Multi-tier service and secure wireless communications networks

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• at least one base station;
• at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one base station;
• a data storage device operatively connected to the at least one network server;
• a customer record database stored on the storage device for maintaining records of a plurality of customers of the wireless communication system and for identifying at least one wireless mobile station associated with each of the plurality of customers;
• a plurality of quality service levels, each of the plurality of quality service levels corresponding to a different quality level of communication and to a different price in an overall pricing structure;
• and
• a plurality of security levels, each of the plurality of security levels corresponding to a different security level of communication and to a different service fee in the overall pricing structure;
• wherein each quality level of communication is a quality level of an audio signal to be sent or received by a mobile station of a given customer;
• and
• wherein, once a call is initiated between a first wireless mobile station having a first security level or quality service level and a second wireless mobile station having a second security level or quality service level, sending an instruction issued from the first wireless mobile station having a higher security level or quality service level to the second wireless mobile station to upgrade the second wireless mobile station's security level or quality service level for the call.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• at least one base station;
• at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one base station;
• a data storage device operatively connected to the at least one network server;
• a customer record database stored on the storage device for maintaining records of a plurality of customers of the wireless communication system and for identifying at least one wireless mobile station associated with each of the plurality of customers;
• a plurality of quality service levels, each of the plurality of quality service levels corresponding to a different quality level of communication and to a different price in an overall pricing structure;
• and
• a plurality of security levels, each of the plurality of security levels corresponding to a different security level of communication and to a different service fee in the overall pricing structure;
• wherein each quality level of communication is an audio signal quality level that corresponds to a vocoder bit rate;
• and
• wherein, once a call is initiated between a first wireless mobile station having a first security level or quality service level and a second wireless mobile station having a second security level or quality service level, sending an instruction issued from the first wireless mobile station having a higher security level or quality service level to the second wireless mobile station to upgrade the second wireless mobile station's security level or quality service level for the call.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• at least one base station;
• at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one base station;
• a data storage device operatively connected to the at least one network server;
• a customer record database stored on the storage device for maintaining records of a plurality of customers of the wireless communication system and for identifying at least one wireless mobile station associated with each of the plurality of customers;
• a plurality of quality service levels, each of the plurality of quality service levels corresponding to a different quality level of communication and to a different price in an overall pricing structure;
• and
• a plurality of security levels, each of the plurality of security levels corresponding to a different security level of communication and to a different service fee in the overall pricing structure;
• wherein each quality level of communication is an audio signal quality level that corresponds to a selection of a vocoder of a user's mobile station;
• and
• wherein, once a call is initiated between a first wireless mobile station having a first security level or quality service level and a second wireless mobile station having a second security level or quality service level, sending an instruction issued from the first wireless mobile station having a higher security level or quality service level to the second wireless mobile station to upgrade the second wireless mobile station's security level or quality service level for the call.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• at least one base station;
• at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one base station;
• a data storage device operatively connected to the at least one network server;
• a customer record database stored on the storage device for maintaining records of a plurality of customers of the wireless communication system and for identifying at least one wireless mobile station associated with each of the plurality of customers;
• a plurality of quality service levels, each of the plurality of quality service levels corresponding to a different quality level of communication and to a different price in an overall pricing structure;
• and
• a plurality of security levels, each of the plurality of security levels corresponding to a different security level of communication and to a different service fee in the overall pricing structure;
• wherein each quality level of communication is an audio signal quality level that corresponds to a minimum guaranteed bandwidth of a user's mobile station;
• and
• wherein, once a call is initiated between a first wireless mobile station having a first security level or quality service level and a second wireless mobile station having a second security level or quality service level, sending an instruction issued from the first wireless mobile station having a higher security level or quality service level to the second wireless mobile station to upgrade the second wireless mobile station's security level or quality service level for the call.

A wireless communication system, comprising:

• at least one base station;
• at least one network server operatively connected to the at least one base station;
• a data storage device operatively connected to the at least one network server;
• a customer record database stored on the storage device for maintaining records of a plurality of customers of the wireless communication system and for identifying at least one wireless mobile station associated with each of the plurality of customers;
• a plurality of quality service levels, each of the plurality of quality service levels corresponding to a different quality level of communication and to a different price in an overall pricing structure;
• and
• a plurality of security levels, each of the plurality of security levels corresponding to a different security level of communication and to a different service fee in the overall pricing structure;
• wherein each quality level of communication is an audio signal quality level that corresponds to a particular communication channel availability according to a contract with a service provider;
• and
• wherein, once a call is initiated between a first wireless mobile station having a first security level or quality service level and a second wireless mobile station having a second security level or quality service level, sending an instruction issued from the first wireless mobile station having a higher security level or quality service level to the second wireless mobile station to upgrade the second wireless mobile station's security level or quality service level for the call.