it's set to "On". Check with your carrier to see that your account is properly provision. Check to see if your carrier is a supported iPhone carrier. Not all features work or work properly on unsupported carriers.
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