Patent ID: 7975056

Claim:
A method of accessing a digital network comprising the steps of: a network access device sending a message to a first network service provider entity; the first network service provider entity sending at least a portion of the message through a network to an access service provider entity; the access service provider entity receiving the portion of the message; in response to the access service provider entity receiving the portion of the message, the access service provider entity sending network access data to the network access device through the network, the network access data comprising log-in information and an identification of an identified network service provider entity; the network access device contacting the identified network service provider entity in accordance with the network access data obtained from said access service provider entity; and in response to the network access device contacting the identified network service provider entity in accordance with the network access data obtained from said access service provider entity, the identified network service provider entity assigning a temporarily assigned network address to the network access device.