US Patent 9420496 Activation sequence using permission based connection to network

Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to methods and systems for establishing a network connection with a mobile communication device. A mobile device may comprise an activation application operable to detect network connection options. Additionally, the activation application may determine the quality of the connection options and attempt to establish a connection with the network via one or more of the connection options. The activation application may use the network connection to request and receive an activation payload, which may be used to complete the activation process. In some cases, the activation application may facilitate the input of credentials for one or more connection option.