Australian Telephone Dialling Codes
Thursday, 23 July 2009 18:26
Please note: although these codes may work in other countries, I've only tested them on telephone services here in Australia, hence the title of the article.
Fixed line codes
Function |
Code |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Don't send CLID | 1831number | Dials the number specified but doesn't send the Caller Line Identification |
| Send CLID | 1832number | Dials the number specified and sends the Caller Line Identification |
| Last Missed Call | *10# | Tells you date, time and CLID of last missed call Note: Does not work if CLID is blocked |
| Disable call waiting | #43# | Disables call waiting so second incoming caller gets a busy signal |
| Enable call waiting | *43# | Enables call waiting so second incoming caller can be picked up |
| Disable call waiting on call | *44number | Disables call waiting for duration of call only - useful for dialling with modems |
| Divert all calls | *21number# | Diverts all incoming calls to specified number |
| Cancel all calls diversion | #21# | Cancels diversion of all incoming calls |
| Report all calls diversion | *#21# | Reports the status of all incoming calls diversion |
| Divert when busy | *24number# | Diverts all incoming calls when busy to specified number |
| Cancel when busy diversion | #24# | Cancels diversion of all incoming calls when busy |
| Report when busy diversion | *#24# | Reports the status of all incoming calls when busy diversion |
| Divert no answer1 | *61number*nn# | Diverts all incoming calls when not answered to the specified number after nn second delay (nn is generally maximum 30 seconds in Australia). To use default delay, simply omit the '*nn'. |
| Cancel no answer diversion | #61# | Cancels diversion of all incoming calls when not answered |
| Report no answer diversion | *#61# | Reports the status of all incoming calls when not answered diversion |
1Thanks to Rob Crombie from Melbourne, Australia for the tip on also being able to set a delay on landlines
Mobile telephone codes
Function |
Code |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency call |
112 |
Dials emergency services number |
| Display IMEI number |
*#06# | Displays the unique IMEI number for the handset |
| Divert all calls |
**21*number*# | Divert all incoming calls to the specified number |
| Cancel all calls diversion |
##21# | Cancel diversion of all incoming calls |
| Report all calls diversion |
*#21# |
Report the status of all incoming calls diversion |
| Divert when busy |
**67*number*# |
Divert all incoming calls when busy to specified number |
| Cancel when busy diversion |
##67# |
Cancel diversion of all incoming calls when busy |
| Report when busy diversion |
*#67# |
Reports the status of all incoming calls when busy diversion |
| Divert no answer | **61*number*nn# | Diverts all incoming calls when not answered to the specified number after nn second delay (nn is generally maximum 30 seconds in Australia). To use default delay, simply omit the '*nn'. |
| Cancel no answer |
##61# |
Cancels diversion of all incoming calls when not answered |
| Report no answer diversion |
*#61# |
Reports the status of all incoming calls when not answered diversion |
| Divert out of range |
**62*number# |
Diverts all incoming calls when not in range to specified number |
| Cancel out of range diversion |
##62# |
Cancels diversion of incoming calls when not in range |
| Report out of range diversion |
*#62# |
Reports the status of all incoming calls when out of range diversion |
| Don't send CLID |
1831number |
Dials the number specified but doesn't send the Caller Line Identification |
| Send CLID |
1832number | Dials the number specified and send the Caller Line Identification |