How to extend the “ring time” on your smartphone
Lisa Du is director of ReadyTechGo, a service that helps people gain the confidence and skills to embrace modern technology.
Mobile phone ring times... sometimes you just can't get to your phone quick enough! By default, your phone rings for 15 seconds before it diverts the call to voicemail (if you have voicemail feature switched on). You can change the length of your ring time by increments of five seconds, up to 30 seconds. The steps will be slightly different, depending on your mobile phone carrier. In this guide, we show you step by step how to extend the ring time on your mobile phone!
How to extend the ring time on TELSTRA mobile:
1. On your mobile phone, tap on the Call function (like making a new call).
2.Using the keypad on your mobile phone, dial the following sequence: **61*101** (number of seconds: 15,20,25 or 30).
Example: To extend the ring time to 30 seconds, dial: **61*101**30.
3. Tap on the call / send button.
A message will pop up to let you know that the code is successful.
How to extend the ring time on OPTUS mobile:
1. On your mobile phone, tap on the Call function (like making a new call)
2. Using the keypad on your mobile phone, dial the following sequence: **61*321** (number of seconds, (15, 20, 25 or 30) and then the hash key (#).
Example: To extend the ring time to 30 seconds, dial: **61*321**30#
3. Tap on the call / send button.
A message will pop up to let you know that the code is successful.
Thank you to our Alert Reader Catherine for providing the OverSixty team with the updated code for Optus users!
How to extend the ring time on VODAFONE mobile:
1. On your mobile phone, tap on the Call function (like making a new call)
2. Using the keypad on your mobile phone, dial the following sequence: **61*121**11* (number of seconds: 15,20,25 or 30).
Example: To extend the ring time to 30 seconds, dial: **61*121**11*30.
3. Tap on the call / send button.
A message will pop up to let you know that the code is successful.