Text message is showing sent from my email address instead of phone number

I just reset all my settings on my Iphone 4s and now when I send text messages my friends say it is coming from my email address not my phone number. Why is that? Any advice on how to get it back to normal (from my number not email?)
Thanks in advance!!!

I assume your phone is using your phone number. Select an E-Mail also. Under the Select Area a new Area should show up offering to choose whether to use the number or the E-Mail to start new conversations. Pick the Phone number. Go to iMessage and start new conversations.

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It has to do with his settings in iMessage. His iMessage has to be activated and it has to show his phone # as the "start conversation from".

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Contacting Apple about account security : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5699
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another way to change it is :
go to settings -> phone -> my number (iput your phone number)
and then do what razmee209 said,
after you change it, your phone number will authenticate with the operator that you use,
I hope this could help you,

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likely the iMessage feature it does so to save you money as sms's are mostly charged by the sms where data is not
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMessage
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No that was not it. I was signed into my iMessages under my email address as soon as I signed out others can now receive my texts under my number. Thanks for the help though

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