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How To Use BellSouth Optional Calling Features
BellSouth
Typed by Jenn
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Jan 17 2006

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The following table provides the usage codes for BellSouth's most popular calling features, which are available in most areas for a nominal charge. For more information, go to www.bellsouth.com/instructions . Callers from outside the local calling area incur long distance charges when Call Forwarding services are activated. Call Return, Repeat Dialing and Three-Way Calling are available by subscription with unlimited use for a flat monthly rate, or per use for a nominal per-use fee. To block access to these per-use features from your phone at no charge, call your BellSouth service center at 1-888-757-6500.



                 Usage
Service          Code(s)   Description
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Anonymous Call    On:*77   Works with Caller ID to prevent calls 
Rejection        Off:*87   from callers who block delivery of their
                           name, number or both.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Block        On:*60   Blocks delivery of calls from up to six
                           numbers. Dial *60 and follow voice prompts
                           to use service.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call              On:72#   Allows you to forward your calls to any 
Forwarding                 other number. (After pressing 72#, dial
                           your "forward-to" number.)
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Hold      "Click it"  Places a call on hold. To return to your 
               Then press  call, hang up. Answer the phone when it
               *52         rings.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Return        *69     Determines the last number that called you
                           and dials the number when you press 1.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Southern Bell     On:*61   Gives up to six numbers a distinctive ring
Call Selector              so you recognize the "special calls." Dial
                           *61 and follow voice prompts to use the
                           service.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Tracing       *57     Traces the number of the call you recieved
                           last.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Call Waiting   "click it"  Places your existing call on hold and 
                           answers a waiting call.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Cancel Call        *70     Turns off Call Waiting for the duration of
Waiting                    the call.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Per-Call Blocking  *67     Blocks delivery of your number to the phone
                           number you are calling.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred Call    On:*63   Allows you to forward your most important
Forwarding                 calls top another number. Dial *63 and
                           follow voice prompts to use service.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Dialing     *66     Automatically redials a busy number for up
                           to 30 minutes.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Speed Calling 8    74#     Allows you to establish a list of 8
                           frequently called numbers that may be
                           dialed with one digit (2 - 9),
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Speed Calling 30   75#     Allows you to establish a list of 30
                           frequently called numbers that may be
                           dialed with two digits (20 - 49).
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Voice Mail Access  *98     Provides quick dialing access to your voice
                           mail from your phone.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Three-way      "Click it"  Allows you to set up a three-way 
Calling                    conversation that includes your phone and
                           two other numbers.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy-Detector  1-888    Call to turn the service on or off.
Service          575-6677
----------------------------------------------------------------------





Service Interactions

Anonymous Call Rejection:

If you have Anonymous Call Rejection service and the service is activated, anonymous calls from a number that is on your Call Selector or Preferred Call Forwarding lists are completed or forwarded.


Call Block, Call Selector and Preferred Call Forwarding:

If a number is on your Call Block, Preferred Call Forwarding and Call Selector listd, Call Block takes precedence. Calls from that number are blocked.
Unknown callers and out-of-area calls cannot be placed on your lists.


Call Return:

If the last incoming call was maked private, Call Return cannot be used.


Call Selector:

Call Selector works with call waiting. You can distinguish between the two by the number of the tones you recieve (one with Call Waiting, two with Call Selector.)


Call Waiting:

In some areas, if you hang up while someone is on hold, your phone rings. Answer to continue the call.

You cannot turn off Call Waiting if you are on a one call with another waiting.

Call Waiting does not work if you are on a three-way call.


Preferred Call Forwarding:

If one of your preferred numbers is also on your Call Block list, turn of Call Block before using Preferred Call Forwarding.

You cannot use regular Call Forwarding and Preferred Call Forwaring at the same time.


Repeat Dialing

You can continue to make and recieve calls after dialing *66. Repeat Dialing will continue to dial the busy number.



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