call forwarding

noun

1. a telephone service feature whereby, when a customer chooses, all calls coming in to one number are automatically rerouted to another, designated number.

Example Sentences

The Maryland Public Service Commission asks that customers ensure that automated dialing systems, contact lists, medical alert devices, alarm security systems, voicemail and call forwarding services are updated to recognize the 227 code as valid.

From Washington Times

Mc Daid said that the system was comprised of a SIM box server that could switch among 128 different SIM cards, paired with GSM gateways for connecting voice calls and SMS messages to a local mobile network, and unknown software to handle messaging and call forwarding.

From The Verge

What you can do In addition to having a safe-for-inadvertent-publicity email address, getting a separate virtual phone number — with call forwarding that you can disable if necessary — will allow you to post those digits without worrying that your personal cellphone will get besieged by harassing texts or emails.

From The Verge

"We're the only shop out of the five that he called that answered the phone because I had turned on the call forwarding," Newman said.

From Fox News

The ICE statement also noted that three-way calling and call forwarding are prohibited, but did not say whether Freedom for Immigrants violated those rules.

From Salon