How to Activate Call Waiting on Ooredoo Qatar

Call waiting’s *43# covers standard cellular calls — but with so many calls now happening over WhatsApp, FaceTime, or other data-based apps, it’s worth being clear about where the network feature ends and the app’s own behaviour begins.

Quick answer

Dial *43# to activate, #43# to deactivate, and *#43# to check status. Free on Ooredoo Qatar.

Cellular calls vs data-based app calls

*43# controls waiting behaviour specifically for calls made over the cellular network — the traditional phone call. A WhatsApp or FaceTime call arriving while you’re on a regular cellular call is handled by that app’s own notification behaviour, not by *43#; typically you’ll see an app notification rather than the network beep, and how it’s handled depends on the app itself, not your Ooredoo settings.

How the network version works

With *43# active, a second cellular call during an active one triggers a beep and shows the new caller’s number, while your current call stays connected. Press the call button to place the first on hold and take the second; press again to swap back.

A GSM standard, identical across operators

*43# behaves the same on Ooredoo, Vodafone Qatar, and virtually any network worldwide — nothing Ooredoo-specific to learn if you’ve used call waiting elsewhere.

Want calls redirected elsewhere entirely instead of just flagged? See Ooredoo Qatar call forwarding.

*43# is the GSM/3GPP standard supplementary-service code, verified against Ooredoo Qatar’s official support guidance, July 2026.