Patent ID: 8379572

Claim:
A method comprising: granting radio network access to a first wireless device operating under shared radio access data, wherein the shared radio access data comprises a shared mobile identification number-electronic serial number (MIN-ESN) pair; restricting the first wireless device to engage in packet-data communication with a network entity; granting radio network access to a second wireless device operating under the same shared radio access data; and restricting the second wireless device to engage in packet-data communication with the network entity, wherein a network authentication entity is set to allow multiple wireless devices to operate concurrently under the same shared radio access data, wherein granting radio access to the first wireless device operating under the shared radio access data comprises the network authentication entity authenticating the first wireless device based the shared radio access data, and wherein granting radio access to the second wireless device operating under the shared radio access data comprises the network authentication entity authenticating the second wireless device based on the shared radio access data.