Abstract: There is provided a mechanism for providing data services over a wireless cellular network. It comprises: establishing communications over the cellular network; upon a subscriber designating that it has a data communication, redirecting data traffic to the designated frequency (a shared data channel) on an interconnected wireless data network exhibiting (cellular) reuse of data channel frequencies; and returning the subscriber's transceiver to voice mode upon cessation of data communications. Data service will appear to have been provided by the cellular network.