Patent ID: 8862115

Claim:
A mobile device comprising: a memory comprising an application comprising executable instructions to configure the mobile device for use with a particular service provider; and a processor to execute the instructions to: send a first setup request signal from the mobile device to a remote computing device upon an activation of the mobile device; receive a response to the first setup request signal at the mobile device, the response comprising a list of mobile network service providers for use with the mobile device; display the list of mobile network service providers for selection at the mobile device; send a selected provider signal from the mobile device to the remote computing device in response to receiving a selection of the particular service provider from the list of mobile network service providers at the mobile device; receive another response to the selected provider signal at the mobile device, the other response comprising settings data for the particular service provider; and store the received settings data in a storage medium of the mobile device, wherein the settings data is used to configure operation settings of the mobile device to enable the mobile device to be operable with the particular service provider.