Communication device answering enhancement system and method

A system for customizing a communications device connected to a communications network, the system comprising:

• a first communication device associated with a called party;
• a media file stored in a storage device accessible by said first communication device and associated with a parameter;
• wherein said first communication device is configured to complete a communication link with an incoming call received from a second communication device associated with a calling party, identify information associated with the incoming call, and cross reference said incoming call information with the parameter;
• wherein said media file is identified if said incoming call information matches said parameter;
• and
• wherein at least a portion of said identified media file is transmitted from said storage device to the second communication device as a call signal after the first communication device establishes communication with the second communication device but before the second communication device abandons the communication link or before the incoming call is answered by the first communication device.

A method for customizing a communications device connected to a communications network, the method comprising:

• storing a media file in a storage device accessible by a first communication device associated with a called party;
• associating said media file with a parameter;
• completing, by said first communication device, a communication link with an incoming call received from a second communication device associated with a calling party;
• identifying information associated with the incoming call;
• cross referencing said incoming call information with said parameter;
• identifying said media file if said incoming call information matches said parameter;
• and
• causing at least a portion of said identified media file to be transmitted from said storage device to the second communication device as a call signal after the first communication device establishes communication with the second communication device but before the second communication device abandons the communication link or before the incoming call is answered by the first communication device.