Pre-provisioning mobile application acquisition and utilization

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having instructions embedded thereon for provisioning a wireless device for use with a wireless carrier network, the instructions comprising computer code for causing a computing device to:

• receive an initial provisioning request, the initial provisioning request comprising an identifier associated with the wireless device, wherein the wireless device is not yet authorized for use on the wireless carrier network beyond provisioning of the wireless device;
• determine, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, that the wireless device is data-ready, wherein data-ready wireless devices are configured to download and execute mobile applications;
• provide, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, the wireless device with access to a download for a mobile application, wherein the mobile application is configured to provision the wireless device over the wireless carrier network when installed and executed by the wireless device;
• receive, via the wireless carrier network, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, registration information from the mobile application being executed by the wireless device;
• and
• provide, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, the registration information to a provider of the wireless carrier network, the registration information being used for provisioning the wireless device on the wireless carrier network.

A system for provisioning a wireless device for use with a wireless carrier, the system comprising:

• a communications interface configured to communicate with a wireless carrier network;
• a memory;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive, using the communications interface, an initial provisioning request, the initial provisioning request comprising an identifier associated with the wireless device, wherein the wireless device is not yet authorized for use on the wireless carrier network beyond provisioning of the wireless device;
• determine, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, that the wireless device is data-ready, wherein data-ready wireless devices are configured to download and execute mobile applications;
• provide, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, using the communications interface, the wireless device with access to a download for a mobile application, wherein the mobile application is configured to provision the wireless device over the wireless carrier network when installed and executed by the wireless device;
• receive, via the wireless carrier network, prior to the wireless device being provisioned, using the communications interface, registration information from the mobile application being executed by the wireless device;
• and
• provide, using the communications interface, the registration information to a provider of the wireless carrier network, the registration information being used for provisioning the wireless device on the wireless carrier network.