Patent ID: 7565181

Claim:
A mobile telecommunications terminal, comprising: a receiving device for receiving messages from a telecommunications network in a receive mode; a control unit configured to establish a query mode; and a reproduction playback device; wherein, in the query mode, from a not connected state in which if the receive mode is switched off such that the mobile telecommunications terminal is not connected to the telecommunications network and is not able to receive an incoming call, the control unit activates the receive mode to connect to the telecommunications network at least one first predetermined time determined by the mobile telecommunications terminal independently of the operation of the telecommunications network, and checks if information regarding at least one stored message in the telecommunications network for the mobile telecommunications terminal was received in the receiving device within a second time period of predetermined length after the activation of the receive mode, and if said information was received, the downloading of the least one stored message occurs after a type thereof has been determined and during a third time period of predetermined length, the control unit determining a length of the time period in advance of the downloading of the at least one stored message based on the type and size thereof.