accordance with the preferred embodiment the present invention provides a user programmable manner which the user can conveniently input read modify and select the forwarding number among a plurality of numbers stored in memory 202 on the charging unit 101 the call forwarding operation starts automatically when a user places the mobile phone 102 on the charging unit 101 the call forwarding operation starts automatically when a button or a switch on the charging unit is pushed before the mobile phone 102 is taken away from the charging unit 101 more specifically one aspect of the preferred embodiment of the present invention is directed to a charging unit 101 for a mobile phone 102 in operation the call forward feature is activated and deactivated automatically upon placing a mobile phone 102 on the charging unit 101 the call forwarding feature of the present invention is automatically carried out in this regard detection circuitry within the charging unit 101 senses when the mobile phone 102 is placed onto the charging unit 101 to automatically invoke the call forwarding procedure which is pre programmed and run by the microprocessor 201 of the charging unit 101 as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art the call forwarding feature is carried out by sending a message from the mobile phone.