Pre-paid wireless interative voice response system with variable announcements

An interactive voice response system for pre-paid wireless services comprising:

• a peripheral device in communication with a mobile switching system, the mobile switching system capable of communicating with at least one wireless device,
• an IVR application on the peripheral device comprising a menu driven system adapted to receive information from a customer,
• wherein the menu driven system interacts with the customer to receive a request from the customer to annunciate a remaining period of time available before expiration of the pre-paid wireless services and to annunciate the remaining period of time back to the customer.

A computer readable medium having instructions that perform acts for providing interactive voice responses for pre-paid wireless services, the acts comprising:

• communicating with a mobile switching system, via a peripheral device, the mobile switching system capable of communicating with at least one wireless device,
• receiving information from a customer via a menu driven system of an IVR application on the peripheral device,
• wherein the menu driven system interacts with the customer to receive a request from the customer to annunciate a remaining period of time available before expiration of the pre-paid wireless services and to annunciate the remaining period of time back to the customer.