Tips, Tricks, Updates
Now that you’ve discovered Fongo, let us keep you up-to-date with everything that’s happening in our world.
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Where Does Fongo Works Provide Local Numbers?
The list below indicates where Fongo Works phone numbers are available. Our phone number inventory is constantly being updated and we may temporarily run out of phone numbers in certain areas from time-to-time. Alberta Banff - (587) Calgary - (587) Edmonton - (587) British Columbia New Westminster - (778) [...]
Where Does Fongo Provide Local Numbers?
The list below indicates where Fongo phone numbers are available. Our phone number inventory is constantly being updated and we may temporarily run out of phone numbers in certain areas from time-to-time. If we are not currently offering phone numbers in your area, please select a phone number from [...]
Improve Your Audio Quality
Are you looking to improve your audio quality? Check out this list of tips and tricks that will improve audio quality for Fongo Home Phone. Electromagnetic Interference Motors and electronic devices sometimes generate electromagnetic fields. Your Fongo Adapter may be too close another device generating electromagnetic interference (i.e. electric [...]
Improve Your Audio Quality
Are you looking to improve your audio quality? Check out this list of tips and tricks that will improve audio quality for Fongo Mobile. Check Your Connection The quality of your call often depends on the strength of your connection. That being said, the first thing you’ll want to check [...]
Transferring Your Number to Another Carrier
Please Note: Upon completion of the number transfer, your Fongo account will be terminated and any remaining calling and SMS credit will be forfeited. Remaining credit from this account will not be transferable to future accounts. How to Transfer Your Fongo Number to Another Carrier: [...]
Ditch Your Talk and Text Plan!
Note: Tablet plans come with data only, whereas regular smartphone plans come with voice minutes, texting, and data. Tablet plans are a fraction of the cost of smartphone plans. You may be thinking... I can't use a tablet plan on my smartphone! Yes, you actually can! The data-only SIM [...]
How to Set Up Call Forwarding
Setting Up Call Forwarding on Your Fongo Mobile App: Follow Me is Fongo's free call forwarding service. With Follow Me, you can forward your calls to up to 3 separate phone numbers - giving you the chance to answer the call on your most convenient device. The steps [...]
How to Set Up Call Forwarding
How to set up Call Forwarding for Fongo Home 1: Log into your Fongo account at: https://account.fongo.com/login/ 2: Click on Settings. 3: Near the top of the page, click Follow Me Settings. 4. Change Status to Enable. Ring Mode Under the "Ring Mode" section you will [...]
Fongo Referral Program – Earn Rewards!
Home Phone Referral Refer someone to Fongo home phone and you will receive 1 month of home phone service for free ($4.95 value). The person you refer must enter your email or home phone number during their sign up process (As seen below). Within a few business [...]
Fongo Referral Program – Earn Rewards!
Fongo Mobile Referral Have the person you referred download the Fongo Mobile app During the signup process, they will be asked if they were referred. They need to input YOUR Fongo phone number Once they purchase any of our texting packages, you will be credited with 1 month of Canadian [...]
Government Service Numbers
Fongo has added support for X-1-1 numbers in different provinces. If the phone number originates from a specific area, we will connect to that area’s local version of the service based on the "from" number. For 911 Service information, Click Here. 2-1-1: Community Health and Social Services [...]
Using Fongo While Travelling
Taking Your Home Phone Adapter Abroad With Fongo Home Phone, you can take adapter anywhere in the world and continue making/receiving calls as if you’re still at home. It's still free to call all 10 provinces in Canada and international calling rates stay the same. Fongo Mobile App: Connecting with [...]
Setting Up A Conference Call
Fongo Mobile & Home Phone First Things First…. Anyone in the conference call can use ANY phone they want, it doesn’t have to be a Fongo number. Conference calls can have up to 15 people. Hosting a conference on the Fongo Free Conferencing Service: Send out an invite to the [...]
Setting Up A Conference Call
Fongo Works Conference Calling Here are the steps for setting up conference calling for Fongo Works. Step 1: Sign into the Fongo Works Dashboard Step 2: Click on the receptionist tab Step 3: Under the Caller Options section select the number you wish to set as your conference call. [...]
Transfer Your Existing Number to Fongo!
Fongo Mobile Port-In Instructions * Do not contact your current provider indicating your intention of cancelling service with them. Once porting to Fongo is completed, your account with your old provider will be automatically cancelled. 1. Download the Fongo app to your smartphone 2. Create a Fongo account and [...]
Fongo World Credits
How World Credits Work Mobile and home phone users need World Credits to make calls outside of Canada. Fongo users can call anywhere in the world if they have World Credits. If a Fongo user tries to call somewhere outside of Canada without World Credits, the call will not [...]
Sync Contacts or Link Your Number to Fongo Mobile
The Fongo Mobile app not only offers free calling to over 1300 cities across Canada, but we also have great features that will help you manage your calls, texts and even the app. This blog will help you learn how to link a secondary number to Fongo and Sync your [...]
Set Up and Use Your Fongo Voicemail
Knowing how to use your voicemail is an important aspect of having a phone. If we miss a call or can’t answer at a specific time, we need to have a voicemail to be able to receive those important messages. Fongo offers you a wide range of features so you [...]
iOS App Features
Our iOS Version Comes With Exciting Features! Our features include: Answering calls without unlocking the phone- You can now answer your Fongo number without unlocking the screen. To start using this feature make sure you, Have launched the new app once Allow notifications Are logged into the Fongo service Have [...]
Improve Your WiFi at Home
Make Sure You Are Updated Sometimes to speed up your connection all you need is an update, this can include either your routers or your wireless card from your computer or device. To update your router will really just depend on your device type, just a simple google search and [...]
Traveling With Your Phone
Airplane mode When travelling, this mode is your best friend. This will disable all connections such as data, WiFi and Bluetooth, saving both your battery and data. If you have a travel plan that gives you a certain amount of data you can also check our data-saving tips blog post here. [...]
Backing Up Your Phone
These days, our phones contain everything and we rely on them heavily for our day-to- day tasks (at least I know that I do). We all hope that we don’t lose them and all the valuable information on them. But, it does seem to happen and that’s why I've shared some [...]
Saving Data
Smartphones are great but they are not always cheap - nor are the big data plans that come with them. Although Fongo helps you save on talk and text, with how much we use the internet, it can be very easy to go over your data limit. So we are [...]
Fongo Works App Login
How To Log Into The Fongo Works Mobile App Note: The login credentials to sign into the mobile app are NOT the same as the credentials used to sign in online. Begin by singing into your Fongo Works account on your computer. In the members tab, scroll to the member [...]