Abstract: An approach is provided for caching advertisements on a device according to soft limits. Caching of an advertisement is caused, at least in part at the device. A soft limit is determined to be associated with and advertisement. The soft limit specifies when to cache one or more other advertisements. Presentation of the advertisement, the other advertisements, or a combination thereof is caused, at least in part, based on validity information associated with the advertisement.

Abstract: An approach is provided for caching advertisements on a device according to soft limits. Caching of an advertisement is caused, at least in part at the device. A soft limit is determined to be associated with and advertisement. The soft limit specifies when to cache one or more other advertisements. Presentation of the advertisement, the other advertisements, or a combination thereof is caused, at least in part, based on validity information associated with the advertisement.

Abstract: An approach is provided for caching advertisements on a device according to soft limits. Caching of an advertisement is caused, at least in part at the device. It is determined that a soft limit associated with the advertisement has been met. The soft limit specifies when to request one or more other advertisements to be downloaded to the cache. Presentation of the advertisement, the other advertisements, or a combination thereof is caused, at least in part, based on validity information associated with the advertisement.

Abstract: A method for routing wireless communications by a host system comprises receiving from a wireless communication device(CD) of a wireless subscriber(WS) a valid routing request data; authenticating WS's account information as valid subscriber account based on predetermined authentication criteria, and if account information is valid, receiving from wireless CD a destination telephone number(DTN) of a destination CD, resolving the valid routing request data to a predetermined wire-based medium; and establishing communication between subscriber's CD and destination CD via predetermined wire-based medium based on DTN.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for facilitating a routing request received in a wireless communication device of a wireless subscriber. The method comprises receiving a first string of data input by the wireless subscriber wherein the first string comprises a predetermined format recognizable by a communication application residing on the wireless communication device, and resolving the first string of data into a second string of data via the communication application, the second string of data comprising a predetermined format recognizable by a host system adapted to establish a wire-based communication between the wireless communication device and a destination communication device based on the second string of data.