Setting Up Call Forwarding and Call Waiting

If you don't want to miss a phone call, the iPhone gives you the option of setting up call forwarding. If someone calls you on your iPhone, you can automatically route the call to another phone and answer it there. This feature lets callers call your iPhone number so you don't have to give out new phone numbers whenever you happen to be somewhere else, such as a place that doesn't have cell phone service.

Another way to answer calls is through call waiting. This feature lets you put your current caller on hold so you can answer a new incoming call.

To set up call forwarding and call waiting, follow these steps:

  1. From the Home screen, tap Settings. The Settings screen appears.

  2. Scroll down and tap Phone. The ...

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