System for providing intelligent network access selection for a mobile wireless device

A method for enabling alternative network access for a mobile wireless communication device, the method comprising:

• receiving information associated with a mobile device, wherein the information comprises identifying information associated with the mobile device;
• identifying, based on the information associated with the mobile device, a plurality of access points available to provide connectivity services to the mobile device;
• providing information associated with each of the plurality of access points to a selection engine for selecting one of the plurality of access points to provide the connectivity services to the mobile device based, at least in part, on signal strengths for the plurality of access points, wherein the information associated with each of the plurality of access points comprises a usage price for the access point, and wherein selecting the one access point comprises,
• when signal strengths of all of the plurality of access points are below a threshold, selecting the one access point based on a highest signal strength for the plurality of access points, and,
• when signal strengths of two or more of the plurality of access points are above the threshold, selecting the one access point based on a lowest usage price in the information associated with each of the two or more access points;
• and
• receiving usage information regarding use of the connectivity services by the mobile device from at least one of the mobile device and the selected one access point.