Da BoX

When i turned it on i didn't need to set up a palm account(or something like that) which is what the person told me I would need to do when i started up the phone . So i went and enabled wifi and the phone restarted. Now i need to make the account but it says I'm not in a service area or I'm not connected(i have 4 bars) so now i can t make the account. Which means i cant use the phone. I don't know if its still connected to wifi and not bell. I think that's the problem. Any help on what to do would be great!