Systems and methods relating to providing long-range network service to short-range wireless devices are disclosed. The system includes a short-range wireless device, a remote server, and a long-range wireless device for establishing a data path between the short-range wireless device and the remote server. The system performs a described method by using the short-range wireless device to alternate the transmission and concealment of an incitation signal so as to allow the long-range wireless device to establish and maintain the data path without any intervention, supervision, or inputs from a human user.