Zentralruf

English translation: central phone number

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German term or phrase:	Zentralruf
English translation:	central phone number
Entered by:	Aaron Alder

15:22 Apr 11, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)

German term or phrase: Zentralruf

This is a service that allows someone to have a permanent phone number based on numbers or letters that can follow them wherever you are (e.g. work, home, mobile, fax, etc.). Does anyone know if there is an English term available?

http://www.zentralruf.de/

http://www.profiseller.de/shop1/mega/index.php3?shop=7&ps_id...

Aaron Alder KudoZ activity Questions: 49 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 24
Local time: 02:34

central phone number

Explanation:
according to the websited you posted, this is just a central phone number that can be redirected.

Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 10:34

Grading comment

In consultation with the client, she indicated that this is actually the best translation. Thanks for your help!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

call center/answering service

RNolder (X)

3 +1

central phone number

Edith Kelly

in this case: unified messaging?

Michele Johnson

Base Telephone No.

milinad

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

central phone number

Explanation:
according to the websited you posted, this is just a central phone number that can be redirected.

Reference: http://www.cornell.edu/CUHomePage/FAQ/Phone.html

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

In consultation with the client, she indicated that this is actually the best translation. Thanks for your help!

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

call center/answering service

Explanation:
A call center in English is a place (service) where someone can retrieve their calls. For example, as in the case of calls recieved after-hours for a doctor [answering sertvice].

RNolder (X)
Local time: 04:34
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

in this case: unified messaging?

Explanation:
Aaron, from your examples it seems you are looking for several different terms:

Zentralruf = simply "central phone number" (as EdithK has pointed out)
Your Profiseller link = "vanity number"

But I think you may be driving at unified messaging? See e.g.
http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/unified_mess/
Definition

Unified messaging is the integration of several different communications media, such that users will be able to retrieve and send voice, fax, and e-mail messages from a single interface, whether it be a wireline phone, wireless phone, PC, or Internet-enabled PC.

Michele Johnson
Germany
Local time: 10:34
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

13 hrs confidence:

Base Telephone No.

Explanation:
This is the Telephone unit from which you can automatically transfer the call to any number specified

milinad
Local time: 14:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

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