Patent ID: 8554189

Claim:
A method of assigning a mobile dialing number to a telematics unit, the method comprising: configuring the telematics unit with an inactive geographically specific Mobile Directory Number (MDN) and a cleared number for dialing; provisioning the telematics unit to: monitor one or more vehicle operation parameters, the one or more operation parameters including location of the vehicle in which the telematics unit is installed; determine that the location of the vehicle in which the telematics unit is installed meets preset location criteria; and based on the determination that the location of the vehicle in which the telematics unit is installed meets preset location criteria, dial a service provider via the cleared number to provide the location of the vehicle and to request assignment of an MDN, so as to obtain an MDN that is geographically specific to the location of the telematics unit; and installing the provisioned telematics unit into a vehicle.