Forwarding your business phone to Vallo
For Vallo to answer your calls, your business line needs to forward unanswered (or all) calls to your Vallo phone number.
Step 1 — Get your Vallo number
It's shown on Dashboard → Forwarding and was assigned during signup. It looks like +1 555-XXX-XXXX .
Step 2 — Pick your forwarding type
- Conditional (recommended) — forwards only when you don't answer. Your phone still rings; Vallo only picks up when you can't.
- Unconditional — forwards every call directly to Vallo. Your phone never rings.
Most owner-operators want conditional. Use unconditional if you want Vallo to handle 100% of calls.
Step 3 — Use your provider's dial code or instructions below
In Dashboard → Forwarding, select your carrier or VoIP provider from the dropdown — Vallo automatically inserts your Vallo number into the right code. The full reference is below.
In each code, [Vallo number] means the 10 or 11 digits of your Vallo number with no dashes or spaces (e.g. for +1 555-123-4567, dial 5551234567).
Cell carriers
Verizon
- Conditional (forward unanswered):
*71[Vallo number] - Unconditional (forward all):
*72[Vallo number] - Deactivate:
*73
AT&T
- Conditional:
*61*[Vallo number]# - Unconditional:
*21*[Vallo number]# - Deactivate:
##61#(conditional) or##21#(unconditional), or##004#to clear all forwarding
T-Mobile
- Conditional:
**61*[Vallo number]# - Unconditional:
**21*[Vallo number]# - Deactivate:
##61#(conditional) or##21#(unconditional), or##004#to clear all forwarding
US Cellular
- Conditional:
*71[Vallo number] - Unconditional:
*72[Vallo number] - Deactivate:
*73
Cricket
- Conditional:
*61*[Vallo number]# - Unconditional:
*21*[Vallo number]# - Deactivate:
##61#(conditional) or##21#(unconditional), or##004#to clear all forwarding
Metro by T-Mobile
- Conditional:
**61*[Vallo number]# - Unconditional:
**21*[Vallo number]# - Deactivate:
##61#(conditional) or##21#(unconditional), or##004#to clear all forwarding
Spectrum
- Conditional:
*71[Vallo number] - Unconditional:
*72[Vallo number] - Deactivate:
*73
Landline or other carrier
- Conditional:
*71[Vallo number] - Unconditional:
*72[Vallo number] - Deactivate:
*73
If your landline doesn't accept these codes, contact your provider and ask them to forward unanswered (or all) calls to your Vallo number.
VoIP providers
VoIP providers don't use dial codes — you configure forwarding inside their web portal or app.
OpenPhone
- Open the OpenPhone web or desktop app
- Go to Settings → Phone Numbers and select your number
- Open the Call Flow Builder
- Add a "Forward call" step pointing to your Vallo number
- Click Enable this call flow
For conditional forwarding, add a "Ring users" step first and set "Forward call" as the fallback.
RingCentral
- Open the RingCentral app
- Go to Settings → Phone → Call Handling and click Edit
- Scroll to Missed calls
- Select "Forward to external number" and enter your Vallo number
- Click Save
For unconditional forwarding, click your profile picture and select "Forward all calls" instead.
Google Voice
- Go to voice.google.com and click the settings gear
- Click Account → Linked Numbers
- Click + New linked number and enter your Vallo number
- Verify the number and toggle it ON
Note: Google Voice rings linked numbers simultaneously rather than sequentially — it doesn't support true conditional forwarding.
Grasshopper
- Log in at grasshopper.com or open the mobile app
- Go to Settings → Extensions and click Edit
- Click Add a forwarding number and enter your Vallo number
- Set scheduling to "Always" (or add your personal number first and Vallo second with "In order" for conditional)
- Click Add this number
Dialpad
- Open the Dialpad app and go to Settings
- Navigate to Call Handling & Voicemail
- Scroll to "When I don't answer"
- Enter your Vallo number and click Save
For unconditional, go to Settings → Your Devices → Add a forwarding number instead.
Other VoIP or hosted PBX
- Log into your provider's admin panel or app
- Find Call Forwarding or Call Routing in settings
- Set unanswered (or all) calls to forward to your Vallo number
- Save your changes
If you can't find the setting, call your VoIP provider and ask them to forward calls to your Vallo number.
Step 4 — Confirm in Vallo
Click I've set up forwarding in the Vallo dashboard. This tells Vallo to start watching for the first real call.
You're not done yet — see "Confirming your forwarding works" next.