How to send text messages and multimedia messages on my Apple iPhone 5

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Text messages (SMS) are short, text-only messages sent over the mobile network. Multimedia messages (MMS) are similar to text messages except they allow you to add images, sounds or other files to the message.
1. Touch Messages.
2. Touch the Compose icon.
3. Enter the recipient's mobile phone number or touch the + icon to select someone from your contacts list.
4. Touch the desired contact.
5. Touch Text Message.
6. Enter your text message.
7. Touch Send to send the text message or touch the Camera icon to make this a multimedia message.
8. To add a photo saved on your Apple iPhone 5, touch Choose Existing.
9. Touch the desired album.
10. Touch the desired picture.
11. Touch Choose.
12. Touch Send.
13. Your message is being sent.