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Free guide
Forward your business calls in minutes.
Forwarding sounds technical. It is usually one code or one settings screen. Pick your carrier below and follow the checked steps to send calls to your OnAnswer247 number.
The three kinds of forwarding
When busy
Calls forward only while you are on another call. Use it for overflow, so a second caller still reaches a person.
When you do not answer
Your phone rings first. If you do not pick up after a few rings, the call forwards. Use it as your safety net.
Some carriers add a fourth kind, unreachable: calls forward when your phone is off or has no signal. Each carrier page below says which kinds it supports.
Which one works with an answering assistant
Most owners pick no answer and busy. You can still pick up yourself, and anything you miss goes to the assistant. Pick all calls when you want full coverage, such as after hours or on a day off.
Whichever you pick, test it: call your business line from another phone and check that the assistant answers.
Find your carrier
- How to forward calls on Verizon — mobile phones and One Talk business lines
- How to forward calls on AT&T — wireless phones and home phone lines
- How to forward calls on Google Voice — linked numbers and custom rules
- How to forward calls on RingCentral — user hours, after hours, and unconditional forwarding
- How to forward calls on Grasshopper — extensions and schedules
- How to forward calls on Comcast Business VoiceEdge — always, busy, no answer, and not reachable
- How to forward calls on a landline — star codes and what varies by carrier
Every carrier page lists the support page its steps were checked against. Steps and codes can change and may differ by plan, so check with your carrier if a step does not match your phone.
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