Another issue i have with verizon messages + app is that when want to send the same message to several people without having to message everyone the same message, individually. Whether i chose recipients reply to "JUST ME, or MMS", the message goes out like a group text in which everyone sees everyone else's contact information, and that's not what I want. I want everything private for each contact.
I DM verizon support through twitter and am waiting for a response from them.