Abstract: A communication system and method for exchanging wireless device user contact information based on a user's proximity to a predetermined radius that each user sets from the user initiating contact or on a user's presence within a boundary of a predefined location. The users sending and receiving the offers or messages can be subscribers of an information exchange service via an application program downloaded to the user's portable device that allows automatic receipt and acceptance of offers to exchange contact information.

Abstract: A method for providing a cable service dispatch ticket is disclosed. A new user installation request is received at a server in an Internet Protocol television system. An upstream data rate test is performed for each of a plurality of user connections in the Internet Protocol television system in response to the new user installation request. An upstream data rate that is determined for each of the user connections during the upstream data rate test is recorded. A cable service dispatch ticket for each of the plurality of user connections is provided when a number of the upstream data rates are below a threshold upstream data rate. A device that implements the method is also disclosed.