Forward Your Cell Phone

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Many cell phone providers offer call forwarding; however, your accessibility to this feature may vary depending on the details of your service plan. You can usually set up and enable call forwarding directly from the menu options on your cell phone; however, some cell phone providers may require to you enter a series of codes or keystrokes into your phone or require you to call them directly to activate call forwarding. Additionally, some cell phone providers will give you the option to forward calls conditionally or unconditionally; meaning you can either forward calls to another phone number when you are unavailable, or you can forward calls immediately to another phone number without having that call routed to your phone first.

Steps

  1. Check with your cell phone provider to see if call forwarding is available to you through your calling plan. Some calling plans or service providers may place restrictions on call forwarding.
    • Call your cell phone provider directly or visit their company's website to help you determine call forwarding details specific to your carrier.
  2. Determine the type of call forwarding service you want to set up. You may be able to set up conditional or unconditional call forwarding, depending on your preference or cell phone provider. Some cell phone providers use different call forwarding terminology.
    • Set up conditional call forwarding if you want your calls forwarded when you cannot be reached on your cell phone. For example, your calls will be forwarded only if you are busy on another phone call, cannot answer your ringing phone on time, your phone is turned off, or if you are in an area that does not receive signal.
    • Set up unconditional call forwarding if you want your phone calls routed to another phone number indefinitely, or unconditionally. For example, if you are traveling internationally and do not want to receive any incoming calls, all phone calls will be routed immediately to another number without ringing first to your cell phone.
  3. Ask your cell phone provider how to use call forwarding. Some carriers may need to enable call forwarding on your calling plan before you can use it.
    • Your cell phone provider may provide you with codes or keystrokes you can enter directly into your cell phone to enable or set up call forwarding.
  4. Ask your cell phone provider about the fees or rates associated with call forwarding. Some providers may offer call forwarding as part of your service plan; whereas others may charge you an extra fee or per-minute rate.
  5. Set up call forwarding on your cell phone.
    • Use the keystrokes or instructions provided to you by your cell phone carrier or enable call forwarding through the menu of your cell phone. Depending on the model of phone you have, the menu steps may vary.
  6. Press the green "Send" key, then press the "Menu" button to access the call options menu.
    • The green "Send" key will contain an icon of a green telephone, whereas the "Menu" button is the key on your Blackberry that displays a number of small dots.
  7. Select "Options," then choose "Call Forwarding." Your Blackberry may take a few seconds to load your network's call forwarding settings.
  8. Press the "Menu" button and select "New Number." This will allow you to indicate the phone number you want your calls forwarded to.
  9. Enter the phone number you want your calls forwarded to.
  10. Click on your Blackberry's trackball to save the number.
  11. Click on the "Escape" button to return to the call forwarding menu. The "Escape" button contains an icon of an arrow pointing to the left.
  12. Select your desired call forwarding option from the list. For example, if you only want to have calls forwarded when the line is busy, choose "Forward calls if Busy."
  13. Click the "Escape" button after making your selection to save your call forwarding settings.

IPhone Call Forwarding Menu Options

  1. Tap "Settings" from the main screen of your iPhone.
  2. Select "Phone," then choose "Call Forwarding."
  3. Slide the Call Forwarding button to "On." This will enable the call forwarding feature on your iPhone.
  4. Enter the phone number you want your calls forwarded to, then tap "Call Forwarding." This will complete the process of setting up call forwarding.

Call Forwarding on All Other Devices

  1. Select "Settings" from your phone's main menu.
  2. Select "Call Settings." Depending on the model of your phone, this option may display as "Call" or "Phone."
  3. Select "Forwarding" or "Call Forwarding," then select your forwarding preference.
    • Your call forwarding preferences may include "All Calls," "When Available," or "Missed Calls."
  4. Enter the phone number you want to forward calls to in the section for "Forward To."
    • You may have to erase the number already provided in the "Forward To" field, which is usually the phone number for your voice mailbox.
  5. Select the command for "OK" or "Save" to save your call forwarding settings.

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