Patent ID: 8503358

Claim:
A system for providing a wireless device with access to an Internet Protocol (IP) based computer network, the system comprising: an access point that sets up, at least in part, a radio link with a wireless device, wherein the radio link couples the wireless device to the computer network through the access point, and wherein the setup being performed without user input at the wireless device; a server that receives data packets from the access point through the computer network, wherein the receiving is performed without user input at the wireless device, and wherein the data packets including at least one data packet that has a first identifier that uniquely identifies the wireless device and a second identifier that corresponds to 1) a manufacturer code of the wireless device, 2) a vendor code of the wireless device, or 3) both 1) and 2); and, a database coupled to communicate with the server and storing data that associates a service plan with the first and second identifiers, wherein the communicating and storing are performed without user input at the wireless device, wherein the service plan is based, at least in part, on the second identifier, wherein the service plan is for wireless access to the IP based computer network and not to a cellular phone network, wherein the service plan is based on an amount of bandwidth that is consumable by the wireless device under the service plan and wherein the association of the service plan is not performed based on use of a subscriber identity module (SIM) associated with the wireless device.