getting online
your work by bounding in, wagging, and dropping the name of a new net-
work at your feet. You always have to visit this Settings screen and select a
network each time you want to go online, as described next.
The List of Hot Spots
At some street corners in big cities, Wi-Fi signals bleeding out of apartment
buildings sometimes give you a choice of 20 or 30 hotspots to join. But when-
ever the iPhone invites you to join a hotspot, it suggests only one:
the one
with the strongest signal and, if possible, no password requirement.
But you might sometimes want to see the complete list of available hot
spots--maybe because the iPhone-suggested hotspot is flaky. To see the full
list, from the Homescreen, tap Settings ÆWi-Fi. Tap the one you want to join,
as shown on the facing page.
Commercial Hot Spots
Tapping the name of the hotspot you want to join is generally all you have
to do--if it's a home Wi-Fi network. Unfortunately, joining a
commercial
Wi-Fi
hotspot--one that requires a credit-card number(in a hotel room or airport,