Patent ID: 8909225
Filing Date: 2014-12-09
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a device and during a carrier selection session, billing information from a user; providing, by the device and to a server device during the carrier selection session, the received billing information, a device identifier, and location information of the device, receiving, by the device and during the carrier selection session and after providing the received billing information, the device identifier, and the location information to the server device, carrier pricing information from the server device, providing, by the device, the carrier pricing information for display, receiving, by the device, a selection of a first particular carrier, of the plurality of carriers, from the displayed carrier pricing information for a first type of communication operation of the plurality of types of communication operations; receiving, by the device, a selection of a second particular carrier, of the plurality of carriers, from the displayed carrier pricing information for a second type of communication operation of the plurality of types of communication operations, providing, by the device and based on the selection of the first particular carrier and the selection of the second particular carrier, an indication of the first particular carrier and an indication of the second particular carrier to the server device; initializing, by the device, a first connection with the first particular carrier and a second connection with the second particular carrier; performing, by the device, the first type of communication operation via the first connection with the first particular carrier; and performing, by the device, the second type of communication operation via the second connection with the second particular carrier.