Method for operating a wireless communication device (1.1) in a cellular network, the wireless communication device comprising a communication unit and a controlling appliance, interconnected by a control interface, wherein the wireless communication device is a machine-type communication device, the communication unit comprising a network access manager unit, the method comprising for the communication unit the steps of,: - receiving from the cellular network a network access guidance, said network access guidance being at least one instruction out of: - a request for over the air software installation, - a configuration of a radio policy manager software running in the communication unit, - a presetting value of quality of service requirement of the communication unit, - a network access restriction, - a network friendly mode instruction, - handling the received network access guidance at the network access manager unit, - as part of handling the network access guidance, interpreting the received network access guidance and providing information relating to the network access guidance resulting from said interpretation step from the network access manager unit of the communication unit to the controlling appliance of the wireless communication device (1.1), - receiving by means of the control interface from the controlling appliance a response relating to said network access guidance, said response from controlling appliance comprising an instruction relating to a selection of a behavior pattern being part of said information relating to the network access guidance, - handling in the network access manager unit the response relating to said network access guidance, said step of handling said response comprising applying the selected behavior pattern on network access. - receiving from the cellular network a network access guidance, said network access guidance being at least one instruction out of: - a request for over the air software installation, - a configuration of a radio policy manager software running in the communication unit, - a presetting value of quality of service requirement of the communication unit, - a network access restriction, - a network friendly mode instruction, - a request for over the air software installation, - a configuration of a radio policy manager software running in the communication unit, - a presetting value of quality of service requirement of the communication unit, - a network access restriction, - a network friendly mode instruction, - handling the received network access guidance at the network access manager unit, - as part of handling the network access guidance, interpreting the received network access guidance and providing information relating to the network access guidance resulting from said interpretation step from the network access manager unit of the communication unit to the controlling appliance of the wireless communication device (1.1), - receiving by means of the control interface from the controlling appliance a response relating to said network access guidance, said response from controlling appliance comprising an instruction relating to a selection of a behavior pattern being part of said information relating to the network access guidance, - handling in the network access manager unit the response relating to said network access guidance, said step of handling said response comprising applying the selected behavior pattern on network access.