Patent ID: 8923818

Claim:
A method comprising steps of: broadcasting, by a router over a WiFi network, an identifier of the router to a mobile station, the router being configured to support a plurality of Long Term Evolution (LTE) radio frequency bands; receiving, over the WiFi network, a connection request at the router from the mobile station; determining, at the router, whether the mobile station is authorized to use the router for connecting to a LTE network with which the router is connected, the LTE network being serviced by a network provider in which the mobile station does not have a subscription and the router being connected to the LTE network via a LTE radio frequency band not supported by the mobile station; upon determining the mobile station is authorized to use the router for connecting to the LTE network, establishing a WiFi connection with the mobile station; receiving, at the router and from the mobile station, registration information for receiving a media service on the LTE network; sending the registration information to the LTE network for authentication; and upon successful authentication of the registration information, providing the mobile station with the media service using the router regardless of a difference in operating frequency between the LTE network and the mobile station.