Published 17:22 IST, February 12th 2020

How to activate call forwarding in Jio? A complete guide with alternative ways

Call forwarding is a very important feature that ensures you never miss a phone call. Today, we take you through how to activate call forwarding in Jio.

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Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd had commercially launched VoLTE 4G services in India a few years ago and have been working on expanding network cover ever since. However, re are many instances where  network gets congested due to heavy number of users being active at a particular time, leading to a bad signal.

To overcome  problem, Reliance Jio 4G users can still receive incoming calls on ir Jio number by forwarding or diverting m to an alternative number. This is also possible in cases of network. Jio's call forwarding service is currently available with Jio 4G network and for those users who have a phone that supports  call forwarding feature.

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What is call forwarding?

Call forwarding is a feature that has been especially used by mobile users for a long time to divert a phone call to ar mobile number so as to t miss calls in any cases.

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How to activate call forwarding and waiting in Reliance Jio

To forward call or divert call, you need to have a phone with call forwarding feature. Activating Jio call forwarding service can be done right from phone's settings section.

Go to 'Settings' > 'Call' > 'Advanced settings' > 'Call forwarding'

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Follow simple steps listed above by locating your phone's 'Settings' and navigating to 'Call'. w look for 'Advanced settings' and select 'Call forwarding'.

However, it is worth ting that t every phone comes with this feature. While most of Android smartphones do offer this feature to activate call forwarding and waiting, it does t work in certain low-end devices. Also,  navigation process may be difficult for many users.

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Alternative way to activate call forwarding by call forwarding code

For users having trouble navigating through above steps or unable to find feature, ir best option would be to use ar method that works through call forwarding code. You will need to dial a call forwarding code from your Reliance Jio number and type  10 digit number where you wish to forward calls. se are  different options available for activating call forwarding on Reliance Jio.

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Call forwarding code for 'Unconditional':

*401*<10 digit number> - This code is used to forward or divert all of your incoming calls on your Jio number to any or number.

Call forwarding code for ' Answer':

*403*<10 digit number> - This code is used when you do t answer call.

Call forwarding code for 'Busy':

*405*<10 digit number> - This code is used when your number is busy.

Call forwarding code for 'Conditional call forwarding':

*409*<10 digit number> - This code is used when your number is t reachable, out of cover or if it's switched off.

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How to deactivate Jio call diverting service

If at any point you wish to deactivate your Jio call divert, you can simply do so by turning off call forwarding in your phone settings. If your phone does t support this feature and you have activated service using call forwarding code, you can deactivate it from your Jio number by dialing below-mentioned code.

*402 – To deactivate unconditional call forward.

*404 – To deactivate when you have set call forward to answer.

*406  – To deactivate when you have forwarded calls when busy.

*410  – To deactivate call forward for when your Jio number is t reachable or switched off.

*413 – To deactivate all call forwarding.

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17:22 IST, February 12th 2020