What does * 71 do?

Forward Calls Only When Busy or on Another Line
Use this feature to send calls to another phone when your phone is busy or when you don't answer after three or four rings: Dial *71 and the number you want to forward calls to.


What does * 73 do when dialed?

Call Forwarding Always – Deactivation

Deactivates Call Forwarding Always. Lift the telephone handset, press the speaker button, or the headset button. Dial the code *73, then #.

What does * 78 do on your phone?

When you do not want to be disturbed by incoming calls, you can activate the “Do Not Disturb” feature. All calls will be directed to Voice Mail and you will not hear your phone ring. To activate Do Not Disturb, dial *78.


What does * 97 do on a phone?

Can I block a specific caller even if I don't know their phone number? (*97) Yes, Call Blocking can be used to prevent incoming calls from the last caller. For example, if a telemarketer calls and you want to block them from calling again, the *97 feature lets you do this without requiring the phone number.

What does * 87 do on your phone?

To deactivate, dial *87. Block your name and number from appearing on caller ID. Outgoing calls will be displayed as Private, Anonymous or Unavailable. To activate, dial *65, then the number you wish to call.


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What does * 77 do on your phone?

Reject anonymous calls

Anonymous Call Rejection (*77) stops calls from people that use a blocking feature to keep their name or number from being displayed. When Anonymous Call Rejection is turned on, callers will hear a message telling them to hang up, turn off the blocking feature, and call again.

What does * 98 do?

*98 to access messages and setup. *90 to take messages when the line is busy. *91 to stop taking messages when the line is busy. *93 to stop taking messages when you don't answer.

What is * 86 on cell phone?

Access voicemail from your phone's dial pad

There are three ways to access your voicemail using your phone's dial pad. You can: Press and hold 1. Dial *86.


What does * 80 do?

Block calls from your phone

Press *80 to turn call blocking off.

What does * 83 do?

To deactivate, dial *83. Reject calls from certain numbers. If the number is on your selective call rejection list, the caller will hear a message that you are not accepting calls at this time.

What does * 63 do on a phone?

About Selective Call Forwarding (*63)

Selective Call Forwarding lets you program your office phone to direct incoming calls from specific phone numbers you have pre-selected to a different number - such as your cellular phone - when you're away from your office.


What is * 62 * number used for?

Incoming calls are forwarded to the destination number when your phone is turned off or not receiving the network's signals. Activate Call Forward Not Reachable Dial *62*, followed by the 10-digit number you want your calls forwarded to, then #. A message indicates that Call Forward Not Reachable is activated.

What does * 85 do?

Unaccepted callers may receive an announcement or be routed to a predetermined directory number. *65 Activation, *85 Deactivation - Calling Number Delivery - Provides the subscriber with the directory number (DN) of the calling party during the ringing cycle.

What does dialing * 002 * do?

##002# - If your voice call or data call, or SMS call has been forwarded, dialling this USSD code will erase them. *#21# - By dialling this USSD code, you would get to know if your calls have been diverted somewhere else or not.


What happens when you dial * 004 * number?

A message indicates that Call Forward No Reply is deactivated. Dial *004*, followed by the 10-digit number you want your calls forwarded to, followed by *, followed by the number of seconds, followed by #. The time options are 10, 20, or 30 seconds.

What does * 68 do on a cell phone?

Dialing *68 will disable the Caller ID for the next outbound / external call only. Selecting a line and dialing this feature code will result in a prompt on the phone display as well as an audible message: "Caller ID is BLOCKED for the next outbound call only." We hope you find this new feature code useful!

What is the * 69 function phone?

Call return (*69) automatically dials your last incoming call, whether the call was answered, unanswered or busy. Call within 30 minutes, during which you can still make and receive calls. To deactivate while waiting for the party you are trying to reach to become available, dial *89.


What does * 60 do on a phone?

Call Block, otherwise known as Call Screening, is a feature that allows you to block calls from up to 10 phone numbers within your local calling area for a low monthly rate. Turn on: Press *60.

What does * 82 do on a phone?

How do I unblock Caller ID to a certain number? To deactivate Caller ID Blocking for a specific number: Enter *82. Enter the number.

What does * 57 mean on the phone?

Malicious caller identification, introduced in 1992 as Call Trace, is activated by Vertical service code Star codes *57, and is an upcharge fee subscription service offered by telephone company providers which, when dialed immediately after a malicious call, records meta-data for police follow-up.


What does * 920 do?

i: Press Phone to start a call, dial **920, wait for the confirmation tones, and then press Phone to end the call. Answer a ringing incoming call made to another person's line in your predefined group.

How do I turn off * 77?

Dial *77. You should hear three beeps, which means that calls that come through as Private, Blocked or Anonymous will not come through. Suddenly, you'll be receiving far fewer unwanted phone calls than you are now. You can turn off this feature by dialing *87.

What is the use of * 31?

Hide Caller ID: *31#

If you want to hide the caller ID dial *31# and press call button.


Does * 68 still work?

Yes, dialing *68 or *82 before the number will show your Caller ID information for a single call even if the Show My Caller ID toggle is set to Off. Can I still do a per-call option to hide my Caller ID information?

What is Star 611 used for?

For customers of some telephone companies in Canada and in the U.S., 6-1-1 is the abbreviated dialing telephone number used to report a problem with telephone service, or with a payphone.