Priority Ringing

Residential                $1.75   

Business                    $2.00

Allows you to create a list of up to 16 numbers with its own distinctive ring. The distinctive ring tells you it's one of your special callers from your list. Even works with Call Waiting ¹ and Caller ID.

How to use Distinctive Ringing:

Press  # 6 1 On a rotary phone, dial 1161)

Listen for an announcement telling you whether the feature is currently on or off.

A prerecorded voice will then tell you how many (if any) numbers are currently stored in your Distinctive Ringing list.

Follow the voice instructions and press  3 to turn the feature ON (if it is currently off), or turn the feature OFF (if it is currently on).

To add the last caller to your list:

Press  # 0 1 #  (On a rotary phone, dial 1201)

To add a number to your list:

Press  # (On a rotary phone, dial 12) Then follow the voice instructions. You can store up to 16 phone numbers on your Distinctive Ringing list.

To remove a number from your list:

Press * (On a rotary phone, dial 11) Follow the voice instructions to remove any or all of the numbers from your list.

To hear the phone numbers on your list:

Press  1   After the list is read, voice instructions will follow.

To hear instructions again:

Press  0

Notes:

Will not work with calls originating from an area or long distance carrier where this feature is not provided or from 800, 877, 888, or 900 prefix numbers and some cellular numbers.

 ¹ A distinctive beep lets you know it's a call from your list.