Using the iPhone’s Call Forwarding and Call Waiting Features

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The iPhone has both call forwarding and call waiting features. Call forwarding is useful if you expect to lose cell phone coverage. Call waiting is useful if you are taking an important call and don’t want to be interrupted

Call forwarding

If you expect to spend time in an area with poor cell phone coverage or none at all, you may want to temporarily forward calls to a landline or other portable handset. Here are the simple steps:

  • On the Settings screen, tap Phone and then tap Call Forwarding.
  • Tap to turn on Call Forwarding.
  • Use the virtual keypad to enter the number where you want incoming calls to ring.
  • Tap the Call Forwarding button to return to the main Call Forwarding screen.

To change the forwarding number, tap the circle with the x in the phone number field to get rid of the old number, and then enter a new one.

Remember to turn off Call Forwarding to receive calls directly on your iPhone again.

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Use iPhone’s call forwarding and call waiting features

The iPhone has redirection and call waiting features. Call forwarding is useful if you anticipate losing cell phone coverage. Waiting for a call is helpful if you are making an important call and do not want to be interrupted.

Divert call
If you want to spend time in an area with low coverage or no cell phone at all, you may want to forward calls to a landline or other cell phone. Here are the easy steps:

On the Settings screen, tap Phone, then tap Call forwarding.

Tap to turn on Call Forwarding.

Use the virtual keyboard to enter the number where you want the incoming call to ring.

Tap the call divert button to return to the main call divert screen.

To change the redirect number, tap the circle with an x ​​in the phone number field to remove the old number, then enter the new one.

Remember to turn off call divert to retrieve calls directly to your iPhone.

You must have mobile coverage when setting up call forwarding features.

Call waiting
Tap the Call waiting button to turn the feature on or off. If Call waiting is turned off and you are talking on the phone, the call is automatically sent to voicemail.