Sprint Communications Comapny L.p.

Nextel Communications Inc.

Jeffrey Scott Dillon

John Michael Everson

Michael Arthur Gailloux

Robin Dale Katzer

Kenneth Wayne Samson

Jason Robert-Anthony Delker

Mike A Gailloux

Methods and products for providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context by way of a wireless telecommunications network are provided. One embodiment of a method includes receiving an indication that the item of content is desired to be communicated to a mobile device (which is associated with a certain customer); determining that the customer obtains wireless-telecommunications services by way of either a piecemeal plan or a recurring-fees plan; when the customer is associated with the piecemeal plan, determining that a remaining amount of the prepaid balance is insufficient to pay for the desired content (and thereby triggering a first follow-up process); and when the customer is associated with the recurring plan, determining that an immediate-payment option does not exist (and thereby triggering a second follow-up process).

Providing an item of content to a mobile device in a prepaid context

Methods and computer-readable mediums for processing push-to-talk voice messages are provided. According to one method, a first mobile station receives a push-to-talk voice message from a second mobile station, determines that a data object is attached to the push-to-talk voice message, determines a type of the data object, and stores the data object in a PTT attachment queue of the first mobile station, based upon the determined type of the data object, which may be a picture, video data, audio data, e-mail, document, contact, or the like.

Method and computer-readable medium for data object attachment and chained serial discussions with push-to-talk

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San Marcos, CA, United States of America

Jeffrey Scott Dillon