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I can't send messages, unless I'm in my house.

I got an email the other day
From...? I'm guessing Google.
asking me about some suspicious activity which I didn't recognize at that point, so I blocked it. I think I have blocked access from my own phone

Does that make any sense?
Yes--if you're only having the problem on the phone, and when you're in your house you're using another device to send messages. Otherwise, no.
Now, how do I undo that??
I think logging in to your Google account is the next step, assuming of course that that's who the email was from. Go to its 'Security' settings and find its list of your devices. Anything peculiar should show up there. You will probably need to jump through their hoops for recovery, verifying it's really you, etc. If you need help getting there, let us know!
 
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Yo clarify:

The problemsI had so far are to send text messages outside home but also to install apps and to access Gmail. I don't use my phone that much when I'm out so I don't know if there are more problems I haven't noticed yet.

When I mention the suspicious activity warning, yes, that was from Gmail.
 
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