Connections to free wifi

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Hi: Can anybody know how to put up the touchpad to connect to any free wifi service? and to get the android app for it too? 
Thanks for any help,Ariel.

ary00766 wrote:
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Hi: Can anybody know how to put up the touchpad to connect to any free wifi service? and to get the android app for it too? 
Thanks for any help,Ariel.
Connection to  a free wifi source is made like any other - turn on wifi, let it find the SSID of the router, let it connect.
Chapter 14 of the User Guide covers wifi connections.  You can download it from the "Support" link at the top of the page, and navigate to the TouchPad section.
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