Prepaid automatic dialer

A user device comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor to:
• receive an autodialer application from an application server, the autodialer application including summaries of plan features and respective terms and conditions associated with a plurality of prepaid calling plans corresponding to at least two different service providers and permitting a user, of the user device, to purchase a prepaid calling plan and make telephone calls using the prepaid calling plan,
• store the autodialer application in the memory,
• import, into the autodialer application, one or more contacts from the user device responsive to a user instruction, to form a contacts list including associated telephone numbers corresponding to destination user devices,
• receive, from the user, an instruction to execute the autodialer application stored in the memory, to concurrently present, via a prepaid calling plans user interface of the autodialer application, different ones of the plan summaries associated with different ones of the plurality of prepaid calling plans,
• receive, via the autodialer application, an instruction to purchase a particular one of the presented prepaid calling plans,
• receive, from the user, payment information to establish a prepaid balance associated with the particular prepaid calling plan,
• present, on a display associated with the user device, confirmation information when the payment information is received, the confirmation information including the prepaid balance and access information,
• receive another instruction to specify user settings, associated with the particular prepaid calling plan, the user settings including an indication of whether local calls, long distance calls, or international calls are enabled,
• receive a request to make a long distance call using the particular prepaid, calling plan, and retrieve, responsive to the request, the contacts list for use in generating a contacts user interface including a telephone number corresponding to a destination user device, and
• place the long distance call to the destination user device, using the telephone number corresponding to the destination user device and the access information, when the user settings indicate that long distance calls are enabled.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium that contains instructions, which when executed by a processor of a user device, cause the user device to perform a method comprising:

• communicating, with an application server, to retrieve an autodialer application, the autodialer application including summaries of plan features and respective terms and conditions associated with a plurality of prepaid calling plans corresponding to at least two different service providers and enabling a user, of the user device, to establish a prepaid balance associated with a prepaid calling plan the prepaid calling plan;
• importing, into the autodialer application, one or more contacts from the user device responsive to a user instruction, to form a contacts list including associated telephone numbers corresponding to destination user devices;
• generating a user interface to concurrently present different ones of the plan summaries associated with different ones of the plurality of prepaid calling plans;
• receiving, via the user interface, an instruction to establish a prepaid balance, the instruction including payment information from which the prepaid balance is to be established;
• presenting, on a display associated with the user device, confirmation information when the payment information is received, the confirmation information including the prepaid balance and access information;
• receiving, via the autodialer application, a particular instruction to specify user settings, associated with the prepaid calling plan, the user settings including an indication of whether local calls, long distance calls, or international calls are enabled,
• receiving, via the autodialer application, a request to make an international call using the prepaid calling plan, and retrieving, responsive to the request, the contacts list for use in generating a contacts user interface including a telephone number corresponding to a destination user device;
• and
• placing, via the autodialer application, the international call to the destination user device, using the telephone number corresponding to the destination user device and the access information, when the user settings indicate that international calls are enabled.