Being able to connect through text message is crucial, MINNIEGO05. Let's troubleshoot this, so you can send messages again. As one of our community members reported that uninstalling and reinstalling the Messages + application helped, let's give that a try. Here are links with steps to complete this: https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-216741/

https://www.verizonwireless.com/support/knowledge-base-43740/

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