raychanz wrote:This is exactly my question. In my worst case, it seems that I have to port the number back to a real service provider, get the SMS code to verify my number for whatsapp. Should I be responsible for paying fongo again?
We are upfront about the fact that we don't support short codes and verifications codes are hit and miss. We explicitly state that there is no guarantee that WhatsApp or any other service will send your codes via text or call because this is not something we are able to control.
That said, I believe the vast majority of our users are able to activate WhatsApp via text or phone call.
I wouldn't recommend doing what your suggesting because if you port out your number, your account with us is terminated and you will have to start from scratch with a new account and new porting fee.
Finally, what happens if you did actually port out and back in and a couple weeks down the line your phone dies or something and you have to activate WhatsApp again?