How Forward Your Home Phone to a Cell Phone

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but many impose a fee or require a one-time payment for activation. The easiest way to find out information about call forwarding is by calling your carrier directly.Activate call forwarding if necessary. If call forwarding is disabled for your home phone
ask your carrier to enable it for you. Again
you may need to pay a fee or agree to a charge-per-minute rate before you can activate call forwarding.Read your home phones instruction manual. Most manuals have a section on call forwarding. Since home phones settings vary more widely than the average smartphone
you should be aware of how your specific home phone operates in case theres an extra step or process that you have to complete before activating call forwarding.You can usually find a copy of the instruction manual on the phone manufacturers website.Activate your phones dial tone. This can usually be accomplished by picking up the receiver
or by pressing the "Call" button on your cordless telephone.Dial the call forwarding service. Youll usually enter either *72 (Verizon or Sprint) or *21* (AT&T or T-Mobile) into the phone and then press the "Call" button
which is usually a green phone-shaped button.Call forwarding codes vary by region. If youre unsure of your phones forwarding code
consult the manual or the website for the phone.Listen for a dial tone. You should hear a beep or an audio prompt to enter a phone number
at which point you can proceed.Enter your cell phones number. Type in the 10- or 11-digit number to which you want to forward your home phones calls. button on your home phone to do so. On some home phones
you may have to press the "Call" button again after doing so.Wait for the confirmation tone. You should hear a beep or a chime several seconds after dialing the pound key. Once you hear the chime
you can hang up your phone; your call-forwarding service should now be active.In some cases
you may receive an automated response that confirms you have activated the call forwarding service.