Patent ID: 7664515

Claim:
A method of displaying network capabilities within a wireless network, comprising the steps of: detecting by a mobile station that the mobile station has voice-only or voice and data support on a base station within a network; providing a first visual indicator to a mobile station's user when voice-only or voice and data support is present within the network based on detected current network capability; wherein the first visual indicator is a network-level indication in that the first visual indicator indicates which radio standard is accessible to the mobile station; detecting by the mobile station via the base station, when the network is capable of supporting greater data communications based on detected current network capability, and providing a second visual indicator to the mobile station's user when greater data exchanges are available through the mobile station; wherein the second visual indicator is a network-level indication in that the second visual indicator indicates that a second radio standard is accessible to the mobile station and indicates which radio standard is accessible to the mobile station.