Starting Android the first time 9
AUG-3.0-100 Android User’s Guide
Activating your mobile data service
On some mobile data networks, you must activate mobile data service on your
tablet before you can use it to connect to the Internet. As soon as you touch Start
on the Welcome! screen, your tablet starts the activation process.
If your mobile network doesn’t require activation, or if your tablet only connects to
Wi-Fi networks, it skips this step and prompts you to connect to a Wi-Fi network
instead (see “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 58).
Then you can use that mobile data network Internet connection to sign into your
Google Account and finish setting up your tablet.
If you prefer not to activate you mobile data service now or if you are setting up
your tablet in a location without access to your carrier’s mobile network, you can
touch Skip to set up your tablet using Wi-Fi instead: you’re prompted to connect to
a local Wi-Fi network. See “Connecting to Wi-Fi networks” on page 58.
You can activate your mobile data service later using the Settings app; see
“Wireless & networks settings” on page 121.
