Samsung GT-P7100 Activating your mobile data service, Setting your location preferences

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 51).

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 51.

You can activate your mobile data service later using the Settings app; see“Wireless & networks settings”on page 91.

Setting your location preferences

Google’s location service uses the Wi-Fi and mobile data networks near you to make your approximate location available to your apps. This location information can make finding your precise location by GPS much faster; it can also provide your location to apps when GPS isn’t available.

When you use Google’s location service, Google collects data about your location and local networks, without associating the information it gathers with you or your Google Account, to improve the service.

You can also choose whether to use your location in your Google Search results and other Google services. You can change these settings after setup; see“Location and security settings”on page 96.

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