1. A telecommunications system comprising a network element ( 5, 5 ′, 5 ″), and at least one subscriber terminal ( 1 ′, 1 ″) comprising: a transmitter ( 4 ) for transmitting signals, a memory (M 1, M 1 ′) for storing parameters associated with selectable profiles, said parameters controlling the functions of the subscriber terminal at least in connection with a terminating call, and a user interface ( 2 ) providing the possibility to select for use one of said selectable profiles with the associated parameters, characterized in that said parameters stored in the memory (M 1, M 1 ′) of the subscriber terminal ( 1 ′, 1 ″) include message parameters (MSG 1, MSG 2, MSG 3 ) which identify messages (A, A′, B, C) that are associated with the respective profiles, whereby a profile selection carried out with the user interface ( 2 ) triggers the transmitter ( 4 ) to transmit an activation message (ACT) to the network element ( 5, 5 ′, 5 ″), and said network element ( 5, 5 ′, 5 ″) comprises a memory means (MS, M 2 ′, M 2 ″) for storing several optional messages (A, A′, B, C) for a subscriber, and control means ( 6, 6 ′) which are responsive to said activation message (ACT) for activating the message or messages indicated by the activation message, such that the activated message or messages (A, A′, B) can be transmitted from the memory means (M 2, M 2 ′, M 2 ″) to a calling subscriber of the system under predetermined conditions.