Automatically provisioning a WWAN device
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsVivekanand Vellanki, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Sheikh
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsVivekanand Vellanki, Ishtiyaq Ahmad Sheikh
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Network connection information is requested by a wireless wide area network device via the internet. Such information may include configuration information, data roaming partner information, and/or cost information regarding roaming partner connection and/or a subscriber plan related to the wireless wide area network. To retrieve the information, the wireless device sends a request to a redirection server, which in turn provides an internet address for a provisioning server, or instructs a provisioning server to provide the network configuration information to the wireless device. A user and/or the wireless device may use the network connection information when deciding whether and/or how to connect to the network. A network provider may use methods disclosed herein to efficiently update wireless devices that subscribe to the network. The network provider may provide selected network connection information based on information regarding the wireless device, such as the user identification.
A method of obtaining network connection information for a wireless wide area network device, the method comprising:
At least one computer-readable medium having computer-readable instructions for performing steps of a method of instructing a wireless wide area network device to retrieve network connection information from a provisioning server, the method comprising:
At least one computer-readable medium having a store of information and computer-readable instructions for performing steps of facilitating the provision of network connection information from a provisioning server to a wireless wide area network device, the method comprising:
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