WiFi Q

hi,

I have wifi set to "on" and ask to ask to join networks "off". It then says "a known network will be joined automatically", "if no known networks are available u will have to manually select a network"

here is the question, I go to a new hotspot, which has wifi, in this case, none of these networks are known or new to me. So.....

1 will i have to go into wifi settings and select it? (as in guess of they have it)

2 or will a pop up, telling me i am in a wifi area?

I may have this confused, but i am getting the impression, that in order to see if I am in a new hotspot, I manually have to "try" lets say at a coffee trip on a road trip. or else I will never know

I was under the impression that my iPhone would pick up any free wifi as long as i Had Wifi "on" ask to join networks "off".


pls help

ron