Location based call routing for call answering services

A method of processing a call, the method comprising:

• determining proximity zone data of a subscriber based on a call redirection message received from one of a plurality of computing devices associated with the subscriber;
• storing the proximity zone data;
• redirecting a first call directed to a mobile telephone number of a mobile telephone associated with the subscriber based on the call redirection message, wherein redirecting the first call includes placing a second call to:
• a first telephone number of a first telephone device within a first proximity zone associated with a first computing device of the subscriber when the call redirection message is received from the first computing device and indicates that the mobile telephone is in electrical contact with a first charging device that is coupled to the first computing device, wherein the first computing device is external to the first charging device and is coupled to a first network via a first network access point;
• and
• a second telephone number of a second telephone device within a second proximity zone associated with a second computing device of the subscriber when the call redirection message is received from the second computing device and indicates that the mobile telephone is in electrical contact with a second charging device that is coupled to the second computing device, wherein the second computing device is external to the second charging device and coupled to a second network via a second network access point;
• and
• after the subscriber answers the second call, prompting the subscriber with a plurality of options comprising:
• a first option to answer the first call;
• and
• a second option to route the first call to voice mail.

A method, comprising:

• at a computing device associated with a subscriber, detecting that a mobile telephone associated with the subscriber is in electrical contact with a charging device coupled to the computing device, wherein the computing device is external to the charging device, wherein the computing device is coupled to the charging device via a universal serial bus connection, and wherein the computing device is coupled to a network via a network access point;
• sending a first call redirection message from the computing device to a call redirection service, wherein the first call redirection message indicates that a first call directed to a mobile telephone number of the mobile telephone is to be redirected by placing a second call to a telephone number of a telephone device within a proximity zone associated with the computing device;
• after the subscriber answers the second call, prompting the subscriber with a plurality of options comprising:
• a first option to answer the first call;
• and
• a second option to route the first call to voice mail;
• detecting that the mobile telephone is no longer in electrical contact with the charging device coupled to the computing device;
• and
• sending a second call redirection message from the computing device to the call redirection service, wherein the second call redirection message cancels the redirection of calls to the telephone number.