Originally Posted by far.cannell

I'm and old guy who is absolutely green as grass to the smart phone age.Computers are my thing. but phones baffle me

(I recently purchased a Samsung galaxy S3 .it all looks very nice.however I haven't a clue as to get internet and data

downloads. presses all the buttons to allow data etc however to no avail . Anybody with any ideas how to sort this out.)

TIA

Do you have a cell phone service provider? You need to pay a provider in order to get data over the cellular networks. Depending on your phone and provider, you might be able to just insert a SIM card.

Do you have WiFi at home for your computers? If you do, you can connect to the WiFi network for Internet access on your phone. You can go to the "Settings", "Wireless & Networks", and find your network and add it there. If it has a password, you will need to enter it. The phone should remember the network and automatically connect when you are in range.

After you're connected to the Internet you can go to the "Browser" to go to websites. You can also go to the "Play Store" to download applications, music, and much more.

I'm and old guy who is absolutely green as grass to the smart phone age.Computers are my thing. but phones baffle me

(I recently purchased a Samsung galaxy S3 .it all looks very nice.however I haven't a clue as to get internet and data

downloads. presses all the buttons to allow data etc however to no avail . Anybody with any ideas how to sort this out.)

TIA