Why cant i send or receive picture messages to and from non iphone users?

i have an iphone 4 and i cant send picture messages or receive them from non iphone users. what do i need to do?

These headings should appear (in order) when you go to Settings > Messages:
iMessage
Send Read Receipts
Send as SMS (the one I asked you to turn on in most recently)
Send & Receive
MMS Messaging (the one I asked you to turn on in the first post)
Group Mesaging
Show Subject Field
Character Count
Hopefully this is what you see.  Otherwise, please post a screen shot.

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