Manage call features: Copper landline

With My Favourites you can choose three numbers you can call any time from your landline and talk for up to two hours per call for $6 per month. The numbers you choose must be either Spark mobile numbers or New Zealand landlines.

You can manage your My Favourites numbers online using the My Favourites form. View form

You can purchase feature packs for your landline in MySpark. Shop for landline packs

Before you can use call diversion, you need to set up diversion numbers on your landline. There are nine spots you can use to set up your diversion numbers: 161–169.

Note: If you have a dual number set up, diversions from this number won't occur. If you divert a call outside of your free calling area, it won't be included in your free national calling minutes.

1. From your landline, dial 181, followed by the slot number you want to use, eg, 161
2. Enter the phone number you want your calls to divert to, followed by the # key
3. Once you hear a tone that has one long beep, a short beep and another long beep, then end the call
4. Do this for each number you want to divert to

Turn on call diversions

1. From your landline, dial the slot number for the number you've set up to divert to, eg, 161
2. Listen for the confirmation dial tone. It will have one long beep, a short beep and another long beep. Then, either end the call or wait until you connect to the diversion number.

Turn off call diversions

1. From your landline, dial 160
2. Once you hear a tone that has one long beep, a short beep and another long beep, then end the call

Turn call diversion on or off using remote diversion

1. If you're calling from within New Zealand, dial 083215. From outside New Zealand, dial +64 830 83217.
   
2. Wait for the voice prompt.
3. Enter your area code and phone number.
4. Enter your PIN. If you haven't used remote diversion before, the default PIN is 12345. You'll be prompted to change it to a new, secure PIN.
   

   For your security, there are some rules for choosing your PIN:

   • It must not contain fewer than 4 or greater than 10 digits
   • It can't be the same as your phone number
   • It can't be the last four digits of your phone number
   • It can't contain three or more consecutively repeating digits (for example, 2223)
   • It can't be a sequence of digits, either ascending or descending (for example, 54321)
5. Select 1 to access call diversion.
6. Wait until you hear a dial tone.
7. If you haven't set up call diversion slots or want to add a new one or change the number in an existing slot:

   Note: You'll need to have your Call Diversion is turned off to do this.

   • Enter 181
   • Enter the slot number, from 161–169, you want to assign a number to
   • Enter the phone number you want to divert to, followed by the # key
8. Enter the slot number that relates to your diversion number, for example, 161.
9. Listen for the confirmation dial tone. It will have one long beep, a short beep and another long beep. Then, either end the call or wait until you connect to the diversion number.

To turn off call diversion from another phone repeat, steps one to six above. Once you hear a tone that has one long beep, a short beep and another long beep, enter 160. Wait for the dial tone and then end the call.  

Change your remote diversion PIN

1. If you're calling from within New Zealand, dial 083215. From outside New Zealand, dial +64 830 83217.
   
2. Wait for the voice prompt.
3. Enter your area code and phone number.
4. Enter your current PIN.
5. Select option 3 to change your PIN.
6. Follow the voice prompts to select your new PIN.
   

   For your security, there are some rules for choosing your PIN:

   • It must not contain fewer than 4 or greater than 10 digits
   • It can't be the same as your phone number
   • It can't be the last four digits of your phone number
   • It can't contain three or more consecutively repeating digits (for example, 2223)
   • It can't be a sequence of digits, either ascending or descending (for example, 54321)

While you're on a call, you'll hear beeps letting you know another call is coming through.

To answer the call that's waiting you need to either:

• Select flash
• Select recall
• Select the hang up button for half a second

Use the same button to go back to the previous call, or hang up when you're finished on this call.

To disable call waiting, dial *52 before you make a call, or during a call, once you've followed the steps above.

Call minder voicemail answers your calls and lets callers leave messages in your mailbox. To set up Call minder:

1. Dial into your voicemail on 083210.
2. Follow the voice prompts to set up your mailbox.
3. Enter a PIN.
4. Record your mailbox name. You'll hear your mailbox name when you call in to check your messages. It may also be played when you leave a message for someone else.
5. Record a personal greeting to welcome callers and invite them to leave a message.

For a single call, you can dial 0197 and then enter the number you're calling.

To hide your phone number every time you make a call, contact us to arrange it. Message us

If you're set up to always hide your number you can disable this for individual calls. Dial 0196 and then enter the number you're calling.

Note: Calls to 111 and Spark will still show your phone number.

There are four types of call restriction:

No directory access

Restricts all calls except:

• 111 (emergency services)
• 0800 and 0508 numbers
• Spark and Telstra calling cards
• 08320 and 083210 (voice services)

Allow directory access

Restricts all calls except:

• 018 (national directory)
• 111 (emergency services)
• 0800 and 0508 numbers
• Spark and Telstra calling cards
• 08320 and 083210 (voice services)

International: No directory access

Restricts the following:

• 001–009 (international direct dial)
• 016 (international price required and others)
• 0170 (international operator)
• 0501 (Spark international access)
• 0172 (international directory)
• 018 (national directory)

International: Allow directory access

Restricts the following:

• 001–009 (international direct dial)
• 016 (international price required and others)
• 0170 (international operator)
• 0501 (Spark international access)

You can also restrict or allow chargeable calls.

1. From your landline, dial 1880 to restrict chargeable calls. Or dial 1881 to allow chargeable calls.
2. Enter your four-digit PIN
3. Once you hear a tone that has one long beep, a short beep and another long beep, then end the call

1. When you're on a call, select the Recall or Flash button
2. Call a third person
3. When this call connects, select the Recall or Flash button
4. If the third person doesn't answer, select the Recall or Flash button twice to go back to the first call
5. If the person who started the three-way call hangs up, the whole call ends

Note: You can select the Recall or Flash button to disconnect the third call.