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Description
Forward your calls to another phone number, including your home or office number. Your wireless phone will not ring until you deactivate the service. Airtime applies to forwarded/transferred calls even if you send the call to wireline telephones. When forwarding calls to phone numbers outside your local calling area, you’ll be billed for any toll, long distance, and airtime charges incurred. Additional per-minute charges may apply to all forwarded calls. This feature is also known as "Immediate Call Forwarding".
How to Get It
Call Forwarding is an included feature that is typically added to your account when you first activate service. If you wish to confirm you have this feature, sign in to My Verizon and select "My Plan" and then select "Add/change features".
How to Use It
To Activate:
- Press *72.
- Enter the phone number where you want calls to be forwarded. (e.g. *72-908-123-4567).
- Press SEND and wait for confirmation. You should hear a confirmation tone or a message.
- Press END.
To Deactivate:
- Press *73.
- Press SEND and wait for confirmation. You should hear a confirmation tone or a message.
- Press END.
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Not available in some areas. Airtime applies to all simultaneous calls and to forwarded/transferred calls even if you send the call to wireline telephones. When activated, all calls will be forwarded to another number until deactivated. The wireless phone will not ring. Long distance charges may be incurred. Airtime charges may apply. Customers will be charged for one minute of airtime when activating Call Forwarding.