TS1398 my imessages are being delivered from my e-mail not my phone number.

when i use imessage it only sends them coming from my email address (my apple ID) and not my actual phone number so when i am texting another person with an iphone it comes up as blue but to them it's delviered as my email address not my phone number and when i go to the settings>messages>imessage the caller id selection does not come up at all. only another email option.

That's because your phone number is not yet activated with iMessage.  You will probably see "waiting for activation" listed under iMessage in Settings>Messages.  There are a number of solutions that people have tried to resolve this, search the forum for "iMessage waiting for activation" and you may find one that works for you.

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