Patent ID: 8750208

Claim:
A method of processing an access request by a wireless device to access an IP data network, comprising the acts of: receiving an access request from the wireless device to access the IP data network; denying the access request; repeating the receiving and the denying a predetermined plurality of times; granting to the wireless device a limited access to the IP data network when the access request is denied the predetermined plurality of times to remedy a factor which caused the denying of the access request, wherein the limited access comprises preventing the wireless device from using services on the IP data network which require a bandwidth greater than a predetermined threshold, and wherein the predetermined threshold is below an amount of bandwidth needed to provide at least one of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services and streaming video services to the wireless device from the IP data network; authenticating the access request when the factor is remedied; and granting to the wireless device an unlimited access to the IP data network.