Abstract: A method and system for the purchase of a wireless device and the activation of services on a wireless device are provided. The method and system include a vending machine that can improve a user's experience and ease of activation/provisioning of services for the wireless device by providing a new local provisioning channel for service activations at the point-of-sale of one or both the wireless device and a network service. The vending machine is configured to transmit an activation message along with other device-related information over the provisioning channel. The services to be activated may include at least one of the following: out of the box activation, device upgrades, device reactivations, wireless number changes, wireless number porting, and the addition or purchasing of services including airtime, enrollments or content.