How to send as SMS not IMessage?

I recently got the iPhone 5 on Verizon but I found out after when sending an iMessage when you don't have Wi-Fi uses up part of your data. However I know that in your settings you can turn your cellular data off and then it sends as a text, but then I don't receive the reply until my data is turned back on. Is there any way to fix this, or send regular SMS texts to other iPhone users so I don't have to use part of my data?

You go under settings>messages>slide imessage off. And that will only use text.yeah if you turn that off it will safe some of your data.

Turn off iMessage.

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