I have a visual impairment, therefore I have difficulties navigating
the menus of a mobile phone.

I am looking for a list of all the access codes which mobile phone
manufacturers use.

an example of what I am looking for is

Activating call Divert on your mobile phone without using the menu
system.

Divert unanswered calls
**61*123# press the call or send button.  This will divert your
unanswered calls to 123.

To cancel this divert you type ##61# and press send, on your mobile
phone. This will cancel
diverts and unanswered calls will not be diverted to anywhere.

Divert when your phone is switched off
**62*123# press the call or send button.  This will divert all calls,
you receive while your mobile phone is turned off

To cancel this divert you type ##62# and press send, on your mobile
phone. This will cancel
diverts while your phone is switched off, and calls will not be
diverted to anywhere.


Divert when you are already on a call
**67*123# press the call or send button. This will divert all calls
you receive when you are
all ready on a call.

To cancel this divert you type ##67# and press send, on your mobile
phone. This will cancel
diverts and calls you receive, while on the phone will not be diverted
to anywhere.

Divert all calls
**21*123# press the call or send button.  This will divert all calls.

To cancel this divert you type ##21# and press send, on your mobile
phone. This will cancel All
diverts. 

cancel all diverts
##002#
your calls will not divert to anywhere. not even your mail box.


On some phones I can change the pin number by typing
**04*.  

If you have more of these access codes or know where I would get them
please let me know.

Thank you
martin O'Sullivan
http://martin-osullivan.tripod.com

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Clarification of Question by martin_sullivan-ga on 29 Apr 2003 02:36 PDT

I am liveing in  ireland.  these codes may be different in america.

Good morning Martin! 

The codes to which you refer are known as GSM codes. GSM stands for
Global System for Mobile communications, and is more or less the world
standard for mobile phone networks - it's been around since 1991. It
is used by 190 countries (including now, some parts of America). The
GSM codes you mention are actually supported by the mobile network you
use (for instance, Eircell) rather than the phone manufacturer (for
instance, Nokia). Phone manufacturers also sometimes implement their
own codes - if you had a specific phone in mind, I'd be delighted to
check whether it had any extra codes beyond the ones listed here.

Almost all of the following codes are supported by the networks, but
occasionally, one or two may not be implemented. In that case, you'll
get a response to indicate the error, when attempting to use the code.

I'm not sure of the nature of your visual impairment, but if I could
format this answer in a manner more suited to your easy reading of it,
then please let me know and I'll do my best to oblige.

================================
Call diversion (all call types):
================================

Divert all calls:

Activate: **21*PHONENUMBER# SEND
Cancel: ##21# SEND
Get status: *#21# SEND

Divert on no answer (where NN is the number of seconds, between 5 and
30, in 5 second increments):

Activate: **61*PHONENUMBER*NN# SEND
Cancel: ##61# SEND
Get status: *#61# SEND

Divert when unreachable:

Activate: **62*PHONENUMBER# SEND
Cancel: #62# SEND
Get status: *#62# SEND

Divert when busy:

Activate: **67*PHONENUMBER# SEND
Cancel: ##67# SEND
Get status: *#67# SEND

Cancel all diverts:

##002# SEND 

================================
Call diversion (voice calls):
================================

Divert all voice calls:

Activate: **21*PHONENUMBER*11# SEND
Cancel: ##21#*11 SEND
Get status: *#21#*11# SEND

Divert on no answer (where NN is the number of seconds, between 5 and
30, in 5 second increments):

Activate: **61*PHONENUMBER*11*NN# SEND
Cancel: ##61*11# SEND
Get status: *#61#*11# SEND

Divert when unreachable:

Activate: **62*PHONENUMBER*11# SEND
Cancel: ##62#*11# SEND
Get status: *#62#*11# SEND

Divert when busy:

Activate: **67*PHONENUMBER*11# SEND
Cancel: ##67#*11# SEND
Get status: *#67#*11# SEND

================================
Call diversion (data calls):
================================

Divert all data calls:

Activate: **21*PHONENUMBER*25# SEND
Cancel: ##21#*25  SEND
Get status: *#21#*25# SEND

Divert on no answer (where NN is the number of seconds, between 5 and
30, in 5 second increments):

Activate: **61*PHONENUMBER*25*NN# SEND
Cancel: ##61*25# SEND
Get status: *#61#*25# SEND

Divert when unreachable:

Activate: **62*PHONENUMBER*25# SEND
Cancel: ##62#*25# SEND
Get status: *#62#*25# SEND

Divert when busy:

Activate: **67*PHONENUMBER*25# SEND
Cancel: ##67#*25# SEND
Get status: *#67#*25# SEND 

================================
Call diversion (fax calls):
================================

Divert all fax calls:

Activate: **21*PHONENUMBER*13# SEND
Cancel: ##21#*13# SEND
Get status: *#21#*13# SEND

Divert on no answer (where NN is the number of seconds, between 5 and
30, in 5 second increments):

Activate: **61*PHONENUMBER*13*NN# SEND
Cancel: #61*13# SEND
Get status: *#61#*13# SEND

Divert when unreachable:

Activate: **62*PHONENUMBER*13# SEND
Cancel: #62#*13# SEND
Get status: *#62#*13# SEND

Divert when busy:

Activate: **67*PHONENUMBER*13# SEND
Cancel: ##67#*13# SEND
Get status: *#67#*13# SEND 

================================
Call waiting:
================================

Activate: *43# SEND
Cancel: #43# SEND
Get status: *#43#

================================
Phone safety / PIN numbers
================================

Change call barring code: **03*OldCode*NewCode*NewCode# SEND

Change SIM PIN code: **04*OldPIN*NewPIN*NewPIN# SEND

Change SIM PIN2 code: **042*OldPIN2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2# SEND

Unblock SIM PIN code: **05*PUK*NewPIN*NewPIN# SEND

Unblock SIM PIN2 code: **052*PUK2*NewPIN2*NewPIN2# SEND

Show the handset's IMEI number: *#06# SEND

================================
Call/SMS barring
================================

Bar all calls:

Set: **330*barring code# SEND
Cancel: ##330*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#330# SEND

Bar all outgoing calls:

Set: **333*barring code# SEND
Cancel: ##333*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#333# SEND

Bar all incoming calls:

Set: **35*barring code# SEND
Cancel: ##35*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#35# SEND

Bar outgoing international calls:

Set: **331*barring code# SEND
Cancel: ##331*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#331# SEND

Bar outgoing international calls except to home country:

Set: **332*barring code# SEND
Cancel: ##332*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#332# SEND

Bar incoming calls when outside home country:

Set: *351*barring code# SEND
Cancel: #351*barring code# SEND
Get status: *#351# SEND

Cancel all call barring:

#330*barring code# SEND 

Bar incoming SMS messages:

Set: *35*barring code*16# SEND
Cancel: #35*barring code*16# SEND

================================
Caller identification
================================

Per-call CLI release (let person you call see your number):

Enable: *31#PHONENUMBER SEND
Withhold: #31#PHONENUMBER SEND
Get default setting: *#31# SEND

Set CLI release permanently:

Enable: *31# SEND
Withhold: #31# SEND
Get status: *#31# SEND

CLI Presentation (you see the caller's number)

Allow: *30# SEND
Prevent: #30# SEND
Get default setting: *#30# SEND

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I hope this list helps you in your quest for mobile phone usability.
If anything's unclear, or needs further elaboration, then please don't
hesitate to use the "request clarification" feature before rating this
answer.

All the best,

--seizer-ga

References:

http://home.swipnet.se/OsbyMikro/gsmkode.htm
http://www.accesscomms.com.au/gsmcodes.htm
http://www.mobileshop.org/usertech/gsmcodes.htm
http://www.bryte.net/gsm/code.asp

Search strategy:

gsm codes
gsm network codes

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Request for Answer Clarification by martin_sullivan-ga on 29 Apr 2003 06:35 PDT

you have been most helpful.  

I have a Motorola v66 I  and nokia 3310.  if you know of any handset
specific codes for these phones could you please let me know.

Thank you for your assistance.
martin O'Sullivan
martin-osullivan@lycos.com
http://martin-osullivan.tripod.com

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Clarification of Answer by seizer-ga on 29 Apr 2003 13:35 PDT

Hello again! I'm glad you found the codes to be useful. 

A feature which could be useful on your Nokia, is enabling/disabling
Enhanced Full Rate voice. You can increase your battery life by up to
30% by disabling this feature (though the voice quality may suffer a
little).

Activate EFR: *#3370# SEND
De-activate EFR: *#3370* SEND

The phone may restart itself once you type these codes.

(Taken from: http://groups.google.co.uk/groups?selm=miketung-1304982337470001%40qtas1036.singnet.com.sg
)

I was unfortunately not able to find any extra codes for the v66 - it
doesn't appear to have any extra shortcut features beyond those
already detailed above.

Hope this helps!

--seizer-ga

All the information i needed was there.  well done.

Hi Martin,

There are a few more codes, depending on which network you are on. In
particular, if you are using a prepaid mobile, you can check your
remaining credit by pressing the following:

Vodafone:   *174#   Send
O2      :   *100#   Send
Meteor  :   *#100#  Send

Meteor also offer the following options:
*#101# Send : Check call duration and cost details
*#102# Send : Lets Pay-as-you-go customers determine why they have
negative credit.
88  : Callback in voicemail.

The following websites provided the details:

Vodafone: http://www.vodafone.ie/generic/prepaid_faq.jsp?faq=7
O2      : www1.o2.ie
Meteor  : www.meteor.ie/services/shortcuts.html

I hope these help.

Thank you for the kind rating and generous tip! 

--seizer-ga