Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zentralruf
English translation:
central phone number
Added to glossary by
Aaron Alder
Apr 11, 2004 15:22
20 yrs ago
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German term
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Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: German to English
Zentralruf
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
This is a service that allows someone to have a permanent phone number based on numbers or letters that can follow them wherever you are (e.g. work, home, mobile, fax, etc.). Does anyone know if there is an English term available?
http://www.zentralruf.de/
http://www.profiseller.de/shop1/mega/index.php3?shop=7&ps_id...
http://www.zentralruf.de/
http://www.profiseller.de/shop1/mega/index.php3?shop=7&ps_id...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | central phone number |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +3 | call center/answering service |
RNolder (X)
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| 3 | in this case: unified messaging? |
Michele Johnson
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| 3 | Base Telephone No. |
milinad
|
Proposed translations
+1
10 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
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16
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central phone number
according to the websited you posted, this is just a central phone number that can be redirected.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "In consultation with the client, she indicated that this is actually the best translation. Thanks for your help!"
+3
12 mins
call center/answering service
A call center in English is a place (service) where someone can retrieve their calls. For example, as in the case of calls recieved after-hours for a doctor [answering sertvice].
4 hrs
Michele Johnson
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
American engineer, Dip. Trans IOL, BDÜ
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
in this case: unified messaging?
Aaron, from your examples it seems you are looking for several different terms:
Zentralruf = simply "central phone number" (as EdithK has pointed out)
Your Profiseller link = "vanity number"
But I think you may be driving at unified messaging? See e.g.
http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/unified_mess/
Definition
Unified messaging is the integration of several different communications media, such that users will be able to retrieve and send voice, fax, and e-mail messages from a single interface, whether it be a wireline phone, wireless phone, PC, or Internet-enabled PC.
Zentralruf = simply "central phone number" (as EdithK has pointed out)
Your Profiseller link = "vanity number"
But I think you may be driving at unified messaging? See e.g.
http://www.iec.org/online/tutorials/unified_mess/
Definition
Unified messaging is the integration of several different communications media, such that users will be able to retrieve and send voice, fax, and e-mail messages from a single interface, whether it be a wireline phone, wireless phone, PC, or Internet-enabled PC.
13 hrs
Base Telephone No.
This is the Telephone unit from which you can automatically transfer the call to any number specified
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