Not receiving texts via iMessages or SMS

I can't send iMessages (they try to get sent and then go through as SMS) nor can I receive any texts at all when contacts reply.  I've tried turning iMessages on and off and resetting Network setting and turning off the phone and various combinations of that.  I also did a full restore and recovery and that did not help either.  I can receive iMessages via my mac but not on the phone.  Other than that every once in a while a text makes it to the phone but overall every other text doesn't make it.  I even tried just turning iMessages off and seeing if I can receive SMS but no luck.  Tried turning my phone off for several minutes and making a phone call after to see if it was my phone dropping off the network and no joy. Still no texts after.  Wifi and a strong 3G connection dont seem to change anything either.  Will appreciate any other troubleshooting tips.

    Thank you! I appreciate the insight. May I assume you're running the lastest version of software on the device? In addition, under the Messages section what is listed under the "Send and Receive" section? Does your phone number appear.
I understand that you've done a restore on the device. Did all the text messages threads that have been sent recently reappear? If so, I would suggest clearing the threads and re-attempting the reset of the network settings.
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