You probably didn't de-register your number from iMessage -
https://selfsolve.apple.com/deregister-imessage/
If you did the above, your contacts will need to delete existing messaging threads with you and start new ones as the existing ones are tied to iMessage and the only way to "convert" messaging with you to SMS is to create a new conversation.
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