a method for redirecting calls to a cordless telephone wherein the user of the cordless telephone registers a location code at a call redirecting module . the location code informs the call redirecting module to redirect calls , that are directed to a first telephone unit , to a base station which is part of a network . the base station transmits the call , so that the cordless telephone receives the call if it is within the range of the base station . in the event that the cordless telephone receives the call , it transmits an acknowledgement signal . the base unit will cease to transmit the call if it does not detect the acknowledge signal within a predetermined time interval .