Touchtone Telephone Codes

Don't ask me where I found 'em, but I did, and now they're yours.  Some of the codes I clearly understand their use, but there are others that I think are usable only on Private Branch Exchange (PBX) based telephone systems.  Here's a page of Custom Calling Services for Southwestern Bell customers (be aware that this link may change at the whim of the folks managing www.swbell.com so don't blame me) and for GTE (oops! I mean Verizon) customers...but again, the address could change, so you're on your own.  [By the way: The Verizon code section is easier to understand than Southwestern Bell's...and the codes should work interchangeably between these two local phone service, and most phone companies in the United States.

 

*02  De-activate *66 Notification on Busy Signal
*03  De-activate *66 Notification (One Time Only)
*12  Call Assistance (Police)
*30  Cancel Forwarding
*31  Automatic Forwarding
*32  Notify
*51  Intercom Ring I
*52  Intercom Ring II
*53  Intercom Ring III
*54  Extension Hold
*57  Call Trace
*60  Call Screen (Selective Call Rejection)
*61  Selective Distinct Alert
*62  Selective Call Acceptance
*63  Selective Call Forwarding
*65  ICLID Activation
*66  Busy Call Return
*67  Call Display Block
*68  Computer Access restriction
*69  Last Call Return
*70  Call Waiting Disable (Per Call)
*71  Three-way calling (Per Call)
*72  Activate Call Forwarding
*73  De-activate Call Forwarding
*74  Speed Dialing (8 numbers)
*75  Speed Dialing (30 numbers)
*77  Anonymous Call Rejection
*80  Call Screen Disable
*81  Selective Distinct Disable
*82  Selective Acceptance Disable
*83  Selective Forwarding Disable
*85  ICLID Disable
*86  De-activate Busy Call Return
*87  Cancel Anonymous Call Rejection
*89  De-activate Last Call Return
*90  Re-activate Call Forwarding Busy
*91  De-activate Call Forwarding Busy
*92  Re-activate Forwarding No Answer
*93  Call Forwarding No Answer
*94  Ring Control (Call Answer)
*95  Message Monitor (Call Answer)
*98  Call Answer

Other Cool Phone Related Stuff

Looking to pop someone's phone number? Try these sites:

 

Anywho    Infospace    InfoUSA

And with all of the new Area Codes, it's a nightmare trying to figure out if you're calling someone in a new Area Code in Southern California or some scam phone number in a Banana Republic country; use this link to know where you're calling, first: http://decoder.americom.com/

And don't worry...I'll add more stuff as I find it.

If you happen to know of some cool sites or other unique telephone-related info, e-mail me and I'll check it out.