Pre-paid wireless interactive 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;
• and
• an interactive voice response (IVR) application on the peripheral device comprising a menu driven system adapted to receive information from a customer, the menu driven system to interact with the customer to receive a request from the customer to select variable aspects of announcements made to the customer.