How to turn off your phone so you can use your Windows Mobile device on a plane

On a touch screen device
Even when you turn your phone-enabled touch screen device off (to suspend mode), 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 device on planes, you need to set your device to Flight Mode or turn the phone function off. The method for turning on Flight Mode or turning the phone off varies from device to device. Please consult your owner's manual to find instructions for your device. For touch screen devices (Pocket PC Phone Editions and Smartphone Professionals), follow these steps:

Note that some devices have shortcuts that can turn the phone on and off. Check your device's user manual for these. Also note that some flight attendants will not allow you to use the device even with the phone function turned off.

On a non-touch screen smartphone
The quickest way to access the Wireless Manager or Flight Mode on non-touch screen smartphones is to open the "Quick List." This is usually accessed by pressing the power button once (don't hold it down), which will open it automatically. Note that some smartphones have a different method of opening the Quick List, so consult your owner's manual. Once the Quick List is open, select the "Wireless Manager" or "Flight Mode" option to turn off the phone function.