Texting from my iPad.

I have both an iPhone and an iPad. Both have the same Apple ID. Both are cellular enabled so I am not reliant on wifi particularly with my iPad. My plan with my network is unlimited talk and text. I receive texts from individuals and businesses that only have android devices. It seems to be a new phenomena as I had previously been able to do this. I keep my devices upgraded so I will double check to see if they are updated. I also have a virus plan for all my devices. One of the interesting things is that when a text doesn’t go and you get the exclamation mark I click on it and do not get the option to send by text messaging. I have stopped using the wifi as we got a new cable system and new password etc. I chatted with Apple yesterday with Deepanshu. AFTER informing him that I had unlimited talk and text with my provider that included 20 gig plan, he informed me that I have to talk to my provider about getting a sms plan - grrrrrr. I asked to be put through to someone who had knowledge of apple products 😉 and he sent me a information link before signing off. I tried to turn off my iMessage as on my previous iPad there was an option somewhere where you could uncheck it as a default. I am just going to ensure I have turned off wifi on both devices, ensure my phone number is used for messaging (mind you why would that be necessary when my cellular iPad has its own phone number)

This response seems very helpful and I will utilize it first.

I checked solved but it is not yet but so far LotusPilot has the best response.

Now this is a response. Definitely better than just get an sms plan.