Call forwarding codes for every US carrier
Pick your carrier to get the exact star code to forward calls, whether you want every call forwarded or only the ones you miss. Every code on these pages is checked against the carrier's own support pages.
25 providers Checked September 2026
Choose your carrier
Cell phone carriers
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Verizon *71NUMBER
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T-Mobile **61*NUMBER**20#
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AT&T Phone settings
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Xfinity *72NUMBER
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Spectrum Follow the handset steps
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Visible *71NUMBER
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Straight Talk *72NUMBER
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Cricket Wireless Phone settings -
US Mobile *71NUMBER
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Mint Mobile **61*NUMBER#
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Tracfone *72NUMBER
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Google Fi Set up online
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Vonage Follow the handset steps
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Metro by T-Mobile **61*NUMBER**20# -
Boost Mobile Ask the provider
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Consumer Cellular Phone settings
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UScellular Ask the provider
Home phone and landline
Call forwarding codes at a glance
The main code for each provider. Replace NUMBER with the number calls should go to. Open a provider for busy and unreachable codes, ring time, number format and cost.
| Provider | Forwarding | Turn off |
|---|---|---|
| | *71NUMBER | *73 |
| | *92NUMBER | *93 |
| | **61*NUMBER**20# | ##61# |
| | Phone settings | #21# |
| | Follow the handset steps All calls | *73 |
| | *92NUMBER# | *93# |
| | Set up online | - |
| | *72NUMBER All calls | *73 |
| | *71NUMBER | *73 |
| | Follow the handset steps All calls | *73 |
| | *71NUMBER | *73 |
| | Follow the handset steps All calls | *73 |
| | Set up online | - |
| | *71NUMBER | *73 |
| | *72NUMBER All calls | *73 |
Cricket Wireless | Phone settings | #21# |
| | Set up online | - |
| | *71NUMBER | *73 |
| | **61*NUMBER# | ##61# |
| | *61*NUMBER# | #21# |
| | **61*NUMBER# | ##61# |
| | *72NUMBER All calls | *73 |
| | Set up online | - |
| | Set up online | - |
| | Follow the handset steps All calls | *73 |
| | Set up online | - |
Metro by T-Mobile | **61*NUMBER**20# | ##61# |
| | Ask the provider | - |
| | Phone settings | - |
| | Ask the provider | - |
| | Set up online | - |
| | Set up online | - |
| | Set up online | - |
How to turn off call forwarding
Dial your provider's turn-off code from the phone that is being forwarded. Here are the codes for the biggest providers; every provider page lists its own.
- T-Mobile
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##61# - AT&T (Wireless)
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#21# - AT&T (AT&T Phone)
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*93# - CenturyLink
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*73 - Visible
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*73
Call forwarding questions
What is the code for call forwarding?
It depends on the carrier. Verizon uses *72 plus the number to forward all calls, *71 for calls you do not answer or when you are busy, and *73 to turn it off. T-Mobile uses codes such as **21* and **61* with the number starting with 1. AT&T asks wireless customers to use the phone settings. Use the page for your carrier to get the exact code.
What is the difference between *71 and *72?
On carriers that use them, such as Verizon, *72 forwards every call straight away, so your phone does not ring. *71 only forwards the calls you do not answer or that arrive while you are on another call, so your phone rings first. *73 turns forwarding off.
Can an iPhone forward only the calls I miss?
Not from Settings. The Call Forwarding switch in iPhone Settings forwards every call, so your phone never rings. To forward only unanswered calls, dial your carrier's conditional forwarding code from the Phone app instead.
Does call forwarding cost extra?
It depends on the carrier and the plan. Some include it, some older or prepaid plans charge for it, and forwarded calls can use your plan minutes. The page for each carrier lists what that carrier says about cost.