1. A mobile telephone comprising: a wireless transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile communication network, the wireless transceiver configured to receive a first message including a conflict identification code identifying a recording conflict between a first recording timer associated with a first television program and a second recording timer associated with a second television program; a processor communicatively coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to process the conflict identification code to determine a plurality of options to present to a user for automatically resolving the recording conflict; and an input device communicatively coupled to the processor configured to receive user input selecting one of the options for automatically resolving the recording conflict, wherein the processor is further configured to generate a second message based on the user input and initiate transmission of the second message via the wireless transceiver.