This invention relates to a method for forwarding telephone messages to a
resident telephone device 10 associated to a telephone number and a
resident telephone device. The method is comprising the steps of
detecting 12 whether a hand held cellular telephone 8 associated to said
resident telephone device 10 is located in a neighboring area of said
resident telephone device 10, and activating a telephone message
forwarding routine for redirecting incoming telephone messages 30
destined to said cellular telephones to said resident telephone device 10
using said telephone number. The method is used for an automatic handover
from a mobile telephone handset to another telecommunication set,
preferably a resident mobile telephone device in a car 5 to avoid the use
of a hand held cellular phone 8 by a driver 1 of the car 5.