1. A method for providing a background image for a display of a mobile telephone, whereby the data of one or more of said background images are stored in at least one memory accessible for said mobile telephone, comprising the steps of: a) automatically selecting a background image to be displayed, from said one or more background images b) retrieving the data of said automatically selected background image from said memory, and c) displaying said retrieved background image on said display of said mobile telephone wherein background image data are downloaded from a source on the Internet to the mobile telephone.