Patent ID: 7536185

Claim:
An apparatus for a mobile node operable selectably to communicate data within a first selected frequency band, the mobile node selectably containing a removable storage element and containing a second storage element, said apparatus comprising: a determiner configured to determine whether the removable storage element, if contained at the mobile node, is of first selected characteristics; said first selected characteristics being comprised in conformity with a Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) communication systems specification; a downloader adapted to receive indications of determination by said determiner, said downloader configured selectably to download the indications stored at the removable storage element to the mobile node upon determination by said determiner that the removable storage element is of the first characteristics; and a selector adapted to receive indications of determination made by said determiner, said selector configured to select use of indications stored at the removable storage element or indications stored at the second storage element pursuant to a network communication attempt responsive to determinations made by said determiner.