1. A method comprising: searching for an available network by a computing device, wherein a device language setting has not been selected by a user for the computing device; automatically sending, by the computing device, an access request message to an identified available network; receiving a response to the access request message from the identified available network, the response comprising a portal page that comprises a hypertext markup language (HTML) document to which a captive portal of the identified available wireless network redirects network access requests; and selecting, by the computing device, a language for the computing device based on words included in the portal page.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: determining one or more of a currency system, a time keeping system or a measurement system based on the selected language.