Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abfrage der Sprachbox
English translation:
retrieving voice mail messages
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Apr 11, 2002 20:00
22 yrs ago
German term
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Abfrage der Sprachbox
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
Mobile phones
This is an advertisement for an Austrian mobile phone service provider.
"Ab fünf Firmenhandys um € 0,- untereinander telefonieren", und diese heißt XXX VPN. Zusätzlich kostet die Abfrage der YY Sprachbox € 0.-
Does Abfrage mean order here? Since I've heard had a mobile phone, I'm not sure if the company is providing the actual devices in addition to the connection services.
"Ab fünf Firmenhandys um € 0,- untereinander telefonieren", und diese heißt XXX VPN. Zusätzlich kostet die Abfrage der YY Sprachbox € 0.-
Does Abfrage mean order here? Since I've heard had a mobile phone, I'm not sure if the company is providing the actual devices in addition to the connection services.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | retrieving voice mail messages |
Trudy Peters
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| 4 +5 | checking the voice mail |
Klaus Herrmann
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| 4 +2 | querying voice mail |
Georg Finsterwald
|
Proposed translations
+3
21 mins
Selected
retrieving voice mail messages
another option
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody. Tough call because Klaus' answer was also right on, but Trudy's worked best for my text."
+2
12 mins
Georg Finsterwald
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Reliable, long professional experience
Native in: German
Works in: English to German
querying voice mail
vgl. "query voice mail" in reference below.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Klaus Herrmann
: Da war ich wohl zu langsam...
3 mins
|
| agree |
gangels (X)
: Common is; after checking your voice mail. Never heard query the voice mail. Sounds like interrogating.
51 mins
|
+5
14 mins
Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Best TCO in Technical Translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German
Related KudoZ points
:
46
checking the voice mail
Abfragen - Synonyme: abhören, examinieren, kontrollieren, prüfen, testen, überprüfen
(http://wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de/)
Here, it's used in the meaning of abhören.
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Note added at 2002-04-11 20:29:04 (GMT)
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Just noticed the other part of your question - Yes, \"Ab fünf Firmenhandys um € 0,- untereinander telefonieren\" could sound as if the company was providing the phones free of charge, but I think that\'s highly unlikely. To me, it seems they don\'t charge connection time for calls between those 5 subscribers. The allusion to a VPN (virtual private network, I take it) supports this assumption.
(Note - this note was added after Werner and Ulrike agreed)
(http://wortschatz.uni-leipzig.de/)
Here, it's used in the meaning of abhören.
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Note added at 2002-04-11 20:29:04 (GMT)
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Just noticed the other part of your question - Yes, \"Ab fünf Firmenhandys um € 0,- untereinander telefonieren\" could sound as if the company was providing the phones free of charge, but I think that\'s highly unlikely. To me, it seems they don\'t charge connection time for calls between those 5 subscribers. The allusion to a VPN (virtual private network, I take it) supports this assumption.
(Note - this note was added after Werner and Ulrike agreed)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X)
: Yes, that's it
5 mins
|
| agree |
Ulrike Lieder (X)
: I'd use check, or as Trudy suggests, retrieve
11 mins
|
| agree |
Theo Bose
25 mins
|
| agree |
Louise Mawbey
46 mins
|
| agree |
gangels (X)
50 mins
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