Patent ID: 8428552

Claim:
A system for provisioning a portable electronic device for prepaid service, the system comprising: a processor; a memory; and a provisioning application stored in the memory, that, when executed on the processor: receives a first message from a rating engine, the first message providing a first rating of a prepaid subscription account associated with a portable electronic device, configures a first setting to a first index stored in a home location register (HLR) associated with the portable electronic device, wherein the first setting is based on the first rating, wherein the first setting is associated with the portable electronic device receiving access to services without further contact with the rating engine, wherein the first index is a system index associated with one of mobile-terminated transmissions received by the portable electronic device and mobile-originated transmissions placed by the portable electronic device, and wherein the first index is configured using the signaling system number 7 (SS7) suite of telephony signaling protocols, receives a second message from the rating engine, the second message providing a second rating of the prepaid subscription account, and configures a second setting to the first index based on the second rating, wherein the second setting replaces the first setting and the second setting is associated with contacting the rating engine before receiving access to services.