[MB64]

ok...if you have more areas with coverage (edge) for your phone than wifi ...what are the benefits for the use of wifi?why turn on that feature? the only thing I can think of is if you have a laptop with no wifi and you use the phone for that...other then that- what are the pros (or cons) for having wifi?

[fatboy97]

Wifi is MUCH faster than EDGE or even 3G!!! That's all that really needs to be said about that.

[MB64]

ok....so I should just leave the wifi option on and whenever i am in a wifi area it would overide the edge?

[fatboy97]

It does not automagically pickup a wifi network... you have to scan for any and connect to them... I leave mine on all day and night... at work and at home I have a wifi network to connect to... so I leave mine on.

[MB64]

ok..so evrytime i am in a new area i have to scan....gotcha....if you are in a place that u had scanned for already in the past, will it pick it up?

[dictoresno]

ok..so evrytime i am in a new area i have to scan....gotcha....if you are in a place that u had scanned for already in the past, will it pick it up?

as long as you have that network saved as a profile. whenever i walk into my house or my parents house, it automatically picks up the network and connects to it.

[MB64]

I gotcha....thanks!!

[ClintRo]

Or if you are at or around a starbucks.... And you set up the network....anytime you are near another on it will pick it up automatically

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[darkmanx2g]

One word...UMA!

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[aristile]

One word...UMA!

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Yea UMA is great, but the OP is with AT&T and they do not offer it. In this case, UMA is not a factor ... unless the OP is interested in switching carriers but I did not get that from them as an option.

[RedOctober]

WIFI question: how do I "override" to use WiFi?
I am currently in the States and the roaming charges are outrageous. Where I am staying has WiFi, so how can I override?

Separate question: whenever I want to view a video like on Youtube, it asks if I want to WAP (whatever that is) but then I never get to see the video.
Help??

Thanks Crackheads.

[aristile]

WIFI question: how do I "override" to use WiFi?
I am currently in the States and the roaming charges are outrageous. Where I am staying has WiFi, so how can I override?

Separate question: whenever I want to view a video like on Youtube, it asks if I want to WAP (whatever that is) but then I never get to see the video.
Help??

Thanks Crackheads.

There's no need to double-post:

http://forums.crackberry.com/f100/wi...-video-303590/

[Laura Knotek]

Or if you are at or around a starbucks.... And you set up the network....anytime you are near another on it will pick it up automatically

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Each Starbucks has its own IP address, so you have to scan again if you go to one you haven't been to before.

Also, Starbucks Wi-Fi is only free if AT&T is your ISP or you have a Starbucks Rewards Card. T-Mobile customers can also get free Wi-Fi at Starbucks through a roaming agreement with AT&T. High-speed internet access at Starbucks | Starbucks Coffee Company

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[ClintRo]

I guess Starbucks finally got tired of people just coming in and using the wifi for free....LOL

I recall mine automatically connecting in three different locations.... but maybe at one time I must have set them all up individually.

[Laura Knotek]

I guess Starbucks finally got tired of people just coming in and using the wifi for free....LOL

I recall mine automatically connecting in three different locations.... but maybe at one time I must have set them all up individually.

I never tried Starbucks Wi-Fi on my BB. I'm an AT&T Internet customer, so I take my laptop to Starbucks to surf the Web.

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