mechanisms 2 dispense plastic card with bar code more costly dispensing amp reading mechanisms 4 proximity devices and readers more costly dispensing amp reading mechanisms 1 consumers are not comfortable using an existing credit card or bankcard to access a u201c free u201d local phone or to gain access to the internet for u201c free u201d 1 advertisers can also deliver data chips to targeted end users 3 network operations centers nocs can also deliver data chips to targeted end users incentive loyalty programs for the above can be linked to the release of data chips to end users all references including publications patent applications and patents cited herein are hereby incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each reference were individually and specifically indicated to be incorporated by reference and were set forth in its entirety herein the use of the terms u201c a u201d and u201c an u201d and u201c the u201d and similar referents in the context of describing the invention especially in the context of the following claims are to be construed to cover both the singular and the plural unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradicted by context recitation of ranges of values herein are merely intended to serve as a shorthand method of referring individually to each separate value falling within the range unless otherwise indicated herein and each separate value is incorporated into the specification as if it were individually recited herein all methods described herein can be performed in any suitable order unless otherwise indicated herein or otherwise clearly contradicted by context the use of any and all examples or exemplary language e g u201c such as u201d provided herein is intended merely to better illuminate the invention and does not pose a limitation on the scope.