A method for mobile subscription content access, comprising: storing subscriber personal details and card information for multiple smartcards for multiple content providers for enabling access to subscription content in memory of a portable device having means for wireless communication, identifying with the portable device a terminal for connection to said subscription content that the subscriber is within range of and proactively setting up the terminal; implementing the following steps:- • accessing with the portable device a content page on the world wide web • checking with the terminal whether the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, and if not, permitting the subscriber to access the requested content, ∘ if the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, checking with the terminal for a valid smartcard granting access to the subscription content, using the card information in device memory. ∘ if no valid smartcard or wireless device is found keeping the requested content blocked to the user • transferring an appropriate encryption/decryption key to the portable device and storing it in device memory (112, 114), and • permitting the subscriber to access the requested content. storing subscriber personal details and card information for multiple smartcards for multiple content providers for enabling access to subscription content in memory of a portable device having means for wireless communication, identifying with the portable device a terminal for connection to said subscription content that the subscriber is within range of and proactively setting up the terminal; implementing the following steps:- • accessing with the portable device a content page on the world wide web • checking with the terminal whether the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, and if not, permitting the subscriber to access the requested content, ∘ if the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, checking with the terminal for a valid smartcard granting access to the subscription content, using the card information in device memory. ∘ if no valid smartcard or wireless device is found keeping the requested content blocked to the user • transferring an appropriate encryption/decryption key to the portable device and storing it in device memory (112, 114), and • permitting the subscriber to access the requested content. • accessing with the portable device a content page on the world wide web • checking with the terminal whether the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, and if not, permitting the subscriber to access the requested content, ∘ if the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, checking with the terminal for a valid smartcard granting access to the subscription content, using the card information in device memory. ∘ if no valid smartcard or wireless device is found keeping the requested content blocked to the user ∘ if the requested content is on an encrypted subscription channel, checking with the terminal for a valid smartcard granting access to the subscription content, using the card information in device memory. ∘ if no valid smartcard or wireless device is found keeping the requested content blocked to the user • transferring an appropriate encryption/decryption key to the portable device and storing it in device memory (112, 114), and • permitting the subscriber to access the requested content.