Help with my Nokia 6301 wifi

Question

I just got my Nokia 6301 with t-mobile and I'm able to connect to a wifi. but the problem is that i don't what use is the wifi. The phone doesn't allow me to connect to internet unless unless i subscribe to t-mobile data plan.

Can someone tell me the use the wifi

Answer 1

they would charge you for home wifi use, even if you use your OWN wifi, and do not connect to their 3G network. since data was being sent to the phone, through your wifi network, they can charge you the cost of using their 3g network without having a data plan only on AT  T

Wifi is used to connect to a wifi hotsspot or hub and go on the internet but on AT T it is int free