Patent ID: 7933596

Claim:
A method comprising: detecting a roaming operator by a mobile communications device, where the mobile communications device is associated with a home operator; receiving a data service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator independent of the home operator; sending information, from the mobile communications device, to the roaming operator for the roaming operator to authenticate the mobile communications device with the home operator; receiving a voice service, by the mobile communications device, provided by the roaming operator based on the authentication by the roaming operator of the mobile communications device with the home operator; determining whether the roaming operator provides the data service independent of the home operator, where determining whether the roaming operator provides the data service independent of the home operator includes: requesting a universal resource indicator (URI) from the roaming operator, and detecting a redirection to a different URI; and providing to a user of the mobile communications device an option to receive the data service independent of the home operator or not independent of the home operator.