Learn how to use AT&T Call Forwarding

AT&T Call Forwarding

Using AT&T? Call forwarding can be a mystery.
Here is a guide to help you.

Learn how to turn on call forwarding to send incoming wireless calls to another phone number.

Then, turn off call forwarding to stop forwarding calls.

DETAILED INFO

Manage Call forwarding

For your security, you can only change your call forwarding settings from your wireless phone.
You can’t manage call forwarding online.

For help with call forwarding:

View the call forwarding device help tutorials to learn how to turn call forwarding on and off,
or change the call forwarding number.
Get step-by-step help to fix call forwarding issues

When using call forwarding:

You can continue to make outgoing calls from your wireless phone.
The designated number receives forwarded Incoming calls.
Call forwarding overrides your wireless voicemail.
If the designated forwarding number is busy, callers to your number will receive a busy signal.
You can’t forward calls to an international number.

When using call forwarding:

Forwarded calls are billed for the length of the call.
Calls may incur long distance and/or roaming charges.
Long-distance charges apply when you forward calls to a number outside your designated
home calling area.
With some AT&T wireless plans, call forwarding minutes aren’t counted against the minutes
included in the plan.

Feature	Purpose	Activate	Deactivate
Call Forwarding	Send incoming calls to another number.	To activate by phone, press *72, enter a forwarding number if one is not already set, then press #	Press *73#
No Answer Call Forwarding	Send missed calls to voicemail or another phone number.	Press *92, enter a forwarding number, then press #	Press *93#
Busy Call Forwarding	Forward incoming calls to voicemail or another number when the line is busy.	Press *90, enter a forwarding number, then press #	Press *91#
Safe Call Forwarding	Forward incoming calls to voicemail or another number during a power outage (if battery backup is exhausted) or network outage.	Press *372, enter a forwarding number, then press #	Press *373# (all stored numbers will be lost upon deactivation).
Exclusive Call Forwarding	Forward select calls to another number, and all others go to voicemail. Choose up to 20 numbers in your online myAT&T account.	Press *63#	Press *83# (all stored numbers will be lost upon deactivation).