Chapter 31. Connecting to a Wi-Fi Network

You can happily browse the Internet with your iPhone through your cellular phone company's network, but doing so may be slow. For faster Internet access, latch onto a Wi-Fi network if one is in range. Many public places, such as airports and coffeehouses, now offer Wi-Fi as a free service, and there's a good chance that you may also have a Wi-Fi connection at home (or you may be in range of an altruistic neighbor's network). When you're using Wi-Fi, you'll enjoy higher speeds than you're likely to get from your cell phone network.

Project goal: Configure your iPhone to connect to a private Wi-Fi network.

What You'll Be Using

To set up a Wi-Fi connection with your iPhone, you need to use the following:

The ...

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