A method and apparatus provide for enhancing personal information
management (PIM) services available through a mobile communication
device. A PIM service is designed with a full set of features. The mobile
communication device is programmed to be able to execute a subset of said
full set of features on a stand-alone basis. The device is further
programmed to access network resident features when a user initiated
command requests a feature not available to the mobile communication
device in its stand alone state.