Network access system for a shopping application and related methods

A mobile wireless communications device associated with a shopper and comprising:

• an input device;
• a device wireless network interface;
• and
• a controller coupled to the input device and associated with the device wireless network interface, the controller configured to
• execute a shopping application associated with a physical store,
• determine that the mobile wireless communications device is within the physical store based upon network identifiers associated with a plurality of available wireless networks available within the physical store,
• enable the shopping application to communicate via a first WiFi network in the physical store and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and without input to the input device, the first WiFi network defining a private network for wireless communications of the shopping application associated with the physical store, and
• enable at least one other application to communicate via a second WiFi network in the physical store while the shopping application is enabled to communicate via the first WiFi network and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and selection of the second WiFi network from among the plurality of available WiFi networks via the input device, the second WiFi network defining a public network for wireless communications of the at least one other application, and the second WiFi network configured to provide slower speed than the first WiFi network.

A method of accessing a network comprising:

• using a mobile wireless communications device comprising a controller and a device wireless network interface associated therewith to
• execute a shopping application associated with a physical store,
• determine that the mobile wireless communications device is within the physical store based upon network identifiers associated with a plurality of available wireless networks available within the physical store,
• enable the shopping application to communicate via a first WiFi network in the physical store and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and without input to an input device coupled to the controller, the first WiFi network defining a private network for wireless communications of the shopping application associated with the physical store, and
• enable at least one other application to communicate via a second WiFi network in the physical store while the shopping application is enabled to communicate via the first WiFi network and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and selection of the second WiFi network from among the plurality of available WiFi networks via the input device, the second WiFi network defining a public network for wireless communications of the at least one other application, and the second WiFi network configured to provide slower speed than the first WiFi network.

A non-transitory computer readable medium for accessing a network, the non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that when executed by a controller associated with a device wireless network interface of a mobile wireless communications device, cause the controller to perform operations comprising:

• executing a shopping application associated with a physical store;
• determining that the mobile wireless communications device is within the physical store based upon network identifiers associated with a plurality of available wireless networks available within the physical store;
• enabling the shopping application to communicate via a first WiFi network in the physical store and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and without input to the input device, the first WiFi network defining a private network for wireless communications of the shopping application associated with the physical store;
• and
• enabling at least one other application to communicate via a second WiFi network in the physical store while the shopping application is enabled to communicate via the first WiFi network and responsive to the mobile wireless communications device being geographically located within the physical store and selection of the second WiFi network from among the plurality of available WiFi networks via the input device, the second WiFi network defining a public network for wireless communications of the at least one other application, and the second WiFi network configured to provide slower speed than the first WiFi network.