Call routing using call forwarding options in telephony networks

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device coupled to a telephone network, a call from a caller device that is directed to first contact information for a recipient's device, wherein the first contact information is used by an operator network to reach the recipient's device directly, the call forwarded via the operator network associated with the recipient's device to third contact information for the computing device using a call forwarding option;
• analyzing, by the computing device, information in the call to determine which call forwarding option from a plurality of call forwarding options was used to forward the call;
• selecting, by the computing device, a mechanism to connect the call between the caller device and the recipient's device with the computing device in a call path of the call, the mechanism selected from a plurality of mechanisms based on the determining of the call forwarding option;
• initiating, by the computing device, a communication to second contact information for the recipient's device using the mechanism, wherein the mechanism avoids triggering the call forwarding option set that is still set on the recipient's device to forward calls to the computing device;
• and
• connecting, by the computing device, the call between the caller device and the recipient's device upon initiating the communication, wherein the computing device is in the call path of the call and performs a call feature for the call.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a computing device coupled to a telephone network, a call from a caller device that is directed to first contact information for a recipient's device, wherein the first contact information is used by an operator network to reach the recipient's device directly, and wherein the call is forwarded via the operator network associated with the recipient's device to third contact information for the computing device using a call forwarding option such that the computing device receives the call via the telephone network;
• retrieving, by a computing device coupled to a telephone network, second contact information for a recipient's device;
• sending, by the computing device, a notification to a recipient's device at the second contact information, the notification indicating a caller device has made a call to the recipient;
• communicating, by the computing device, with the recipient's device to determine connection information;
• and
• connecting, by the computing device, a call between the caller device and the recipient's device using the connection information, wherein the computing device is in a call path of the call and performs a call feature for the call.