Abstract: A system and method for call screening in a wireless telephone system. When a call is received on an answering machine (17) associated with a base part (11), the user at a portable part (12) may select a call screen button (19). The resulting signal is received at the base part (11), which then enters a broadcast mode. The incoming answering machine message is broadcast to all handsets (12, 14, 16). In a TDMA system, an audio message is broadcast from a base part (11) during a single time slot of a time division. The user at a particular portable part may then select a pick up button to pick up the call.

Abstract: A method and system for table implemented frequency selection in a frequency hopping cordless telephone system is provided. A first table comprising an array of sequence numbers is maintained. A second table comprising an array of channel numbers is also maintained. A sequence number is selected from the first table by using a table arrangement number and a subset counter. A channel number is selected from the second table using the sequence number and an index counter. A selected frequency is derived from the channel number and the subset counter.