{"id":2059,"date":"2018-06-28T06:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-28T13:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:17:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:17:10","slug":"calls-straight-to-voicemail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/calls-straight-to-voicemail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Send Incoming Calls Straight to Voicemail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>You can&#8217;t answer your calls right now. You&#8217;re currently away from your desk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But, you don&#8217;t want to waste the time of your callers with ringing to your cell phone. You just want them to drop straight into the voicemail box.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Check out the guide below for instructions on how to make this possible.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/22oytweZkFo\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To disable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-guide-to-call-forwarding\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call forwarding<\/a> and have calls to your number immediately route to voicemail, follow these instructions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login to your account<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Numbers<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Select on your number<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong>Voicemail &amp; Text<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Locate the setting for\u00a0<strong>Ring my phone, then\u00a0<\/strong><strong>send calls to VM after<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>To the right of that label, select this option from the dropdown:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Immediately<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; This will send callers immediately to voicemail.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Save your changes.<\/p>\n<p>Now, hit the dirt!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NumberBarn\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/numberbarn\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumberBarn\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can&#8217;t answer your calls right now. You&#8217;re currently away from your desk. But, you don&#8217;t want to waste the time of your callers with ringing to your cell phone. You just want them to drop straight into the voicemail box. Check out the guide below for instructions on how to make this possible. 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