Decide which calls you will accept
How to use Selective Call Acceptance:
- Lift the handset and listen for the dial tone.
- Press *64 (on a rotary phone, dial 1164).
- Listen for an announcement telling you whether the feature is currently on or off.
- The recorded voice will then tell you how many (if any) numbers are currently stored in your acceptance list.
- Follow the voice instructions.
- Press 3 to turn the feature on or off.
To add the last caller to your acceptance list:
- Press #01# (on a rotary phone, dial 1201).
To hear the phone numbers on your list:
- Press 1.
- After the list is read, voice instructions will follow.
To add a number to your list:
- Press # (on a rotary phone, dial 12).
- Follow the voice instruction you'll hear. (You can store up to 31 phone numbers on your list.)
To remove a number from your list:
- Press * (on a rotary phone, dial 11).
- Follow the voice instructions to remove any or all of those numbers.
To hear instructions again:
- Press 0
Notes:
- You may press 1, 0, #, or * at any time rather than waiting for the voice instructions.
- The list you create here is separate from any other lists you may be using for Priority Ringing, Call Waiting, Selective Call Forwarding, Selective Call Rejection, and similar services.
How Selective Call Rejection works:
You can program your phone to reject calls from any number you place in the rejection list. When your service is turned on," any caller in this list will hear an announcement that you're not accepting calls at this time. All other calls will ring through as usual.
How to use Selective Call rejection:
- Lift the handset and listen for the dial tone.
- Press *60 (on a rotary phone, dial 1160).
- Listen for an announcement telling you whether the feature is currently on or off.
- The recorded voice will then tell you how many (if any) numbers are currently stored in your rejection list.
- Follow the voice instructions and press 3 to turn the feature on or off.
To add the last caller to your rejection list:
- Press #01# (on a rotary phone, dial 1201).
To hear the phone numbers on your list:
- Press 1.
- After the list is read, voice instructions will follow.
To add a number to your list:
- Press # (on a rotary phone, dial 12).
- Follow the voice instructions you'll hear. You can store up to 31 phone numbers in your rejection list.
To remove a number from your list:
- Press * (on a rotary phone, dial 11).
- Follow the voice instructions to remove any or all of those numbers from your rejection list.
To hear instructions again:
- Press 0.
Notes:
- You will not be notified when or how many calls have been rejected.
- You may press 1, 0, #, or * at any time rather than waiting for the voice instructions.
- The list you create here is separate from any other lists you may be using for Priority Ringing, Call Waiting, Selective Call Acceptance, Selective Call Forwarding, and similar services.
Restricts long-distance calls being made from your home.
How Toll Restriction works:
- It allows you to restrict long-distance calls from being made from your home.
- In order to activate Toll Restriction service, you must contact us.
How Anonymous Call Rejection works:
When you've turned this service on, any caller who has blocked their number from your Caller ID display will hear an announcement that you do not accept anonymous calls and that they should remove the blocking and then call back. All other calls will ring through as usual.
To turn on Anonymous Call Rejection:
- Lift the handset and listen for the dial tone.
- Press *77 (on a rotary phone, dial 1177).
- Listen for a confirmation tone or announcement
- Hang up the handset.
To turn off Anonymous Call Rejection:
- Press *87 (on a rotary phone, dial 1187).
- Listen for a confirmation tone or announcement.
- Hang up the handset.
Note: You will not be notified when or how many calls have been rejected.