What's your cell phone's maximum radiation level? Interactive database

[Ohio Joe]

Computerworld - With recent news of a possible link between cell phone radiation and risk of brain cancer, you may have a new-found interest in knowing how much radiation your mobile handset is giving off -- or, more importantly, how much your body might be absorbing.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217287/What_s_your_cell_phone_s_maximum_radiation_level_Interactive_database

[sakabatou]

1. OK...

[bobburgster]

2. Thanks for posting this. n/t

[hlthe2b]

3. Boy, they are certainly careful not to single out any popular brands

for comment... Seems Iphone 4 is pretty intermediate, while at least one of the HTC and several Droid models were among the highest (worst).

I had a blackberry that used to get hot years ago... It was then that I got concerned and started using them only on speaker. I occasionally use my Bose mie2 headset--but usually only when I'm out walking, listening to music and get a call.

BTW, if yoou go to the Envronmental Working Group's website (linked in the article above), you can be put on their email group for major updates.

I do think some perspective is in order, since in reality a lot of ubiquitous and seemingly harmless daily exposures actually produce similar risk for cancer. Not that we shouldn't take steps to decrease, but at some point we all have risk.

[TexasProgresive]

4. Just so you know the heat was likely the battery and not from RF

If you felt RF heat it would be on or in your body and at that time the damage is done. I once was carelessly adjusting a 2 way radio transmitter with a screwdriver. The RF got into my hand and exited out of my little finger which was resting on the chassis. I felt intense heat at the finger tip and pulled away. There was a small white spot that was painful for months. It's worse when it affects vital organs.

[InkAddict]

5. Well, why do you think I carry it right next to my very ancient

fever thermometer, the BIC lighter turned up to flamethrower status, and the whistle - it's in the padded poison purse pocket, right above the cash, the plastic, and the emergency TP. LOL...

[hobbit709]

6. Says mine is 1.4 w/kg

Of course mine is turned off 90+% of the time.

[seafan]

7. Cell phone radiation safety practices and phone emission comparisons here.

Now that this has finally reached the M$M's radar screen, the preliminary reaction isn't encouraging.


Been following this since 2009. Comprehensive cell phone list with radiation safety levels is here.


And much more information about radiation safety in handling/wearing a cell phone is in this link:


Cell phone radiation: A self-defense guide (FAQ), June 6, 2011


a snip:

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What precautions can I take to reduce exposure to cell phone radiation?

• Don't put your cell phone right next to your body. Moving a cell phone even an inch from the body can greatly reduce radiation exposure. Signal strength falls off as the square of the distance to the source. This means that if you double the distance to the source, which is the cell phone to your head, the signal strength would be four times less, since two squared is four. If you triple the distance, the signal strength would be nine times less, and so on. At 10 times the distance between the cell phone and your head, the signal strength is 100 times less, and at 100 times the distance, it would be 10,000 times less.

• Keep conversations short. .....

• Use a headset. Experts recommend using either a wired headset or a Bluetooth headset. While you may still be exposed to some radiation using either type of headset, it's still a lot less than holding the phone to your ear. If you do use a Bluetooth headset, I'd recommend taking it out of your ear when you're not using it. There's no need to continue to expose yourself to low levels of electromagnetic radiation when you don't need to, since we still don't know the long-term effects of radiation exposure at these low levels.

• Use the speaker phone function of the cell phone. .....

• Turn your cell phone off when you are not using it. For example, turn off your phone when you go to sleep at night. Or at the very least turn off the cellular radio in your phone. Many smartphones, such as the iPhone, allow you to put your phone in "airplane mode." This shuts down the cellular radio portion of your phone. You can also turn off the Wi-Fi radio, too, just to be safe.

• Avoid using your cell phone in places where you get a poor signal. Many consumers also don't realize that cell phones emit different amounts of radiation depending on where they are with respect to a wireless operator's cell phone tower. Cell phones are constantly communicating with cell phone towers, but the further away the subscriber is from the cell tower, the weaker the signal. In order to connect to the cell tower, the device must boost its power, which increases the amount of radiation emitted. This means that if you get poor reception in your basement, you should move upstairs to your living room, where you have better reception, to talk on your cell phone. Tawkon's Friedlander noted that a minute of talk time in a "red zone," where the radiation is likely higher because of a poor cell phone signal, is equivalent to the amount of exposure you'd get talking on the phone for three hours in a "green zone," where reception is good and the radiation emitted from a cell phone is much less.

• Text, IM, or use the Net more than talking on your phone. .....

• Carry your cell phone in your purse or backpack instead of in your pocket. .....

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To your health.

[HopeHoops]

8. I can feel my ear glowing every time I use it and the cancer makes a humming noise as it grows.

So I guess I'm okay.

[seafan]

9. Kick.

Was on Greatest, but not for long.


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