1. A method, comprising: sending, by a system including at least one processor, an identifier that is associated with the system and that is directed to a service provider system via a network; receiving, by the system, a verification number from the network based on the identifier; generating, by the system, a trial verification number based on a key; determining, by the system, whether the trial verification number is at least substantially equal to the verification number; and in response to the trial verification number being at least substantially equal to the verification number, modifying, by the system, information in at least one storage element of the system to facilitate activating the system on the network.