Many people are complaining that they cant search for a wifi hotspot without being connected to one but this is untrue. Maybe they just dont know how to work it but I, without any wifi connection,found many hotspots in my area using this app. I can give screenshots to those who dont believe. The problem may be that you arent using your 3G. The 3G doesnt connect automatically if no wifi is available like other phones. I too made this mistake once. What you have to do is physically go into your settings as turn OFF wifi. If you dont the device will constantly try to connect to wifi and wont use 3G. Try that and see if it fixes your searching problem, Kay?