Mobile device with enhanced telephone call information and a method of using same

A mobile communication device, comprising:

• a controller;
• a memory coupled to the controller;
• a display screen coupled to the controller;
• a communication subsystem coupled to the controller and configured for data and voice communication;
• the controller being configured for:
• displaying a user interface screen of a messaging application on a display screen of the mobile communication device, the user interface screen including a contact input field;
• receiving input via the contact input field;
• determining whether a contact name in an address book stored in the memory matches the input in the contact input field;
• when no contact name in the address book matches the input in the contact input field, searching for the input in the contact input field in two or more remote contact sources over a wireless data network, the remote contact sources including a global address book of a messaging server of a wireless connector system associated with the mobile communication device, and a reverse lookup directory service having a contact database;
• determining whether a contact name in the remote contact sources matches the input in the contact input field;
• and
• displaying one or more contact names from the remote contact sources which match the input in the user interface screen.