Patent ID: 9729997
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: detecting power up of a mobile device equipped with a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM); determining whether the SIM of the mobile device is associated with a wireless network provider; upon determining the SIM of the mobile device is associated with the wireless network provider, sending an attachment request to a wireless data network of the wireless network provider when the mobile device is within a coverage area of the wireless data network; receiving an attachment response from the wireless data network of the wireless network provider in response to the attachment request; determining from the attachment response, whether attachment to the wireless data network of the wireless network provider is successful; upon determining the attachment is not successful, reviewing an error code provided by the wireless network provider; based on the error code, determining whether the SIM is not provisioned for receiving service from the wireless network provider; upon determining the SIM is not provisioned for receiving service from the wireless network provider, determining if the mobile device is connected to a Wi-Fi network; and upon determining the mobile device is connected to the Wi-Fi network, displaying a registration web portal at the mobile device, the registration web portal allowing a user to provision the SIM for receiving service from the wireless network provider.