Methods and apparatus for remote data transfer

A system for remote communication and data transfer to a remote device from a communication system, comprising:

• a customer interface linked to the communication system, wherein the customer interface is:
• responsive to a request to establish service initiated by the remote device;
• and
• configured to receive customer data for a customer from the remote device, including a remote device type for the remote device, wherein the remote device type comprises a manufacturer and model of the remote device;
• a storage system configured to store communication information associated with a plurality of remote device types, including the remote device type of the remote device, wherein:
• the communication information comprises a communication protocol corresponding to the remote device type for the remote device;
• the communication protocol allows data from the communication system to be formatted according to a communication carrier and the manufacturer and model of the remote device for proper processing by the remote device prior to being transferred to the remote device;
• and
• the communication protocol allows data transferred from the remote device to the communication system to be formatted according to a communication carrier and the manufacturer and model of the remote device for proper conversion by the communication system;
• and
• a host responsive to the customer interface and configured to:
• access the storage system, wherein the host is configured to transfer data to the remote device according to the communication information associated with the remote device type for the remote device;
• and
• automatically configure the remote device according to the customer data to automatically change its operational configuration to communicate with the communication system in response to the request to establish service from the remote device by generating an initialization code based on the remote device type and the communication carrier.