Patent ID: 8380188

Claim:
A system for a first wireless user to temporarily access a service accessible to a second wireless user, the system comprising: a wireless network service provider configured to provide a long distance service using a wireless network; a subscription long distance service supported by the wireless network service provider; a first wireless handset corresponding to the first wireless user that is configured to communicate with the wireless network that provides the long distance service, wherein the first wireless handset can communicate with wireless network, but does not have a subscription to the long distance service supported by the wireless network; a second wireless handset corresponding to the second wireless user that is configured to communicate with the wireless network, wherein the second wireless handset can access the subscription long distance service supported by the wireless network service provider; a user interface corresponding to the second wireless handset that enables the second user to request the first wireless handset have temporary access to the long distance-service and billing the second user for the long distance service, wherein the user interface is configured to receive authentication information from the first wireless device for accessing the long distance service associated with the first wireless handset, the authentication information is communicated by the second wireless handset to the wireless network service provider; a service request communicated from the second wireless handset to the wireless network service provider that requests the first wireless handset have temporary access to the long distance service; a first service acknowledgement communicated from the wireless network to the second wireless handset that acknowledges the first wireless handset has temporary access to the long distance service; a remaining time period for the temporary access granted to the first wireless handset for the subscription long distance service; a disable service acknowledgement communicated from the wireless network to the first wireless handset that indicates the remaining time period for the temporary access granted to the first wireless handset for the long distance service; and a means for billing the second wireless user for the temporary access granted to first wireless handset.