A method as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>1</BOLD></HIL> further comprising the step of comparing the telephone number dialed by the user with a look-up table to determine if the telephone number dialed should be placed directly or should instead be latform. view more

A method as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>5</BOLD></HIL> wherein the look-up table is updated from time to time using data messages transmitted to the mobile telephone.

A mobile telephone for use with a telephony network, for use with a RTCO platform, and for use with a data messaging network configured to relay messages to the RTCO platform, said mobile telephone comprising:</claim-text> circuitry for connecting mobile telephone to the telephony network; an internal data messaging device for communicating with the data network; a user input interface for initiating telephone calls, including for dialing telephone calls; and control means for monitoring a telephone number dialed by the user, for determining if a telephone call should be placed using the RTCO platform, and responsive to the dialing of certain telephone numbers for transmitting a RTCO message from the internal data messaging device to the data network to initiate an RTCO call from the RTCO platform. view more

A mobile telephone as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>7</BOLD></HIL> wherein said control means is operative to automatically answer a call from the RTCO platform.

A mobile telephone as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>7</BOLD></HIL> wherein said control means is operative for transmitting the RTCO message without requiring that the user do anything more than dial the telephone number.

A mobile telephone as claimed in claim <HIL><BOLD>12</BOLD></HIL> wherein the look-up table within said control means is updated from time to time using data messages transmitted to the mobile telephone.

In a mobile telephone of the type for use with a telephony network and having an internal data messaging device and a keypad for dialing a telephone number, the improvement therein comprising that control means are provided for monitoring the dialing of a telephone number by a user of the mobile telephone, and for determining if telephone call should be placed using an RTCO platform, and further that the internal data messaging device is operative for communicating a message to a data messaging network for relaying the message to the RTCO platform to complete the call using the RTCO platform without requiring that the user dial any additional numbers. view more

The improvement of claim <HIL><BOLD>14</BOLD></HIL> wherein said control means is operative to automatically answer a call from the RTCO platform.