Why does it say my contact's not registered when he is?

I have my friend in my contacts. I tried adding him on iMessage on my iPad, but it says he's not registered. But I saw him use it on his iPhone. What's happening?

An iPhone can send SMS messages like any other cell phone or smart phone via the carrier data plan. The iOS messages app only works with other iOS devices and Mac computers running Mountain Lion or Mavericks. So are you sure that your friend wasn't just sending an SMS message? He still has to turn on and activate iMessage in order to use it on his phone.

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