Messaging services for pre-pay users

A method comprising:

• causing, at least in part, a transmission of a request to send a message from a subscriber terminal to a network, wherein the request includes an identification of a content of the message;
• determining an authorization at the network for the request to send the message, said authorization being based on the identification of the content of the message and a credit level associated with the subscriber;
• causing, at least in part, a transmission of the authorization to send the content of the message from the network to the subscriber terminal when the credit level equals to or is greater than a cost associated with sending the message;
• and
• causing, at least in part, sending the content of the message from the subscriber terminal to the network when the authorization is transmitted.

A system, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a request from user equipment identifying a content of a message;
• a processor configured to authorize the sending of the message in response to the received request;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit the authorization to the user equipment to send the content of the message.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• cause, at least in part, a transmission of a request to send a message, said message including an identification of a content of the message;
• and
• receive an acknowledgement of the request to send the content of the message.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following:

• receive a request from user equipment to send a message, the request including an identification of a content of the message;
• determine an authorization to send the message in response to the received request;
• and
• cause, at least in part, a transmission of the authorization to the user equipment to send the content of the message.

An apparatus, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,
• the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
• receive a request from user equipment to send a message, wherein the request comprises an identification of a content of the message;
• authorize sending of the message in response to the received request;
• and
• cause, at least in part, a transmission of the authorization to the user equipment to send the content of the message.