Patent ID: 7139552
Filing Date: 2006-11-21
Classification: H04M,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of providing a mailbox answerphone service to a caller in a mobile communications system during a call directed to a directory number used commonly by different subscribers to access their mailboxes, wherein the answerphone service is located in a first network and is responsive to calls originating from within the first network and from within a second network connected to the first network via international telecommunications links, the method comprising: providing an identification code identifying a mailbox associated with a subscriber through the mailbox answerphone service; and entering a first mode of mailbox answerphone operation for a call originating from within the first network and a second, different mode of mailbox answerphone operation for a call originating from within the second network, wherein the mailbox answerphone service enters either the first or the second mode of operation in dependence on information received during call establishment indicating whether the call is of international origin.