Wireless service provider system and process for providing customizable wireless service for a wireless device

A wireless service provider system configured to provision wireless service for a wireless device, the wireless service provider system comprising:

• a backend computer system configured to communicate with a connected device over a network;
• the backend computer system further configured to receive an authorization or verification of a payment for activating an incremental amount of one of a data service, text service, voice service, or service days, wherein each of the services is a wireless service that is offered to the connected device, the incremental amount being less than a preset amount of the respective wireless service previously purchased for the connected device;
• the backend computer system further configured to receive a request from the connected device to allocate the incremental amount;
• the backend computer system further configured to provision the requested allocation through a wireless service provider to the connected device;
• and
• a metering computer system configured to (i) determine whether the provisioned amount is used based on one of a plurality of different charge rates that is identified for the respective wireless service and (ii) deactivate the provisioned wireless service based on the determination,
• wherein the connected device comprises at least one of the following:
• a point-of-sale terminal, the wireless device, or an Internet-enabled device.