Unable to send text messages to non iphone users

i can only send messages to iphone users because of imessage.. why?

Text messages rely on your cellular carrier's SMS system when going to non-iPhone users.  Contact your cellular carrier and make sure your plan includes SMS.

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    .legoman. wrote:
    why can i not send sms and picture messages to non iphone users but have no trouble sending them to people who have iphones? help???
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  • Iphone 4 wont send picture messages to non iphone users

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  • I can't send or receive text messages from non iphone users

    I can't send or receive text messages from non iphone users

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    If all else fails, go into Settings General Reset - Reset Network Settings (this will lose WiFi info but fixes a lot of messaging errors).

  • Why can't I send or receive text messages to non-iphone users

    Why can't I send or receive text messages to non-iphone users

    thatch001 wrote:
    Another thing you can try is to ensure that the setting for ( send as sms if imessage unavailable ) is turned on, this can be found in Settings : Messages. If this doesnt work you can also try changing the contact details to read mobile instead of iphone.
    That setting is not relevant to sending SMS messages to non-iPhones. It only affects what happens when an iMessage won't go through to an iOS device. And, what the phone number is labeled has no effect on anything. You could create a custom label "Rutabaga" and the SMS would still go through if the account was properly provisioned. Those labels are for human brain convenience only.

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    my 02 iphone 4s will not let me send picture messages to non iphone users

    Do you have a setting in Settings > Messages for MMS Messaging and if so, is it on?

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  • TS2755 On or after January 1, 2013, I was no longer able to send pictures by text message to non-iPhone users.  Is there a setting I am missing?

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    99.9% of the time, if you can send/receive SMS's, & MMS is turned on in settings, the problem rests with your carrier, not your phone. So, call your carrier & have them reset MMS for your account. MMS is a carrier feature & must be properly provisioned to work.

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    everytime some non iphone user texts me an emoji, it just comes as a bubbe with no words or emojis
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    Whatever emoji font they're using isn't compatible with iPhones. Mostly, I've seen the problem in the other direction. Putting emoji in a text from an iPhone to an Android can result in gibberish.
    One more good reason not to use emoji,
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