Commercial Hot Spots
Tapping the name of the hot spot you want to join isgenerally 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, forexample)—requires more than just connecting to it. You also have to sign into it, exactly as you'd do if youwere using a laptop.
To do that, return to the Home screen and open Safari. You'll see the "Enter your payment information" screen either immediately, oras soon as you try to open a Web page of your choice.
Supply your credit-card information or (if you have amembership to this Wi-Fi chain, like Boingo or T-Mobile) your name andpassword. Click Submit or Proceed, try not to contemplate how this $8 per hour is pure profit for somebody, andenjoy your surfing.
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