A method for a device in switching operation for communications from a wireless wide area network to a wireless local area network, the method comprising: providing operation for communications in the wireless wide area network with use of a first transceiver portion adapted for communications in the wireless wide area network; wherein during operations in the wireless wide area network: storing, in memory, visited cell site history information, wherein the visited cell site history information includes at least a cell site count of the number of visited cell sites that served the device over a given time period of operation and, for each visited cell site, a cell selection count of the number of times the visited cell site was selected by the device over the time period of operation of the device; determining whether or not the device is permitted to operate for communications in the wireless local area network based on identifying whether or not the cell site count is less than a cell site threshold count and the cell selection count of the most recently visited cell site is greater than a cell selection threshold count; and based on a determination that the device is permitted to operate in the wireless local area network: enabling a second transceiver portion which is adapted for communications in the wireless local area network; and causing an indicator to be displayed at the device, the indicator indicating the availability for communications in the wireless local area network. providing operation for communications in the wireless wide area network with use of a first transceiver portion adapted for communications in the wireless wide area network; wherein during operations in the wireless wide area network: storing, in memory, visited cell site history information, wherein the visited cell site history information includes at least a cell site count of the number of visited cell sites that served the device over a given time period of operation and, for each visited cell site, a cell selection count of the number of times the visited cell site was selected by the device over the time period of operation of the device; determining whether or not the device is permitted to operate for communications in the wireless local area network based on identifying whether or not the cell site count is less than a cell site threshold count and the cell selection count of the most recently visited cell site is greater than a cell selection threshold count; and based on a determination that the device is permitted to operate in the wireless local area network: enabling a second transceiver portion which is adapted for communications in the wireless local area network; and causing an indicator to be displayed at the device, the indicator indicating the availability for communications in the wireless local area network. storing, in memory, visited cell site history information, wherein the visited cell site history information includes at least a cell site count of the number of visited cell sites that served the device over a given time period of operation and, for each visited cell site, a cell selection count of the number of times the visited cell site was selected by the device over the time period of operation of the device; determining whether or not the device is permitted to operate for communications in the wireless local area network based on identifying whether or not the cell site count is less than a cell site threshold count and the cell selection count of the most recently visited cell site is greater than a cell selection threshold count; and based on a determination that the device is permitted to operate in the wireless local area network: enabling a second transceiver portion which is adapted for communications in the wireless local area network; and causing an indicator to be displayed at the device, the indicator indicating the availability for communications in the wireless local area network. enabling a second transceiver portion which is adapted for communications in the wireless local area network; and causing an indicator to be displayed at the device, the indicator indicating the availability for communications in the wireless local area network.