Over the air provisioning of mobile device settings

A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

• causing the mobile device to communicate wirelessly with one or more remote servers to receive mobile network service provider settings data for a plurality of different mobile network service providers and to store the received mobile network service provider settings data in a memory;
• causing the mobile device to display on a display, based on the received mobile network service provider settings data, a user interface for enabling a user of the mobile device to select a mobile network service provider from among the plurality of mobile network service providers that are available to provide a wireless service for the mobile device;
• in response to a selection, by the user of the mobile device from the user interface, of a first one of the plurality of mobile network service providers, causing the mobile device to be configured for use with the first one of the plurality of mobile network service providers and enable access by the mobile device of a wireless communication service provided by the first one of the plurality of mobile network service providers for a service plan offered by the first one of the plurality of mobile network service providers;
• and
• in response to a selection, by the user of the mobile device from the user interface, of a second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers, causing the mobile device to be configured for use with the second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers and enable access by the mobile device of a wireless communication service provided by the second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers for a service plan offered by the second one of the plurality of mobile network service providers.

A mobile device comprising:

• a display;
• a memory;
• an antenna;
• a transceiver connected to the antenna for communicating voice and data over a wireless communication network;
• at least one processor;
• and
• executable instructions stored in the memory, the executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor,
• (i) cause the mobile device to communicate wirelessly over the wireless communication network with one or more remote servers to wirelessly receive mobile network service provider settings data over the wireless communication network for a first mobile network service provider available to provide a wireless service for the mobile device and to store the received mobile network service provider settings data;
• (ii) cause the mobile device to communicate wirelessly over the wireless communication network with one or more remote servers to wirelessly receive mobile network service provider settings data over the wireless communication network for a second mobile network service provider available to provide a wireless service for the mobile device and to store the received mobile network service provider settings data;
• (iii) cause the mobile device to display on the display, based on the received mobile network service provider settings data, a user interface for enabling a user of the mobile device to select a mobile network service provider from among the first and the second mobile network service providers;
• (iv) in response to a selection, by the user of the mobile device from the user interface, of the first mobile network service provider, (a) cause the mobile device to communicate wirelessly with the first one of the plurality of mobile network service providers and enable access by the mobile device of a wireless communication service provided by the first mobile network service provider for a service plan offered by the first mobile network service provider and (b) wirelessly communicate voice and data under the service plan offered by the first mobile network service provider;
• (v) in response to a selection, by the user of the mobile device from the user interface, of the second mobile network service provider, (a) cause the mobile device to communicate wirelessly with the second mobile network service provider to enable access by the mobile device of a wireless communication service provided by the second mobile network service provider for a service plan offered by the second one of the plurality of mobile network service provider and (b) wirelessly communication voice and data under the service plan offered by the second mobile network service provider.