iPhone Voicemail Forward Settings

This page shows how you can configure the time before an incoming call is forwarded to the voicemail.

Request Current Voicemail Settings

The first step is to request the current voicemail settings.  This is needed to get the phone number of the voicemail service of your operator.  If this number is already known to you, these steps can be skipped.

Step 1

Open the phone app of your iPhone:

Step 2

Select "Keypad" at the bottom to be able to enter a number.
Enter the following code: *#61#
Press the green phone icon to send the code.

Step 3

If Everything goes well, a screen appears with the current voicemail settings.

Take a note of the voicemail number of your operator or memorize this.
In this example (Proximus) the voicemail number is +32 475 15 15 25

Tap "Dismiss" to close the message and to go back to your phone app.

Setting the Forward Time-out

Step 1

In the phone app, type the code *61* followed by the voicemail phone number of your operator and then followed by *11* and again directly followed by the number of seconds that you want to wait before a call is being forwarded to your voicemail and close the series with a #.

For the number of seconds, you can choose out of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 en 30 seconds.

An example for the operator Proximus and 30 seconds: *61*+32475151525*11*30#

Press the green phone icon to send the code.

Step 2

A Message appears to confirm that the requested settings are applied:

Tap "Dismiss" to close the message and to go back to your phone app.