Cellular telephone system with remote programming, voice responsive registration, and real time billing

摘要: Method and apparatus for use in a mobile telephone rental system which credit card information is communicated between the unit 100 Voice Response System 302 customer registration remote programming of features NAM settings; communicating data Registration 304 validation; clearinghouse 306 approval or decline; plurality Collector Systems 307 call rating billing; an Administration 309 providing rated to reseller; Indirect 303 establishing service cellular areas without service. Data read from units are transmitted variable length, encrypted error protected Packet Units (PDUs).