Upgraded 3gs to iOS5 and can't receive texts?

I, like many other people, upgraded to the iOS5 and I have been getting that warning that my SMS mailbox is full and to delete messages in order to receive new ones. Tried that. Didn't work. I also tried resetting all system settings. That didn't work. I have read that with the iOS5 you are only allowed storage of 75,000 text messages. I have also read that this has worked for some people and hasn't worked at all for others. Is this the actual fix or is this SMS thing a glitch with the iOs5?? ... Half of the allure of the iphone was not having to monitor the build up of my text messages and the ability to save decades of text conversations. If this can't be fixed I might be moving away from the iPhone. .. Anyways, if anyone knows what to do please let me know! Thanks.

75,000 is the new limit on the SMS inbox. Your only real choice is to delete messages.
I spent an hour and a half on the phone with Apple support yesterday. They were apologetic but confirmed that that was the new limit.
I had text "conversations" dating back 2-plus years with tens of thousands of messages. I didn't like deleting them but ultimately my choice was to delete, wait for a fix/update, downgrade to iOS 4-something, or text only the friends that used iMessage. I deleted but first I spent $20 on a third party app called PhoneView and saved conversations before deleting them from the iPhone permanently. It's actually a pretty cool app.
Now, how do I get a green-checkmark-dialog bubble for "correct answer"?

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