New iPhone user question - not competent, needs wifi help please

I've recently got an iPhone 3GS, never used a phone for internet, barely understand wifi, haven't a clue about bluetooth (an indicator of how incompetent I am). I've tried switching on wifi and initially got offered BT Openzone, but the page jumps to one about BT Fon which seems to be asking me to subscribe to BT. I've read these webpages on my PC to try and understand what they mean but it's too confusing. Is BT Openzone a free wifi network I can use? Or do I have to enter my phone number somewhere as a password to activate it? Can I leave 3G open when I'm using wifi? Do I need to have data roaming switched on to use wifi? (If anyone has a link to an instruction manual for the 3GS for idiots, I'd really, really appreciate it as I find it hard to try and read the user guide on the phone itself and try to practise what it tells me.) Thanks for any help available.

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPhone_iOS4_User_Guide.pdf
It's also on the phone as a bookmark in Safari.
You should have data roaming OFF except in special circumstances, which aren't important for you. WiFi is available in many places, but you don't need it if you have a 3G data plan for your phone. BT Openzone is only one of many; lots of cafes have free WiFi, as does Starbuck's in most of the world. It's simply a faster data network that doesn't use your 3G data allownance if you have one. I don't know if BT Openzone is free or not; sowone in the UK will know, however. Also what your login information should be. I doubt that it is your phone number, however.

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