Extend the ringtone duration on the smartphone

You can easily extend the ring tone of your smartphone using a control code. We explain how this works in this practical tip.

Extend the ringtone duration on the smartphone

The ringtone duration is preset on many smartphones. The mailbox usually answers after 15 or 30 seconds. To extend the ring duration:

1. Enter the following control code into the keypad on your smartphone: ** 61 * [mobile phone number mobile phone provider] ** [time in seconds] #
2. Instead of "Mobilbox number" insert your mailbox extension. There are four different tax codes depending on the mobile phone provider: Telekom (Congstar): 3311; Vodafone: 5500; E-Plus: 9911; o2: 333.
3. For the time in seconds you choose between 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 45 or 60.
4. Then tap the call button. You will receive a pop-up confirmation of your successful changes within a few seconds.

We will tell you in another practical tip how to create your own ringtone with the Nexus 5.