[Resolved] "this account number is not valid" when attempting an outbound call

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[Resolved] "this account number is not valid" when attempting an outbound call

Post by Bro »

Hello,
As of this morning, I now get this message after attempting an outbound call : "this account number is not valid"
I was able make some calls this morning and have been able for months. When I try to call my fongo works # from another phone line, it goes straight to my fongo works voicemail (this is what I have it set to when I log into my account). I created a support ticket but no reply yet.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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Re: "this account number is not valid" when attempting an outbound call

Post by Liptonbrisk »

Bro wrote: 01/07/2025 Hello,
As of this morning, I now get this message after attempting an outbound call : "this account number is not valid"
I was able make some calls this morning and have been able for months. When I try to call my fongo works # from another phone line, it goes straight to my fongo works voicemail (this is what I have it set to when I log into my account). I created a support ticket but no reply yet.
Any ideas?
Thanks
I suspect your issues are related to this: viewtopic.php?p=82110#p82110.



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Re: "this account number is not valid" when attempting an outbound call

Post by Bro »

Thank you.
This morning I attempted an outbound call and it now works normally. It looks like the problem was related to the system upgrade as you suggested.
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Re: "this account number is not valid" when attempting an outbound call

Post by Liptonbrisk »

Bro wrote: 01/08/2025 This morning I attempted an outbound call and it now works normally. It looks like the problem was related to the system upgrade as you suggested.
Thanks for letting me know and updating this thread!

It appears that the work is completed now: https://status.fongo.com/maintenances/fLGd2gRW6A8K.
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