Most PDAs, Laptops, and Tablet PCs come standard with WiFi radios that allow these devices to connect wirelessly to the Internet. The popularity of Wi-Fi networks have increased and your chances of visiting a hotspot increase everyday.

When you visit a hotspot and your Wi-Fi radio is enabled, your device will notify you twice of each wireless network it discovers. The first notification informs you of the availability of the discovered wireless network and the second notification informs you when you have traveled outside the range of this same wireless network.

If you are traveling in your aircraft with your Wi-Fi radio enabled, you could easily pass over hundreds of wireless networks in very short period of time. In essence you would receive an exorbitant amount of notifications informing you of available and out of range wireless networks. For this reason, we highly recommend disabling your Wi-Fi wireless radio before every flight.

On your PDA:

1)  Ensure you are not in Anywhere Map™ (Shutdown-Concern)

2)  Click Start | Settings

3) Tap the “Connections” tab toward the bottom of the screen

4) Click the “iPAQ Wireless” icon

5) Tap your stylus on the Wi-Fi circle at the top of the screen

6) An “X” should appear on the Wi-Fi circle showing the Wi-Fi radio has been turned off or disabled.

With the wireless radio off or disabled, your PDA should no longer prompt you about wireless networks.

Questions applicable to this article:

- Why does my handheld keep saying there are wireless networks available?

- I keep getting messages telling me something about wireless or Wi-Fi on my PDA?

- Why does my Pocket PC keep popping up a screen with available networks?