Only getting text from iPhones?

I got an iPhone 5 for Christmas. Since I changed phones (I had the 4s) I'm only receiving text from people that have iPhones. If they don't have an iPhone, I'm not getting the text. I have restarted my phone, I have changed my settings, I even googled ideas. Nothing has worked.

Appears your cell phone carrier has disabled your text function! You are getting only iMessages. That is related to your email and not phone number. Call your carrier cuz you might not have permission to change your device without checking with them? Call your carrier!

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