Calling Features FAQs

A tone will announce an incoming call when you are already on the phone. This feature comes automatically activated when included with or added to your WavePhone™ service.

Cancel Call Waiting (*70)- Turns off call waiting on a per-call basis. Enter the code before making the call.

View caller information for incoming calls. These features come automatically activated when included with or added to your WavePhone™ service.

Caller ID Block (*67)- Block your Caller ID information from displaying on outbound calls, on a per call basis. Enter the code before making the call.

Turn off Caller ID Privacy on a per call basis. Enter the code before making the call.

This feature is used if you have caller ID privacy set as a permanent feature on your WavePhone™. You will receive a message when calling an individual that does not accept anonymous calls. Simply hang up, dial *82 and try again.

If you receive a busy signal you can hang up, pick up the receiver again and dial *66. The system will continue to call the last number you dialed for up to 30 minutes. Once that line is free, your phone will ring with a distinctive ring to notify you. You may continue to make and receive phone calls normally while this feature is activated.

Cancel Repeat Dial (*86)- Disable repeat dial before the 30 minute time frame is over.

Return the call of the last person who called you. Like Repeat Dial, if the line is busy it will continue to redial the number for up to 30 minutes.

Note: If the caller is calling you from a cellular phone, this feature will tell you the number of the last caller but you will receive a busy signal if you attempt to dial them back through the Return Call menu. Simply hang up and dial the number directly.

Cancel Return Dial (*89)– Disable return call before the 30 minute time frame is over.

Forwards incoming calls to another telephone number. If you forward calls to a long distance number, long distance charges may apply depending on your WavePhone™ package. To activate Call Forwarding, press *72, wait for the confirming beeps, and then enter the phone number you would like calls forwarded to. You will immediately get a courtesy call at the phone number where calls will be forwarded.

Answer the courtesy call to activate Call Forwarding. If you cannot answer the courtesy call, repeat these steps a second time within two minutes to activate.

Cancel Call Forward (*73)- Disables call forwarding.

Forward calls from a list of up to 12 people to another phone line. All other calls will ring through normally. Enter code again to edit or cancel Selective Call Forwarding. Simply listen to the helpful prompts that will walk you through setting up, adding and removing numbers or turning off this feature.

Note: Selective Call Forwarding and Call Forwarding can be available on the same line, but only one can be active at a time.

Screen calls from up to 12 numbers that you specify. Enter code again to edit or cancel Selective Call Rejection. Simply listen to the helpful prompts that will walk you through setting up, adding and removing numbers or turning off this feature.

Accept calls only from phone numbers that you specify. Simply listen to the helpful prompts that will walk you through setting up, adding and removing numbers or turning off this feature.

Automatically block numbers that have disabled their caller ID information. They will hear a message that you are not receiving anonymous calls with instructions on how to disable their caller ID privacy.

Cancel Anonymous Call Rejection (*87) disables anonymous call rejection.

Assign up to 12 phone numbers a distinctive ring. To set up this feature, dial *61, then follow the helpful prompts to add or remove numbers.

Store up to eight unique numbers for convenience and speed. To dial a saved speed-dial number, just press the appropriate one-digit number followed by the pound (#) key. Adding a new number on speed dial automatically replaces the previously saved number.

1. Pick up the line and listen for the dial tone.



2. Dial *74 and listen for a second dial tone.



3. Enter a one-digit code from two to nine, followed by the local or long-distance number you want to store exactly how you would need to dial it to make the call and then press the # button to store it.



4. Listen for two beeps or a recording to confirm the number is stored and hang up.

Store up to thirty unique numbers for convenience and speed. To dial a saved speed-dial number, just press the appropriate two-digit number followed by the pound (#) key. Adding a new number on speed dial automatically replaces the previously saved number.

1. Pick up the line and listen for the dial tone.



2. Dial *75 and listen for a second dial tone.



3. Enter a one-digit or two-digit code from 1 to 30, followed by the local or long-distance number you want to store exactly how you would need to dial it to make the call and then press the # button to store it.



4. Listen for two beeps or a recording to confirm the number is stored and hang up.

Bridge together two lines in addition to your own so that three separate individuals can speak on a single call.

1. While on a call with one of the individuals you wish to conference with, press the receiver button (as though hanging up) for one second. You will get a dial tone and the other caller will be put on hold.



2. Dial the number of the third party. When you get an answer, press the receiver button briefly again and all three parties will be connected. If the third party does not answer the phone, press the receiver button two times to cancel. You will still be connected to the first call.



3. When either of the people you called hangs up, you remain connected to the other person. When you hang up, everyone is disconnected.