Wireless network notification, messaging and access device

A method of wireless communications, the method comprising:

• receiving a wireless transmission pursuant to a protocol providing a variable-length identification field (protocol identification field), the identification field having a maximum length under the protocol;
• comparing the length of the identification field of the wireless transmission (transmission identification field) with the maximum length of protocol identification field;
• if the length of the transmission identification field is not equal to the maximum length of the protocol identification, discontinuing the processing of the wireless transmission;
• and
• if the length of the transmission identification field is equal to the maximum length of the protocol identification field, determining whether to continue processing the wireless transmission, based upon one or more of:
• contents of the transmission identification field;
• and
• the Medium Access Control (MAC) address of said wireless transmitting device;
• wherein said wireless receiving device having alternate network access allows said wireless transmitting device access to the alternate network based the determination to continue processing.

A wireless transmitting device to:

• transmit to a wireless receiving device connected to an alternate network wireless messages pursuant to a protocol providing a variable-length identification field (the protocol identification field), the protocol identification field having a maximum length under the protocol;
• insert in the wireless transmissions values of the identification field, wherein:
• the wireless transmitting device comprises a wireless end use device;
• the length of the values of the identification field in the transmissions is the maximum length under the protocol;
• and
• the values of the identification field comprise data content, the data content comprising one or more elements selected from the group consisting of:
• a key within a value of the identification field;
• a type of alarm notification;
• a zone of activation of alarm;
• product levels;
• meter readings;
• geographical information;
• and
• presence information about whether an occupant is present in a building, and
• the data content is to be sent over the alternate network by the wireless receiving device, based upon the length of the values of the identification field equaling the maximum length of the identification field under the protocol.