Abstract: A method and apparatus to set up a call between at least one standard analog terminal and a remote terminal, via a radio terminal or access a remote terminal or request a service in the network, via a radio terminal, while the radio terminal is engaged in a conversation with another remote terminal in the network.

Abstract: A method and apparatus set up a call between at least one standard analog terminal and a remote terminal in a network, via a radio terminal and a radio base station. The contents of a memory are initially cleared. If a first dialed digit is received from the standard analog terminal, verification of the radio terminal status is terminated, if it is in progress, and the first dialed digit is stored in the memory, forming the contents of the memory. Verification of the radio terminal status includes, for example, sampling and evaluation of radio signal strengths, determining the service restrictions of the radio terminal, and determining whether the radio terminal is authorized to make a call from the cell in which it is located, using an operator's SIM card. Verification of the radio terminal status is initiated, and the contents of the memory are sent to a buffer. If a subsequently dialed digit is received from the standard analog terminal, verification of the radio terminal status is terminated.