A method for activating a wireless modem device for wireless access to an internet on a second network, the method comprising: a wireless carrier network storing an activation status for the wireless modem device of one of "activated" and "not activated"; receiving a request at the wireless carrier network from the wireless modem device to access a web resource address, "URL", of the second network; responsive to receiving the request to access the URL, determining the activation status at the wireless carrier network; if the wireless modem device activation status is "activated" for wireless connection to the second network associated with the URL, then connecting the wireless modem device to the URL of the second network; if the wireless modem device activation status is "not activated" for wireless connection to the second network, then the wireless carrier network directing the communication from the wireless modem device to an activation page of an authorization server of the wireless carrier network; receiving, at the authorization server of the wireless carrier network, activation information associated with the wireless modem device; and the authorization server of the wireless carrier network changing the activation status of the wireless modem device to "activated" for connection to the second network via the wireless carrier network; and connecting the wireless modem device to the URL of the second network. a wireless carrier network storing an activation status for the wireless modem device of one of "activated" and "not activated"; receiving a request at the wireless carrier network from the wireless modem device to access a web resource address, "URL", of the second network; responsive to receiving the request to access the URL, determining the activation status at the wireless carrier network; if the wireless modem device activation status is "activated" for wireless connection to the second network associated with the URL, then connecting the wireless modem device to the URL of the second network; if the wireless modem device activation status is "not activated" for wireless connection to the second network, then the wireless carrier network directing the communication from the wireless modem device to an activation page of an authorization server of the wireless carrier network; receiving, at the authorization server of the wireless carrier network, activation information associated with the wireless modem device; and the authorization server of the wireless carrier network changing the activation status of the wireless modem device to "activated" for connection to the second network via the wireless carrier network; and connecting the wireless modem device to the URL of the second network. the wireless carrier network directing the communication from the wireless modem device to an activation page of an authorization server of the wireless carrier network; receiving, at the authorization server of the wireless carrier network, activation information associated with the wireless modem device; and the authorization server of the wireless carrier network changing the activation status of the wireless modem device to "activated" for connection to the second network via the wireless carrier network; and connecting the wireless modem device to the URL of the second network.