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Abfrage der Sprachbox

English translation: retrieving voice mail messages

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Abfrage der Sprachbox
English translation:retrieving voice mail messages
Entered by: Kim Metzger

20:00 Apr 11, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / Mobile phones
German term or phrase: Abfrage der Sprachbox
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.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 17:22
retrieving voice mail messages
Explanation:
another option
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Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 19:22
Grading comment
Thanks everybody. Tough call because Klaus' answer was also right on, but Trudy's worked best for my text.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5checking the voice mail
Klaus Herrmann
4 +3retrieving voice mail messages
Trudy Peters
4 +2querying voice mail
Georg Finsterwald


  

Answers


12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
querying voice mail


Explanation:
vgl. "query voice mail" in reference below.


    Reference: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courses/cs519/1998fa/project/Final...
Georg Finsterwald
Germany
Local time: 01:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
checking the voice mail


Explanation:
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)

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 01:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 46

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
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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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
retrieving voice mail messages


Explanation:
another option

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks everybody. Tough call because Klaus' answer was also right on, but Trudy's worked best for my text.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X)
4 mins
agree  Endre Both
1 hr
agree  Steven Sidore
2 hrs
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