Patent ID: 7742945

Claim:
A method for providing a communications service incentive by a service center having a computer, the method comprising: controlling by a computer a speed category of a turbo modem operative to connect to customer equipment, wherein the computer causes a turbo modem speed governor to operate the turbo modem at different speeds; determining by the computer one of whether to download a content at a predetermined selected speed category and whether to download a predetermined content at a designated speed category, wherein the predetermined selected speed category and the designated speed category are offered to a customer as a high speed service to incentivize the customer to purchase a permanent high speed broadband service; determining by the computer that downloading from a content provider is complete; in response to the service provider receiving an indication from the content provider and in response to the content provider paying for high speed minutes, providing by the computer the high speed minutes to the customer when the downloading is complete; wherein the high speed minutes are for high speed service of the service provider; and storing an amount of the high speed minutes, wherein the amount of high speed minutes increases with subsequent downloading from the content provider; prompting by the computer the customer to purchase the permanent high speed broadband service; determining by the computer whether the customer purchases the permanent high speed broadband service; and ending by the computer the high speed service.