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Originally Posted by stevetaz
And if you search this forum you will find a posting about the trouble one user was having trying to set his up using public WiFi at Starbucks and a few other places. Just couldn't do it. Finally upgraded his home router to WiFi and completed without a hitch.
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Yeah, that was me....
What I actually did was go back to the GeekSquad desk at Best Buy and got them to log my Playbook onto the store wi-fi, which completed the initial setup download quite efficiently. Part of the problem with using Starbucks and other public wi-fi hotspots may be that the initial download process on the Playbook doesn't jibe with the hotspot login process. As well, it seems that a lot of public wi-fi hotspots are programmed to disallow access to large download sites.
Everyone will also be pleased to learn that I managed to track down the setup disk for my home router and activated wi-fi there too. The Playbook works a treat when it has a solid wireless connection. Of course I attach it to the Net via USB cable to do any real updates....I'm an old telecom guy, and I don't really trust anything but copper wire...