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Either add some money for calls into your <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/en\/help\/help-topics\/billing\/how-does-the-prepaid-account-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepaid account<\/a> or go for a <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid plan<\/a> that includes free minutes for calls such as Business or Premium.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Insufficient funds for a call<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">There needs to be sufficient funds in your <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/en\/help\/help-topics\/billing\/how-does-the-prepaid-account-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prepaid account<\/a> to pay for at least a 1 minute call to the destination you are calling or forwarding calls to (does not apply if you have a paid plan with free minutes). See <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/en\/prices\/international-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call rates<\/a> here.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Negative balance<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">If you have a negative balance in your prepaid account &#8211; and owe us money &#8211; no calls can be connected, even if you have a <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/plans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid plan<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Account not validated<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">You need to provide us with your Business address and ID to allow us to <a href=\"https:\/\/sonetel.com\/en\/help\/help-topics\/team\/account-verification\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">verify your account<\/a>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Phone Number requires additional documents<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\">Authorities in some countries require extra documents for some types of numbers. If you need to add documents, this will be shown on the <a href=\"https:\/\/app.sonetel.com\/account-settings\/phone-numbers\">phone numbers page<\/a>. 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