What is the star on the telephone used for?

Question

What is the star on the telephone used for?

Answer 1

Typically used for "special functions" available through you phone or VoIP service.  For example, call forwarding, call return, call blocking, etc.

Answer 2

*69 tells u who called last

Answer 3

Here are some star codes

Feature Star Code

(1) ACD Log In *91

(1) ACD Log Out *92

(1) ACD Not Ready Activate *97

(1) ACD Not Ready Deactivate *99

(2) Activate Make Set Busy *52

(2) Call Forward Busy Per Key Activate *61

(2) Call Forward Busy Per Key Deactivate *60

(2) Call Forward Don't Answer Per Key Activate *51

(2) Call Forward Don't Answer Per Key Deactivate *50

Call Forward Programmable Activate *71

Call Forward Programmable Deactivate *70

(2) Call Forward Programmable Per Key Activate *80

(2) Call Forward Programmable Per Key Deactivate *81

(1) Call Hold *93

Call Originated Trace *57

Call Park Activate *87

Call Park Deactivate *86

(1) Call Pick Up *72

Call Waiting Deactivate *74

Calling Number Delivery Block *67

(2) Deactivate Make Set Busy *53

(1) Directed Call Pick Up *73

Last Number Redial *94

Message Waiting Activate *82

Message Waiting Delete All *84

Message Waiting Delete Specific *85

(1) Message Waiting Retrieve *83

(1) Permanent Hold *76

(1) Ring Again *77

Selective Call Rejection *54

Sim Ring *58

Speed Call Long *79

Speed Call Short *78

UCD Activate + UCD Number *88

UCD Deactivate *89

might not be the same for your phone or provider

Answer 4

Dial *69 and the computerized voice tells you what phone number called you last.

You can find these things in the front of your white pages.

Answer 5

here is the bell * Star list!!!

http://www.yashy.com/star.codes.html

all on one page....just the way I like it!!