Data-capable network prioritization with reject code handling

A mobile station, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• memory coupled to the one or more processors;
• a wireless transceiver coupled to the one or more processors;
• the one or more processors being operative to perform a network selection method by:
• storing, in the memory, a list of wireless networks which include those having unavailable data connectivity;
• selecting a wireless network that is not included in the list of wireless networks;
• causing a request for voice connectivity for a voice service and a request for data connectivity for a data service to be transmitted, via the wireless transceiver, to the wireless network selected;
• if the request for voice connectivity is accepted, receiving an acceptance message for the voice connectivity from the wireless network via the wireless transceiver;
• if the request for data connectivity is accepted, receiving an acceptance message for the data connectivity from the wireless network via the wireless transceiver;
• if a rejection is received from the wireless network via the wireless transceiver in response to the request for data connectivity:
• identifying whether a reject code associated with the rejection from the wireless network has a value of 14 indicating that data services are not allowed in the wireless network;
• if it is identified that the reject code has the value of 14 indicating that the data services are not allowed in the wireless network:
• including the wireless network in the list of wireless networks in the memory;
• and
• repeating the selecting and causing for a next wireless network.

A communication system, comprising

• a plurality of wireless communication networks;
• a plurality of mobile station which are operative for communications via the wireless communication networks;
• each mobile station being operative to perform a network selection method to select one of the wireless communication networks for communications by:
• storing a list of wireless networks which include those having unavailable data connectivity;
• selecting a wireless network that is not included in the list of wireless networks;
• causing a request for voice connectivity for the voice service and a request for data connectivity for the data service to be transmitted to the wireless network selected;
• if the request for voice connectivity is accepted, receiving an acceptance message for the voice connectivity from the wireless network;
• if the request for data connectivity is accepted, receiving an acceptance message for the data connectivity from the wireless network;
• if a rejection is received from the wireless network in response to the request for data connectivity:
• identifying whether a reject code associated with the rejection from the wireless network has a value of 14 indicating that data services are not allowed in the wireless network;
• if it is identified that the reject code has a value of 14 indicating that the data services are not allowed in the wireless network:
• including the wireless network in the list of wireless networks;
• and
• repeating the selecting and causing for a next wireless network.