Verizon call forwarding codes

• All calls: dial *72 followed by the 10-digit number, for example *72 555 123 4567, and press call. Your phone won’t ring while it’s on.
• Wait for the confirmation: a series of beeps or a tone that can sound like a busy signal. The call then ends on its own.
• Use the area code even for a local number. The number has to be a US line; international numbers can’t be used.
• You need to be in Verizon coverage when you set it up.

Verizon calls *71 “Conditional Call Forwarding (No Answer / Busy Transfer)”. It forwards a call when your line is busy or when you don’t answer after about 3 to 6 rings, instead of sending it to voicemail. Dial *71 plus the 10-digit number.

Verizon doesn’t have separate codes for busy, no answer and unreachable. One *71 code covers busy and unanswered calls, which is the setup most businesses want: you take the calls you can, and missed calls go to a backup number.

• Dial *73 and press call. It turns off both *72 and *71 forwarding.
• Listen for the confirmation tone before you hang up.
• Verizon home phone and Fios Digital Voice also use *72 to forward and *73 to stop, though codes may not be available in every area.

• There’s no monthly fee for call forwarding on most Verizon plans. A fee may apply on some older plans.
• If you don’t have unlimited minutes, every forwarded call uses your plan minutes, even when it goes to a landline.
• Forwarding moves calls only. Text messages still arrive on your phone.