Selective Distinctive Alert

Feature Instructions

To Activate

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert code *61
    • In the Arctic Villages Barrow and Deadhorse use *611
  3. Listen to voice instructions which tell you:
    • Whether the service is on or off.
    • How many numbers are on your list.
    • How to turn service on or off.
    • How to add or delete numbers from your list.
    • Choose from one of the following options:

Choose from one of the following options:

Dial Option
0 Listen to instructions.
1 Review your list.
Note: During review phase, you may delete numbers from your list by dialing 07 after the number is announced.
3 Turn service on/off.
# (telephone number) # Add a number to your list (touchtone service).
12 (telephone number) Add a number to your list (rotary service).
# 01 # Add the number of the last caller to your list (touchtone service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.
1201 Add the number of the last caller to your list (rotary service). Numbers entered this way are treated as Private numbers.
* (telephone number) * Delete a number from your list (touchtone service).
11 (telephone number) Delete a number from your list (rotary service).
07 Delete a number from your list after the number is announced.
08 Delete all numbers from your list.
09 Delete all Private numbers from your list.

 

To Inactivate

  1. Lift the receiver and listen for dial tone.
  2. Dial the Selective Distinctive Alert inactivation code, *61
    • In the Arctic Villages, Barrow and Deadhorse use *611
  3. Listen to instructions.
  4. Dial 3 to turn service off.
  5. Hang up the receiver.