Abstract: A telephone and methods of operating a telephone are disclosed. The telephone may have a casing, a microphone, a speaker and a memory. The telephone may receive calls through at least one of a wireless or wire line telephone network. The telephone may store a voice print of a user in the memory. The telephone may receive a signal of an incoming call, and in response generate a call alert. The telephone may monitor for a voice signal which matches the voice print. Upon determination of a match, the telephone may go directly going off hook and enable use of the microphone and the speaker without further steps by the user or the telephone.