Abstract: In a telecommunication system including a plurality of communication networks a user is provided with a consistent set of services when roaming through the networks using a telecommunication device, such as radio telephone. Data specific to services of the telecommunication system are stored in memory means of the telecommunication device and the communication networks. Service specific data are exchanged between the telecommunication device and the communication networks when accessing a communication network and/or a particular service thereof. The exchanged data are processed such to provide services to the user in accordance with a user interface known to the user.

Abstract: A multimode telecommunication terminal device has a plurality of interfaces for accessing a plurality of wired and/or wireless telecommunication networks from a plurality of subscriber telecommunication terminal units, and control means operatively connected to the interfaces. The control means include switching means arranged to operatively interconnect the interfaces such as to provide access to the plurality of wireless networks via corresponding wireless subscriber terminal units operatively connected to a corresponding interface. The terminal device may include a radio interface including a radio access unit or radio base station, in particular a radio access unit operating in accordance with a cordless radio communication standard such as the Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (DECT) standard.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of selecting characters from a group of characters assigned to a single key, in particular a key of a telephone dialling keypad. Actuation of a key (8; 16) invokes a cursor controlled display of the characters (2; 18). The cursor is held at a particular position (11) while a key is actuated within a predetermined time interval (t.sub.1 ; 6, 7). The character string corresponding to a particular key actuation is read (18) and is used for the retrieval of the closest matching data entry from memory means (19). If the key is not further actuated within this time interval (t.sub.1), the cursor is moved to a next position (22), provided the selected character string matches any of the data entries of the memory means (20, 21). The retrieved data entry may be used, inter alia, for automatic dialling purposes. The method is applied in a telephone set having memory means containing subscriber data.