Intelligent algorithm to determine service availability and presentation to user

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a device comprising a processor, a handoff event comprising a registration of a mobile device with an Internet protocol capable network access device being terminated, and initiation of a subsequent registration for the mobile device at a non-Internet protocol capable network access device;
• determining, by the device, a handoff event frequency with which the handoff event occurs for the mobile device;
• selectively masking, by the device, an availability of an Internet protocol dependent mobile service via a user interface of the mobile device in response to the frequency being determined to satisfy a condition defined by a function, wherein the function relates the handoff event frequency for the mobile device to a reliability metric for the Internet protocol dependent mobile service;
• and
• outputting, by the device and utilizing the user interface of the mobile device, an indication that support for the Internet protocol dependent mobile service is limited relative to defined full support.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:

• detecting a handoff event comprising a service of a mobile device with an Internet protocol capable network access device being terminated, and initiation of a subsequent service for the mobile device at a non-Internet protocol capable network access device;
• determining a frequency with which the handoff event occurs for the mobile device;
• selectively masking an availability of an Internet protocol dependent mobile service via a user interface of the mobile device in response to the frequency being determined to satisfy a condition defined by a function, wherein the function relates the frequency for the mobile device to a reliability metric for the Internet protocol dependent mobile service;
• conditioning the selectively masking the availability of the Internet protocol dependent mobile service on a status of a stored user data value of user account data associated with the mobile device;
• and
• outputting via the user interface of the mobile device an indication that support for the Internet protocol dependent mobile service is limited relative to defined full support.