When a subscriber record is moved from a first HLR to a second HLR that utilizes a different protocol, the wireless communication system sends two queries for location information for the mobile station, one to the first HLR and one to the second HLR, simultaneously. The methods and systems may include collecting utility usage data pertaining to a customer premises with a utility meter at the customer premises. The adhesive member is hardened and expanded by means of heating, and adheres the electrode to the lamp tube. The vertical movement of the driving plate makes the positioning plate to move in a horizontal direction so as to urge staples with different sizes in the magazine assembly.