Calling Features User Guide: Get Ready To Simplify Your Life
Calling Features User Guide: Get Ready To Simplify Your Life
User Guide
Caller ID 1
Know who’s calling before you pick up the phone.
Call Waiting 2
Never miss an important call.
Call Waiting ID 3
Know who’s calling you while you’re talking on the phone.
3-Way Calling 3
Enables three people at different telephone numbers to talk.
✱66 Busy Redial 4
Avoid redialing busy telephone numbers.
Call Forwarding 5
You’ll always keep in touch when you’re on the move
by forwarding your calls wherever you go.
• Variable Call Forwarding 5
• Fixed Call Forwarding 7
Distinctive Ring 9
Offers the flexibility of two phone numbers for your
single line, each with its own special ring.
✱69 Call Return 10
Calls back the last number that called you.
Cancel Call Waiting 10
Avoid Call Waiting interruptions as needed.
Anonymous Call Rejection 11
Avoid calls from people who don’t identify themselves
on Caller ID.
Call Screening Services 11
✱63 Selective Call Forwarding 12
Forwards calls from specific phone numbers to the
number of your choice.
✱64 Selective Call Acceptance 13
Screen your calls and only allow certain numbers to
ring through.
✱60 Selective Call Rejection 13
Prevent calls from certain phone numbers.
VIP Alert 14
Identifies preferred callers with a special ring.
Speed Call (8 or 30) 15
Create a list of phone numbers that can be called by
using a one or two-digit code.
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Caller ID
F ind out who’s calling before you answer the telephone. Caller ID
displays the telephone number and/or name and number of the caller
on a special display unit.
1. Wait for one full ring.
2. Look at your Caller ID display unit for the telephone number
and/or name and number associated with the incoming call.
NOTES ABOUT CALLER ID:
❖ A Caller ID display unit is a separate piece of equipment
that is required for this service. Display units vary in design
and features. More information on the purchase of Caller ID
display units is available through your local Customer Contact
Center.
❖ If you have Call Waiting, Caller ID doesn’t display information
for any calls that come through when you’re on the telephone
unless you have Call Waiting ID on your line and compatible
equipment.
❖ If your caller is using a privacy feature, the Caller ID display
may read “Private Number” instead of the caller’s name/
number.
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Call Waiting
Talk on the telephone for as long as you want without worrying
about missing a call. Call Waiting alerts you to a second incoming call
when you are on the telephone. You will hear a Call Waiting tone
during a call and the person calling will hear normal ringing until you
answer.
4When you hear the Call Waiting tone, you have several
options:
❖ End the original call and answer the waiting call.
•Hang up and the telephone will ring with the
second caller.
❖ Place the original call on hold and answer the waiting call.
•Press and release the hookswitch to put the first person
on hold and answer the second call. You can alternate
between the two calls and both conversations will remain
private.
❖ Ignore the Call Waiting tone and use ✱69 Call Return to
identify the second caller once you have finished the original
call.
❖ Ignore the Call Waiting tone and let the second call forward
to Voice Mail (if selected) or another number (if you have set
up Call Forward – No Answer).
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Call Waiting ID
E njoy the benefits of Caller ID with Call Waiting. Call Waiting ID
allows you to see the telephone number and/or name and number of
the incoming caller when you are on the telephone.
❖ A Call Waiting tone alerts you to another incoming call.
❖S ee the second caller’s name and/or name and number on a
special Caller ID display unit.
❖ Enjoy your options:
• Put one call on hold while you take another call.
• End one call to take another call.
• Alternate between two calls.
• Ignore the tone until the caller hangs up or the call transfers
to Voice Mail or another number if those services are
activated.
3-Way Calling
-Way Calling lets three people at different telephone numbers talk
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together at the same time, no matter who placed the first call.
4To Add a Third Person to Your Call:
1. With the first person on the line, press and release the
hookswitch to put the call on hold.
2. Listen for three tones followed by a dialtone.
3. Dial the number of the third person. Once the person
answers, you can talk privately before connecting the person
on hold.
Note: If you get a busy signal or no answer when calling the third person, just press
and release the hookswitch twice to continue your original call.
❖ To bring the person on hold back into the conversation and
complete the 3-Way call, press and release the hookswitch for
one second and all three of you will be connected.
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Call Forwarding
You’ll always keep in touch when you’re on the move by forwarding
your calls wherever you go. You may select from two types of Call
Forwarding services: Variable and Fixed.
Variable (V)
❖ Variable Call Forwarding allows you to establish and change
the number to where your calls will be forwarded. You are
responsible for service activation and deactivation as well as
re-establishing the forwarded telephone number destination
upon interruption of "variable" Call Forwarding service.
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2. A
t the tone, dial the telephone number to which calls are to
be forwarded.
3. When the call is answered, the service is activated.
Fixed (F)
❖ Fixed Call Forwarding allows you to provide a pre-set
number, to CenturyTel, to forward your calls. Service activation
and deactivation is the responsibility of the customer.
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Note: If you also subscribe to Call Forwarding – All Calls (V), Call Forward Busy/No
Answer (F) will not work until Call Forwarding – All Calls (V) is turned OFF.
Distinctive Ring
ives you one additional telephone number with its own distinctive
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ring on your existing telephone line. You can have one number for
yourself and the other for your children, roommate, fax machine,
or another you choose. The special ring will let you know who the
call is for before you answer. You may list an additional name with
your Distinctive Ring telephone number in your local directory at no
additional cost.
❖ Ring Tones:
• Main Number – one long ring (normal).
• Distinctive Ring Number – two short rings.
Note: The person calling either number will hear a normal ring tone.
Business customers who choose Distinctive Ring may list
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both numbers in the classified section (Yellow Pages) of the
directory at no additional cost. Business directory listings
cannot be used for a residential line.
❖ Distinctive Ring is compatible with all calling services.
❖ Special interactions are:
• If you subscribe to Call Waiting, it will work on both
numbers. You can tell which number the Call Waiting
call is for by the number of tones you hear – calls to the
Distinctive Ring number will have two Call Waiting tones.
Note: Call Waiting tones for VIP Alert and Distinctive Ring are the same. You will not
be able to tell them apart.
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❖ If you use Cancel Call Waiting, callers to either number will
hear a normal busy signal (or transfer to Voice Mail if this
service is activated).
❖ If you activate Call Forwarding, calls to either number will be
forwarded.
❖ If you use any service with a list (✱60 Selective Call Rejection,
Speed Call (8 or 30), ✱64 Selective Call Acceptance, ✱63
Selective Call Forwarding and VIP Alert), the special list is
shared by both numbers and is treated the same.
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Vip Alert
Identify special callers by the sound of the ring. Program your VIP
Alert screening list with the numbers of preferred callers (program up
to 12 numbers at a time) and your telephone will identify them with
a special ring (short-long-short) when they call.
4To Turn ON/OFF/Update List:
1.Listen for a dialtone and press ✱61.
2. A recording will provide detailed instructions on how to turn
VIP Alert ON or OFF, and how to change or review your list.
The telephone numbers you enter on your VIP Alert screening
list will be repeated to you.
Note: In some areas, press ✱82 to turn OFF VIP Alert.
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Simple Choice does not apply to metered/measured line service, PBX accounts, or Centrex accounts. Call Waiting
ID is an enhancement of Caller ID. Both Caller ID and Call Waiting ID work only with a display unit, which is sold
separately. Caller ID and other Simple Choice products may not be one hundred percent effective. Simple Choice
is a trademark of CenturyTel. Simple Choice offer and rates are subject to change and may vary by service area.
Simple Choice plan not available in all areas. Some restrictions apply.
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Quick Start
Feature Activate Cancel
Call Waiting hookswitch
(or flash)
3-Way Calling hookswitch
(or flash)
✱66 Busy Redial ✱66 ✱86
Call Forwarding (Variable)
All Calls ✱72 ✱73
Busy ✱90 ✱91
No Answer ✱92 ✱93
Busy/No Answer ✱90 + ✱92 ✱91 + ✱93
Call Forwarding (Fixed)
All Calls ✱41 ✱43
✱69 Call Return ✱69 ✱89
Cancel Call Waiting ✱70 hang up
Anonymous Call Rejection ✱77 ✱87
✱63 Selective Call Forwarding ✱63
✱64 Selective Call Acceptance ✱64
✱60 Selective Call Rejection ✱60
VIP Alert ✱61
Speed Call 8 74# (or in some areas ✱74)
Speed Call 30 75# (or in some areas ✱75)
Simple Choice does not apply to metered/measured line service, PBX accounts, or Centrex accounts. Call Waiting ID is an enhancement
of Caller ID. Both Caller ID and Call Waiting ID work only with a display unit, which is sold separately. Caller ID and other Simple Choice products may not be
one hundred percent effective. Simple Choice is a trademark of CenturyTel. Simple Choice offer and rates are subject to change and may vary by service area.
Simple Choice plan not available in all areas. Some restrictions apply.
Did you know you could get any or all of the calling features
in this guide with a Simple Choice Bundle plan? If you have a
Simple Choice Bundle plan, did you know you can customize
your features at any time without any additional charges?
For more information, please contact your CenturyTel
consultant at 1.800.201.4099.
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