Pre and post-paid service plan manager

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#For a more complete understanding of the present disclosure, reference is now made to the following brief description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and detailed description, wherein like reference numerals represent like parts.

#FIG. 1 illustrates a system for a service plan manager according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

#FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for a service plan manager according to some embodiments of the present disclosure.

#It should be understood at the outset that although illustrative implementations of one or more embodiments are illustrated below, the disclosed systems and methods may be implemented using any number of techniques, whether currently known or in existence. The disclosure should in no way be limited to the illustrative implementations, drawings, and techniques illustrated below, but may be modified within the scope of the appended claims along with their full scope of equivalents.

#When a prospective communication service customer requests to subscribe to a post-paid service plan, a communication service provider may decide to offer a subscription to the post-paid service plan only if the prospective customer's credit rating indicates that the prospective customer is likely to pay a post-paid invoice. The communication service provider accepts a risk of a customer not paying a post-paid account. In contrast to a pre-paid service plan in which a customer pays for services before using the services, in a post-paid service plan the customer pays for the services after using the services. The communication service provider may track a communication device's service plan charges over a period of time, such as a month, and then submit a post-paid invoice for the charges to the communication device user.

#Some communication device users may purchase a new communication device and add a service plan for the new communication device to their own service account that includes their own service plan. For example, parents purchase a new phone for their child and add the child's service plan to their own service account that includes their own service plans. Some children may use their mobile phone in a manner that is not approved by their parents, such as sending 1,000 text messages in a month or significantly exceeding the number of communication minutes allocated for the child's phone each month. Some surprised and angry parents may react to subsequently receiving an invoice with an unanticipated charge by canceling their child's service plan, refusing to pay their invoice, or even by canceling their own service account. Each of these reactions is bad for the business of the communication service provider.