Patent ID: 7460657

Claim:
A method for providing rapid call-forwarding, comprising: receiving via a first telecommunications device a selection of a call-forward-to dialing number, wherein the call-forward-to dialing number is associated with a second telecommunications device, and wherein the call-forward-to dialing number is selected from a plurality of forward-to numbers; receiving via the first telecommunications device a selection of a call-forwarding type from a plurality of call-forwarding types in a service provider's telecommunications network, wherein a first type of the plurality of call-forwarding types comprises immediately forwarding incoming calls directed to a subscriber dialing number to the call-forward-to dialing number and wherein a second type of the plurality of call-forwarding types comprises a subscriber specification of at least one of a start time and an end time during which forwarding the incoming calls to the call-forward-to dialing number occurs; receiving a feature code in the service provider's telecommunications network from a third telecommunications device, wherein the feature code is operable for activating a call-forwarding service; receiving a forward code instead of the call-forward-to dialing number from the third telecommunications device, wherein the forward code corresponds to the call-forward-to dialing number; and in response to receiving the feature code and the forward code, forwarding the incoming calls directed to the third telecommunications device to the call-forward-to dialing number associated with the second telecommunications device.