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Abstract

A communication unit adapted to provide enhanced services to a simple phone user, the communication unit includes a network interface, a simple phone interface and a terminal server module that is connected to the network interface and to the simple phone interface. The communication unit is adapted to monitor symbols that are dialed by the user of the simple phone; determine if the dialed symbols form a predefined code that is associated with an enhanced service; selectively send information to be displayed on the display of the simple phone; monitor the symbols that are dialed by the user; and react to the dialed symbols such as to provide multiple enhanced services that include incoming call handling and exchanging messages. A method for providing enhanced services to simple phone users, the method includes: monitoring symbols that are dialed by the user of the simple phone, determining if the dialed symbols form a predefined code that is associated with an enhanced service, selectively sending information to be displayed on the display of the simple phone, monitoring the symbols that are dialed by the user, and reacting to the dialed symbols such as to provide multiple enhanced services that include incoming call handling and exchanging messages.

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