Connecting To Optimum WiFi: Android Devices

Android devices are WiFi enabled and can be used with Optimum WiFi to access the Internet.

Click here to view a video tutorial about connecting to Optimum WiFi with an Android phone.

Simply follow the steps outlined below and you'll be surfing the Web with Optimum WiFi in no time.

Enable WiFi

1. From the HOME screen, tap the MENUbutton
2. Tap Settings
3. Tap Wireless & networks
   
   
   
4. Tap the WiFi check box in order to turn WiFi on. The phone will scan for available wireless networks.
   
   
   

Connect to the Optimum WiFi Network

1. Tap WiFi settings. The network names and security settings of detected WiFi networks will be displayed in the WiFi networks section.
   
   
   
2. Find optimumwifi from the list of available networks (SSIDs) and tap it. You will then be automatically connected to the Optimum WiFi network.

Also, the WiFi icon  will appear in your phone's status bar at the top of the screen when it's connected to a WiFi network. It will show connection strength as well. So the more bars you see, the stronger your WiFi connection. Once you've joined a WiFi network manually, your Droid automatically joins it whenever the network is in range. If more than one previously used network is in range, your device will join the one last used.

Other Internet Service Providers

If you subscribe to any of the following internet service providers, click below for instructions on how to connect to Optimum WiFi