One time setup

Call forwarding setup

Your phone rings first. If you do not pick up within the seconds you choose, the call goes to Palmo. Your number never changes and callers never know.

Before you start

Enter your Palmo number below and every code on this page updates automatically.

Codes updated

Full number with leading 1, no spaces or dashes. Example: 16475551234

Step 1

Set up forwarding after 10 seconds

Open your phone dialer and dial this exactly, then press call. Your phone will still ring first. Palmo only catches calls you do not pick up.

Ring for how long before forwarding?
Dial this on your phone
**61*PALMO NUMBER**10#
**61* forward when no answer your Palmo number **10 ring for ~10 seconds # send command
You should see "Registration successful" or hear a confirmation tone after pressing call. If you see an error, check the troubleshooting section below.
Step 2

Choose how long before it forwards

The delay is the pause between your phone ringing and Palmo picking up. 10 seconds, about two rings, is the most common choice. To change it later, just dial the code again with a new delay.

Delay code Rings for Roughly
**055 seconds1 ring
**1010 seconds2 rings (recommended)
**1515 seconds3 rings
**2020 seconds4 rings
**2525 seconds5 rings
**3030 seconds6 rings (maximum)

Only these values work. 5 second steps, 30 is the network maximum. To change the delay, just re-dial the setup code with the new number.

Step 3

Check your setting or turn it off

Use these codes any time to check what is set or to remove forwarding entirely.

Check the current no answer forwarding target and delay

Check setting
*#61#

Turn off no answer forwarding

Remove no answer forward
##61#

Calls ring you, then go to your normal voicemail.

Reset all conditional forwarding

Full reset
##002#

Clears no answer, busy, and unreachable forwarding all at once.

Telus customers

Telus alternative

If the main code does not stick on Telus, use this format instead. Same idea, same delay rules.

Set up (Telus format)
*004*PALMO NUMBER**10#
Remove (Telus format)
#004#
Full 24/7 mode

Palmo answers every call

Only use this if you and your team have chosen full 24/7 mode. With unconditional forwarding, your phone does not ring first. Every call goes straight to Palmo.

With unconditional forwarding your phone will not ring at all. Only set this up if your plan is to have Palmo answer every call, around the clock.

Turn on full 24/7

Unconditional forward (on)
**21*PALMO NUMBER#

Turn off full 24/7

Unconditional forward (off)
##21#
If it does not work

Troubleshooting

Most issues come down to one of these five things. Work through them in order.

Turn off Live Voicemail before setting up forwarding. Go to Settings, Phone, Live Voicemail, and switch it off. If Live Voicemail is on, the iPhone answers the call itself before the carrier forwarding has a chance to fire, so Palmo never receives it. Once it is off, run the setup code again.

This is a Canadian VoLTE quirk. On some carriers, dialed conditional forwarding has been unreliable since the VoLTE rollout. Two options:

  1. Go to Settings, Phone, Calls, Call forwarding, then "When unanswered," and type the Palmo number there manually instead of dialing the code.
  2. Call your carrier and ask them to enable conditional call forwarding on the account from their side. It takes a few minutes and resolves the issue permanently.
The Palmo number has to be the "no answer" destination instead of voicemail, not in addition to it. If your carrier voicemail is set to the same or shorter delay, it will win. Call your carrier and ask them to disable the network voicemail, or increase its delay past the one you set for Palmo. Your Palmo line has its own voicemail fallback if needed.
Forwarded calls can consume plan minutes, and long distance applies if the Palmo number is not in your local area code. We always provision a local number during setup to avoid this, so you should not see any extra charges. If you are unsure, check with us and we will confirm your Palmo number is local before you go live.
Most prepaid plans do not support call forwarding at all. If you are on prepaid and the codes are not working, this is likely the reason. Let us know and we will work out an alternative arrangement during your onboarding call.
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Still stuck? Reply to your onboarding email or message us directly. Setup should take under two minutes and we will walk you through it live if needed.