Even when you turn your Pocket PC Phone Edition off, the
phone function will continue to stay on. This is important
to remember when boarding planes, which don’t allow active
wireless communications during flight. In order to use the
non-phone functions of your Pocket PC on planes, you need to
set your device to Flight Mode. To do this, follow these
steps:
1)
Tap on the connection icon in the top menu bar. (It’s
usually located to the left of the volume control and looks
like a small “x” with arrows above it pointing left and
right.) This causes a status bubble to pop up, with a link
labeled “Turn on flight mode” (or “Turn Phone off” on older
devices).
2)
Tap on the link to disable the wireless functions.
3)
To turn it back on, tap on the connection icon and
then the blue link again.
Note that in some Phone Edition
devices, the status bubble may have a link labeled “Wireless
Manager.” Tap on that link to go to a screen where you can
turn the phone on and off. Note also that some devices have
shortcuts that can turn the phone on and off. Check your
device user manual for these. One final note: Some flight
attendants will not allow you to use the device even with
Flight Mode turned on.
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