How do I set up remote call forwarding on my Qwest phone line?

Even easier than that is the basic call forwarding that you have set up already. Just dial *72 from the phone you're forwarding from, listen for 2 beeps and a dial tone, and dial the number you want i forwarded to. You will then have to answer the phone that you are forwarding to. When you want it turned off, just dial *73 on the phone you were forwarding from.

Be forwarned, however, that if you are forwarding to a long distance number you will be charged your standard long distance rates on that call.

And Dave, what you described is a Call Forwarding \ No answer line. Similar how calls are routed to a voicemail system after a determined amount of rings, you can have it forward calls instead.

Hope this helps!

2008 March 13
that worked better than the QWEST shorthand instructions telling you to press *72

If you would like to have the number ring simultaneously on multiple lines, you might want to try Grand Central (http://www.grandcentral.com). It gives you a new phone number and allows you to forward that number to multiple other phone numbers. It even allows you to setup rules to send calls from certain people, to certain phones. Grand Central is currently in beta, but it looks like you can still get an account.

Thanks for the info- although it was much easier to just dial *78 on my landline, then go through the steps. For me, anyway.

Your article wishes that Qwest had a feature that let you forward calls only after a certain number of rings. It does! I have "call forwarding if busy or no answer" on my line. If the phone rings 5 times without an answer, it automatically forwards to another line. You set the number of rings and the forward number when you set up the feature.

This is one of those "secret" features you can only set up if you call them. There is a set up fee than something like 70 cents a month.

Actually, on the call following setup, you DO NOT have to be at the line to which you want the calls forwarded. Just enter the 10 digit # to which calls are to be forwarded when prompted to do so. Then listen for the confirmation message. That's it ! ! Unlike call forwarding, you don't need to be at the phone being forwarded to activate call following. You can do it from anywhere.

Qwest has something in my area called 'one number' service that did exactly what Dave is asking for... and I NEVER needed to do anything to make it work. It was tied to their wireless service, and the way it worked is really slick: Once they set it up, if anyone called either my home phone or my wireless number, my wireless phone would ring (if turned on) about 5 times, then it automatically rolled to my home number, for about 4 rings, then to voicemail. If my cell was turned off, then the call only rang my home number, even when people called my cell phone.

The bummer is that QWEST (in their infinite wisdom) is CANCELLING this ability, as they are dropping their wireless service. If you ask me, this in and of itself is a service they could offer and make money on!!!