Text messaging to broadband router

I have a 4G LTE data only broadband Router. I am being charged for texts that are being sent to it. Why when I cannot receive texts on it?

I know it may seem strange to be billed for text messages on a broadband router. However,as mentioned by Elector, depending on the make and model, you do have the ability to send & receive text messages with these devcies. They are received through the VZ Access Manager interface downloaded on your pc or laptop. What's the make & model broadband card that you have?
If your router does provide you with text messaging capabilities, you may contact our customer service department to place a text messaging block. This will ensure you will not be billed for unexpected messaging charges.
Thank You,
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It's imperative you receive all text messages! Are you only missing out on iMessages? ( text messages between other iPhones ) Does this also happen on other Wi-Fi networks? If you have an opportunity I would suggest resetting network setting, http://vz.to/1lBMRdc
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I have text messages set to iMessage ok and SMS okay.
When a text message fails initially why isn't there a setting that the text will 'automatically' rollover to SMS instead of wasting time coming up with 3 options at the bottom of the screen, including sending as SMS?
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Markg2 wrote:
The problem could be due to the second reply but I'm suspicious since whenever the problem occurs, the message always goes through when I click the 'option' send as text.
I believe that's because your forcing it to go as an SMS.
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Downloaded iSO 7.0.2 and now I'm not receiving replies to my text messages. I've tested it with someone standing next to me, their phone shows their reply sent and my phone gets nothing. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? Thanks in advance

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Forward normal text messages to iMessage?

As a Google Voice user, I've found that the experience on an iOS device is always lacking, mostly because the apps don't have the attention to detail that the Apple-designed apps have. That being said, I'd like to know if there's a way to forward normal text messages (sent to my google voice number) to my Apple ID/iCloud account in order to have them show up in iMessage. I'd imagine that there's some magic juju that goes on behind the scenes that identifies messages as normal SMS or apple's format, and routs them accordingly. For the folks out there who have the ability to parse this sort of thing, is there a special way that iMessage handles messages (i.e. a specific/proprietary header, unique address, gateway, etc.), or is it just one of those things that goes on under the cover of night in dark Apple rituals?
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iMessage is, at this time, only iOS to iOS. There is no way, currently, to make a message from somewhere else appear to have come from an iOS device.
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Facetime won't work without text messaging working

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