Patent ID: 8849278
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling a mobile device to access a wireless network that is associated with a wireless network provider, wherein the mobile device includes at least wireless voice communication capabilities and an internal memory, and the method comprises: at the mobile device, determining that the mobile device has not been activated with any service plan provided by the wireless network provider; at the mobile device, receiving from a computing device that is external to the mobile device and with which the mobile device is configured to communicate, an activation identifier that indicates the mobile device has been activated with a service plan provided by the wireless network provider; at the mobile device, securely storing the received activation identifier into the internal memory of the mobile device; at the mobile device, determining that the mobile device has been activated with the service plan based at least in part on the stored activation identifier, and that a network set-up of the mobile device is complete; and at the mobile device, resetting or cycling power to a portion of hardware within the mobile device to initiate a location update request to register the mobile device with the wireless network, wherein the location update request enables the mobile device to access the wireless network.