My phone is off so I use WiFi but somehow I stop receiving msgs
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iMessages can be sent/received over wi-fi but SMS/MMS messages cannot. Not sure if that will help as you didn't mention which you are asking about. The following has more information: About iMessage and SMS/MMS - Apple Support
It includes the following:
To use SMS/MMS on an iPhone, you need a text-messaging plan.