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Call forwarding codes, by carrier

Choose your carrier and when calls should move on. You get the exact string to dial, a button that dials it, and the code to undo it. Every code on this page is quoted from the carrier's own support documentation, with the link — because the internet is full of confidently wrong ones.

When should calls forward?

Turn it on — when i don't answer

*71…

Enter a 10-digit number above and the full code appears here.

Dial it on this phone
Verified on the carrier's live page
Where this came from — verizon.com

“Note: To forward only the calls you don't answer on your mobile phone, call *71 + the 10-digit number.”

https://www.verizon.com/support/call-forwarding-faqs/

Verizon's support pages describe *71 as no-answer only, while a Verizon article page calls the same code "No Answer/Busy Transfer" and includes busy. We quote the support pages.

Turn it back off

*73

Same phone, no number needed.

Dial it on this phone
Where this came from — verizon.com

“To turn off Call Forwarding from your mobile phone, call *73.”

https://www.verizon.com/support/call-forwarding-faqs/

Worth knowing about Verizon

  • Verizon publishes exactly three forwarding codes — *71, *72 and *73. There is no separate busy code and no separate off code per mode.
  • You cannot set forwarding up while outside Verizon coverage or travelling internationally.
  • No monthly fee on most plans, but Verizon notes a fee may apply on certain older plans, and forwarded calls use plan minutes if yours are not unlimited.

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Codes by carrier

No published codes, so we say so rather than guessing: Google Fi, Cricket Wireless, Metro by T-Mobile.

Common questions

What is conditional call forwarding?

Forwarding that only fires in a specific situation — when you don't answer, when you're already on a call, or when your phone is off. Unconditional forwarding sends every call away and your phone never rings. Most businesses want the conditional kind, so the phone still rings for you first.

How do I forward calls only when I don't answer?

On Verizon it's *71 followed by the number. On T-Mobile and Mint it's **61* then 1, the number, then #. On Xfinity Mobile it's *71 and the number. AT&T does not publish a code for this — use Settings on the phone instead.

How do I turn call forwarding off?

On Verizon, Xfinity Mobile, Straight Talk and Total Wireless, dial *73. On T-Mobile and Mint, dial ##21# for unconditional and ##61# for no-answer forwarding. On AT&T, dial #21#. On Boost, dial *720.

Why do the codes differ between carriers?

Carriers built on GSM standards use MMI strings that carry the number inside the code and end with #, like **61*15551234567#. Carriers with CDMA heritage use short star codes where you dial the number after the code, like *71 then the number. That is why one style will not work on the other network.

Does call forwarding cost anything?

Usually not as a feature, but the forwarded leg of the call can use your minutes. Verizon notes a fee may apply on some older plans. UScellular bills forwarded calls at the outgoing rate. Metro described forwarding as a paid add-on you buy in My Account.

Why don't you list codes for every carrier?

Because some carriers do not publish any. Cricket, Metro, Visible, Consumer Cellular and Spectrum Mobile have no forwarding codes on their own sites. Plenty of pages fill that gap by copying the parent network's codes — Cricket gets AT&T's, Metro gets T-Mobile's. That's a guess dressed as an answer, so we leave the gap visible instead.

How we check these

Every code is read from a page on the carrier's own domain and stored with the sentence it came from, which you can open under each result. Forums, listicles and search-engine summaries don't count — several of them confidently give AT&T the codes **61* and **67*, which appear nowhere on att.com for mobile lines. Where a carrier publishes nothing, we say so instead of borrowing its network operator's codes. Last checked August 3, 2026. Carriers do change these — if you hit one that's wrong, tell us and we'll fix it.

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