seavility, Thanks for reaching out to us and lets get this texting issue resolved. Is your friend able to receive your texts since you switched devices? If so, have them attempt to temporarily turn off imessage in there settings and retest. If the issue continues, try to remove there contact from your phonebook and send them a text to see the results. Thanks and keep us posted.
-PeterV_VZW
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