Text messaging

Hi, I just got a z.doxio n900. I have a pay as you go text & talk plan. I put my sim card in the phone & able to make calls but when I go to my contact & try to make a text to someone I get an error icon. If I punch in the number, the text goes trough. not very practical. Is there any way to get this fix so I can send text using my contacts. this is very frustrating. Can anybody help

Welcome to Android Central! So this is a Note 3 clone, right? Since it's a clone, there's probably a higher chance of faulty system software.

Can you show us some screenshots of the options you have when bringing up a contact, and the error message you get when trying to text someone from the contact page? http://forums.androidcentral.com/amb...d-central.html