Patent ID: 8787879

Claim:
A system comprising: a. at least one processor; b. at least one communications means electronically connected to the at least one processor, wherein said at least one communications means is operative to connect to a wireless communications network; c. at least one means for accepting at least two subscriber identification modules; and d. computer executable instructions readable by the at least one processor, and operative to: i. determine whether at least one local subscriber identification module and at least one global subscriber identification module are present in the at least one means for accepting at least two subscriber identification modules, wherein the at least one local subscriber identification module is assigned to a traditional phone number and the at least one global subscriber identification module is assigned to a unique global phone number; ii. receive or transmit communications to or from the traditional phone number and the unique global phone number if both the at least one local subscriber identification module and the at least one global subscriber identification module are present in the at least one means for accepting at least two subscriber identification modules; and iii. prevent any communications to or from the unique global phone number if the at least one local subscriber identification module is not present in the at least one means for accepting at least two subscriber identification modules.