Comments on: How to Use Call Forwarding on the iPhone

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 22:28:21 +0000

Does anyone know how to make call-forwarding on specific phone number only?

By: Rich W.

Rich W. — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:59:24 +0000

Little follow-up: Call forwarding for Sprint is slightly built-in to iPhone’s settings.

What would you think if AT&T only had an “off” button for call forwarding, but not an “on” button? Behold Sprint’s “off” button: Settings > Phone > Sprint Services > Call Forwarding Disable. There is no “on” button. There is no “on” button. There is nothing about on the free forward methods.

By: Rich W.

Rich W. — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:50:06 +0000

Sprint is also not built into iPhone’s settings, and what you’d probably expect isn’t free.

They use a method that involves slightly different codes to turn toggle various types of forwarding. The type of forwarding described in this OS X Daily post, that is instant and can circumvent bad reception, has a $0.20 per/minute fee in addition to what you’re already paying (in most cases).

The free types are limited in that they have to ring through to your mobile first before being rerouted to ring yet again. Stacking the time for two sets of rings will not only be annoying to your callers, it will be annoying for you as you repeatedly explain the long ring.

It’s all needlessly complicated, but possible: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/101794

Too bad Apple and the other carriers didn’t/couldn’t/wouldn’t work together on this to create on/off toggles as for AT&T. It really shouldn’t be complicated, hard-to-remember, and cost even more than our slower-in-reality plans (now I understand why Sprint is not afraid of “unlimited” data plans).

By: tom8

tom8 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:42:02 +0000

I can fwd my skype calls after a designated number of rings–now that’s really useful as I can answer the calls at home but they’ll fwd if I’m on the road. Anyone?

By: ann

ann — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:34:44 +0000

On Verizon to forward your phone you dial *72 + phone number you are forwarding to. *73 to disable call forwarding.

I just think its a software issue between the providers. Yes ATT is easier but in my area Verizon has better service.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:03:13 +0000

Not possible on Sprint as far as I can tell. Would be nice, though….

By: kate

kate — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 06:10:34 +0000

hhhmm, good information, I think the gsm service provided will charge us for call forwarding service charges.

By: Mike Steebs

Mike Steebs — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:45:02 +0000

Really? Gsm only then? How do you do it on Verizon?

By: ann

ann — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:42:00 +0000

It should be noted that this is only for AT&T iphone service. Verizon and other phone services are different.

By: ept

ept — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 22:24:58 +0000

Add your own voice mail number and you can keep your phone turned on, still get new voice mails alerts, and still make calls out. I think that’s better than Do Not Disturb in my opinion!