Activation of mobile computing device
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a memory comprising network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers; and
a processing device configured to obtain network settings for a particular carrier from the memory based on an account ID and to activate the mobile computing device with the carrier based on the network settings and the ID, wherein the account ID identifies the mobile computing device or a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers are stored in a read-only memory (ROM) portion of the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to obtain an account associated with the account ID from the particular carrier, wherein the account comprises a user name and password.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device has a memory and a processing device. The memory has network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers. The processing device is configured to obtain network settings for a particular carrier from the memory based on an account ID and to activate the mobile computing device with the carrier based on the network settings and the ID.
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a memory comprising network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers; and a processing device configured to obtain network settings for a particular carrier from the memory based on an account ID and to activate the mobile computing device with the carrier based on the network settings and the ID, wherein the account ID identifies the mobile computing device or a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers are stored in a read-only memory (ROM) portion of the memory, wherein the processing device is configured to obtain an account associated with the account ID from the particular carrier, wherein the account comprises a user name and password. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a memory comprising network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers, wherein the network settings are stored in a read-only memory portion of the memory; and a processing device configured to obtain an account associated with an account ID from a particular carrier, the account comprising a user name and password, wherein the account ID identifies the mobile computing device or a user of the mobile computing device, the processing circuit further configured to activate the mobile computing device on a network using the network settings, to deactivate the mobile computing device on the network, and to activate the mobile computing device on a second network using network settings associated with the account ID. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a memory comprising network settings for making the mobile computing device able to communicate in a plurality of different wireless carrier networks, wherein the network settings for compatibility with a plurality of different wireless carriers are stored in a read-only memory portion of the memory; and a processing device configured to obtain network settings for a particular carrier network from the memory based on an identifier and to make the mobile computing device able to communicate in the carrier network based on the network settings and the identifier, wherein the identifier identifies the mobile computing device or a user of the mobile computing device, wherein the identifier is associated with an account comprising a user name and password. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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