Chapter6
If the iPhone can't find a previous hotspot, but it detects a
new
hotspot,
a message appears on the screen. It displays the new hotspot's name;
tap it to connect.(If you see a
l
icon next to the hotspot's name, then
it's been protected by a password, which you'll have to enter.)
If the iPhone can't find any Wi-Fi hotspots to join, or if you don't join any,
it reluctantly connects to the cellular EDGE network. You won't win any
speed competitions, but at least you'll be able to get online.
Well, usually you'll get online. The eDge network is available almost anywhere you
can make a voicecall. You'll know when you're connected to eDge because a
G
icon appears on the phone's statusbar.(When you're on via Wi-Fi, by contrast, you
see
there instead.)
Silencing the "Want to Join?" Messages
Every now and then, you might be bombarded by those "Do you want to
join?" messages, at a time when you have no need to beo nline. You might
want the iPhone to stop bugging you--to
stop
offering Wi-Fihot spots.
In that situation, from the Homescreen, tap Settings ÆWi-Fi and turn off Ask
to Join Networks. When this option is off,then the iPhone never interrupts
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