Wireless account management application for a wireless device

A wireless device comprising at least one processor connected to at least one memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

• implement an account management application on the wireless device to receive from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including a number of units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;
• compare, at the account management application operating on the wireless device, the wireless service usage information from the tracking module with wireless service usage information for the wireless device from a tracking module implemented by the wireless device to confirm consistency;
• receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider;
• enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application including the wireless service usage information and account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;
• receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, a request to obtain additional wireless services through a graphical user interface that includes a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value of wireless service;
• and
• forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to the wireless service provider over the wireless network, the request to obtain additional wireless services that includes the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value of wireless service,
• wherein the wireless service provider deposits the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value of wireless service associated with the request to obtain additional wireless services that includes the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value of wireless service, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber;
• wherein the wireless service provider being different from a wireless network operator that operates the wireless network;
• wherein the wireless device comprises a smartphone;
• and
• wherein the wireless services comprise voice service, Short Message Service messaging service, and data service.

A non-transitory computer program product, the non-transitory computer program product comprising one or more code segments that, when executed by at least one processor implemented by a wireless device, are configured to:

• implement an account management application with the wireless device and receiving from a tracking module implemented by a wireless service provider, wireless service usage information for a wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, the wireless service usage information including a number of units of wireless services that the wireless subscriber has used;
• compare, at the account management application operating on the wireless device, the wireless service usage information from the tracking module with wireless service usage information for the wireless device from a tracking module implemented by the wireless device to confirm consistency;
• receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless service provider over a wireless network, account information associated with the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device that is stored in an account information database implemented by the wireless service provider;
• receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device, an indication that the wireless subscriber has selected to view the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;
• enable presentation, on a display of the wireless device, of the account management application that includes the wireless service usage information and the account information for the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device;
• receive, at the account management application operating on the wireless device and from the wireless subscriber associated with the wireless device, a request to obtain additional wireless services through a graphical user interface that includes a number of units of wireless service or a monetary value of wireless service;
• forward, from the account management application operating on the wireless device and to the wireless service provider over the wireless network, the request to obtain additional wireless services that includes the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value of wireless service;
• and
• deposit, at the wireless service provider, the number of units of wireless service or the monetary value of wireless service associated with the request to obtain additional wireless services, in an account associated with the wireless subscriber,
• wherein the wireless service provider being different from a wireless network operator that operates the wireless network;
• wherein the wireless device comprises a smartphone;
• and
• wherein the wireless services comprise voice service, Short Message Service messaging service, and data service.