You only need wifi if you want to take advantage of the Touch's wifi capabilities (surfing the web, receiving e-mail, using other applications that require wifi). That said, I know a few people who rarely use it because of lack of free wifi. I can't say that I rarely use it, but I'm not using it for hours at a time. I have a home wifi network, so I'll connect my Touch to the network every morning so that I can update my news applications (New York Times, USA Today) in order to read the day's news offline. I'll use Pandora when I want internet radio but don't want to fire up the laptop. Sometimes I'll buy a song or download a podcast for the same reason.
Other than home, free wifi isn't readily available in the city where I live. In my city, it is available at any public library. I rarely go there these days. If you have a registered Starbucks Rewards card or have AT&T internet service you should be able to get free wifi at Starbucks. Since I don't like paying $5 for coffee I don't do that. There are a few buildings downtown that offer free wifi, which if I'm working in the area I definitely take advantage of.
I mainly use my Touch for watching movies.
Since the Touch is not a cell phone, you can't take advantage of edge.
I am a novice. Do I have to have Wifi for my Touch to work? Or are there any other transmissions out there?
I know Edge from AT&T is available? You know what I mean! What is the cheapest way to get all that I want from my Touch?
Sam

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