Why won't my phone send text messages but I can receive them?

I have the iphone 5 and I updated my phone to the ios7. Within the past few days I have not been able to send text messages as imessages but I can receive them. When I try to send a message it will freeze at 95% and it wont go through. I even have 5 bars and I am connected to wifi when I send them. I reset my network settings but there was no change. Is there a way to fix this? A few of my friends have also expereinced this problem.

From my original reply, "Why did you change your SIM card?" Did you change carriers, was there a problem with the original SIM, did you change plans?
The iPhone has no settings for SMS. SMS is a carrier feature, call them back and have them check the provisioning on your account. If this SIM change caused the problem, it has nothing to do with the phone.

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We would love to get to the bottom of your message mystery.
I'm guessing you are getting the error for all messages you attempt to send, is that correct?
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My iPhone won't send email messages - but it can receive them!

If, following a password change on you AOL account, you find your iPhone will no longer transmit/send out email messages, but can still receive them, it's a quirk of the system . . . but you can fix it easily. Here's the why and how:
Transmit problems after you change password for AOL. This would be no problem except that the iPad and iPhone allow you to alter only the incoming email password 'manually' (to match up with AOL), but won't allow you to change the password for "SMTP" sending of email, i.e., outgoing messages. Of course, if you can't update BOTH to your new AOL password, it means you can only receive emails; not send. Thus, to update both receiving and sending, you have to REINSTALL AOL: Here's how:
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(c) With you AOL email address in the "Account" line, select "Delete Account" and confirm,
(d) once deleted, go ahead and perform a "soft shutdown" of the iPhone: hold down the "off" button of the iPad/iPhone to shut down the whole system, then turn it back on a minute or so later by holding down the "on/off" button for a couple of seconds until you see the white Apple, giving the system time to restore to a normal desktop, then . . .
(e) go back to Utilities :: Mail, Contacts, Calendars :: under Accounts select "Add Account" and follow instructions (not hard),
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(g) send yourself a "test message" to confirm that it transmits and is also received with no error messages.

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HI there, All of a sudden I cannot use bbm. I can sometime receive messages but I cannot send them .
The messages do have a check mark but no D or R to tell me that they are delivered of read.
I have rebooted my BB umpteen times and took out the battery, I've even deleted and reinstalled the BBM.
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Could someone let me know what is going on?
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I am able to send text messages but im not receiving them

So bought my phone today and Im not too sure if im missing something but I have had people texting me and not receiving any of them but they are getting my messages. I have also received messages from telus so dont understand why im not getting messages from friends. Can anyone help :-(

Also take a look at this article:
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Under the section, If you still can't send or recieve SMS or MMS messages.
Which also has a link to the iPhone Troubleshooting Assistant for Calls and Connection Issues:
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Hey Bonaccio,
Thanks for the question. I understand you are experiencing issues with Messages on your iPhone 5. The following resource may help to resolve your issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2755
I also understand you are experiencing issues with your cellular data connection. These two issues may be related, so definitely give the steps in this article a go:
iPhone: Troubleshooting a cellular data connection
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3780
Follow the instructions below for assistance with troubleshooting cellular data issues on your iPhone. After performing each step, please test to see if the issue is resolved.
1. Toggle airplane mode: Tap Settings, turn airplane mode on, wait three seconds, and then turn off again.
2. Restart your iPhone.
3. Ensure that your software is up to date:
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          - Check for an iOS Software Update. Tap Settings > General > Software Update. Note: Some updates may require a Wi-Fi connection.
4. Remove the SIM Card and reinsert it. Allow the iPhone to acquire the network again.
5. If your SIM card has SIM PIN enabled, try toggling it off: Tap Settings > Phone > SIM PIN.
6. Try another location. If a different location works, but the original location still does not, contact your carrier to report the issue.
7. Reset network settings: Tap Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
8. Restore the iPhone as new.
9. Contact your carrier to:
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          - Verify that there are no account-related blocks.
          - Find out if there are specific error messages in the carrier logs that could help determine why the issue is occurring.
If none of the above steps resolves the issue, contact your carrier, make an appointment at an Apple Retail Store, or contact AppleCare to troubleshoot further.
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Hi Felicia913,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
Try these steps first if you are not able to send text messages to a specific contact:
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, back up or forward important messages and delete your current messaging threads with the contact. Create a new message to the contact and try again.
If the issue occurs with a specific contact or contacts, delete and re-create the contact from the Contacts application. Create a new message to the newly created contact and try again.
You can find these steps here:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ts2755
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If he sends me a picture I first see a large grey rectangle with a progress indicator which gets replaced by the sent picture once it finished loading.
If I try to send a picture it appears in the chat immediately but then gets replaced by the file name. He only sees the file name the whole time.
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What the title says.. i have tried restarting phone, I have tried doing the google thing and the 2step verification. I dont know what to do?

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Hello,
Actually i also had changed my gmail password like to the above. Andyour recommendation seems to be the same to rebooting iPod touch, which didn't work for me when i had the same gmail problem with the incorrect password error in the continuous manner. However the problem has gone when i removed the gmail account so as to create the same one.
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