Wow. You are ****in rude. Getting opinions from the community is fine but none of us work for Apple therefore we cannot fix this for you. Submitting feedback to Apple is one way of getting them looked at. Just because your personal concerns weren't addressed instantly doesn't mean they don't care. I'm sure millions of people send them suggestions all the time - you're not the only one who owns Apple products.
As for the solution to your dumb problem, how about clicking on that Phone icon and call your stupid friends? Your phone is a phone first after all. Quit whining about how you can't afford to text like a little bitch and get a job or something. The kicker is your parents probably paid for the $30 unlimited family text plan making this a non-issue so why are you wasting our time? People have been able to send remote messages to each other for the last 5,000 years. You live in amazing times and yet can't figure out how to place a simple call? Get a brain.
As for the solution to your dumb problem, how about clicking on that Phone icon and call your stupid friends? Your phone is a phone first after all. Quit whining about how you can't afford to text like a little bitch and get a job or something. The kicker is your parents probably paid for the $30 unlimited family text plan making this a non-issue so why are you wasting our time? People have been able to send remote messages to each other for the last 5,000 years. You live in amazing times and yet can't figure out how to place a simple call? Get a brain.