iMessage not available, phone grayed out?

[noobinator]

I used an iPhone for years and then switched to android recently and had a heck of a time getting messages from my contacts iPhones to reach me. There phones were trying to send imessages instead of SMS.

Finally, i removed my number from my apple support profile and text the word STOP to 48369 per instructions I found online. SMS worked for the most part.

Now, I went BACK to an older iPhone and when I am trying to use iMessage. I re-added my number to my apple profile. When I go into settings on my iphone under messages, then send and receive, it shows my email address and my phone number. I unselected my email but my phone number is grayed out and I can't select it.

So it seems like I cannot send iMessages from my iPhone using my phone number. I do not want to use my email. Anyone know why my number would be grayed out?

 

[wxman2003]

Does the "Start New Conversations From" in Messages show your number with a check mark?

 

[noobinator]

Does the "Start New Conversations From" in Messages show your number with a check mark?

Ok, i turned off imessage and restarted my phone.

Now my phone number shows up and has a check but it still is only sending SMS and not imessages.

 

[wxman2003]

Ok, i turned off imessage and restarted my phone.

Now my phone number shows up and has a check but it still is only sending SMS and not imessages.

Are you sending text to another person with an iPhone? It only works between iOS devices.

 

[noobinator]

Are you sending text to another person with an iPhone? It only works between iOS devices.

of course I am.

 

[wxman2003]

of course I am.

Ok, i was just checking. I know of others who couldn't figure out why it wasn't working. Some had issues because they were sending a text to multiple people. If one in that line doesn't have an iOS device, it will automatically default to a regular text. Have you tried resetting network settings? you may have to do a restore.

 

[PMehta]

text the word STOP to 48369 per instructions I found online. SMS worked for the most part.

It could be 'cos of the STOP text that you sent. I've never heard of texting a number to stop iMessage but checking if this is the cause might fix it.