Customization of data session retry mechanism in a wireless packet data service network

1. A method in a mobile communications device operable in a wireless network, the method comprising:

requesting activation of a data session with a node via the wireless network;

receiving a reject message via the wireless network in response to the request for activation of the data session, the reject message comprising a cause code; and

if the cause code corresponds to a no-retry behavior of the data session retry mechanism of the mobile device, the mobile communications device no longer requesting activation of a data session with the node, wherein the correspondence of the cause code to the no-retry behaviour is at least partly dependent on a carrier that the device is attached to.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising checking whether the cause code received in the reject message corresponds to the no-retry behaviour.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising continuing to no longer request activation of a data session until the retry mechanism is re-activated.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the mobile communications device continuing to request activation of a data session with the node if the cause code corresponds to a retry behaviour.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising checking whether the cause code received in the reject message corresponds to the retry behaviour.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device includes a list of cause codes that correspond to no-retry behaviour.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile communications device includes a list of cause codes that correspond to retry behaviour.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the method is performed after attaching via the wireless network.

9. A mobile communications device operable in a wireless network, comprising:

a microprocessor operably coupled to a communication subsystem and to a memory;

a module operable to request activation of a data session with a node via the wireless network;

a module operable to receive a reject message via the wireless network in response to the request for activation of the data session, the reject message comprising a cause code; and

a data session retry module operable, if the cause code corresponds to a no-retry behavior, to no longer request activation of a data session with the node, the correspondence of the cause code to the no-retry behaviour being at least partly dependent on a carrier that the device is attached to;

wherein the modules comprise one of hardware, firmware and software stored in the memory.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a module operable to check whether the cause code received in the reject message corresponds to the no-retry behaviour.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , wherein the data session retry module continues to no longer request activation of a data session until the retry mechanism is re-activated.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , wherein the data session retry module continues to request activation of a data session with the node if the cause code corresponds to a retry behaviour.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 12 , further comprising a module operable to check whether the cause code received in the reject message corresponds to the retry behaviour.

14. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a list of cause codes that correspond to no-retry behaviour stored in the memory.

15. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a list of cause codes that correspond to retry behaviour.

16. The mobile communication device of claim 9 , further comprising a module operable to attach via the wireless network.