Multi-tier service and secure wireless communications networks

A method of setting a security level in a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of base stations, a plurality of mobile stations and a network server, the network server having a customer record database associated therewith, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the cellular communication network, an incoming call by a first one of the plurality of mobile stations, the first mobile station being registered with the cellular communication network;
• determining a security level associated with the first mobile station in accordance with a model number and a make of the first mobile station;
• selecting a security protocol for use by the first mobile station, the selection being determined by the first mobile station's security level;
• receiving a service level identifier from the first mobile station by a first one of the plurality of base stations of the cellular communication network;
• validating the service level identifier;
• selecting a security protocol for use by the first base station, the selection being determined by the validated service level identifier;
• and
• transmitting a service level confirmation to the first mobile station.

A method of setting a security level in a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of base stations, a plurality of mobile stations and a network server, the network server having a customer record database associated therewith, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the cellular communication network, an incoming call by a first one of the plurality of mobile stations, the first mobile station being registered with the cellular communication network;
• determining a security level associated with the first mobile station;
• and
• selecting a security protocol for use by the first mobile station, the selection being determined by the first mobile station's security level;
• wherein determining the security level includes determining a model number of the mobile station according to an indicator received by the cellular communication network in a data packet, the indicator identifying both the model number and a make of the first mobile station.