Patent ID: 7606554

Claim:
A wireless communications devices for communicating with a wireless network comprising: a transceiver; a display; a processor; and a memory, the memory comprising a feature indication application, the feature indication application being configured to make the processor operable to provide a feature indication to a user of the device, the feature indication notifying the user that a subscriber account feature applies to a network service provided to the device, wherein: the network service is a telephone call; the account feature is free in-network calling; the feature indication is provided on a display of the wireless device prior to the telephone call being answered, the feature indication application is further configured to: determine if the feature is applicable to the network service; and provide the feature indication if it is determined that the feature is applicable to the network service; and determining if the feature is applicable to the network service comprises: searching a telephone address book of the device for an entry corresponding to the telephone call; and checking an in-network flag of the entry corresponding to the telephone call to determine if the call is an in-network call.