| If you look at the frequency range of wireless cell | | | | smoke. You are not smoking but you are getting |
| phones and microwaves they are almost the | | | | the smoke into your lungs anyway. Well if you |
| same frequency. Of course the power that the | | | | are not even using a cell phone and you are |
| microwaves put out are a lot higher than wireless | | | | getting the results of a cell phone with a week |
| cell phones but the microwave is not put next to | | | | signal and you are between the cell phone and the |
| ones head for long periods of time either. | | | | transmitting tower. The cell phone transmits in all |
| Microwaves have always been considered unsafe | | | | directions and so does the transmitting tower. |
| and in fact there is shielding in the case of the unit | | | | Rather than being a risk taker I believe it is better |
| to keep the microwave energy contained within | | | | to be safe than to wait for the government to |
| the unit. | | | | declare cell phones unsafe. We can all be proactive |
| I believe the cell phone is in the same category as | | | | and do some very basic things that will make the |
| the cigarette in the 70's. The cigarette industry | | | | cell phone safer. We cannot do much about cell |
| kept telling us that cigarettes were safe because | | | | phone transmissions from other cell phones |
| the cigarette companies wanted to continue to | | | | except if we wear protective clothing which does |
| make money. There is a lot of money being | | | | exists but we can use bluetooth headsets or ear |
| made in the cell phone industry so cell phones are | | | | pieces that use one one thousandths less power |
| still considered safe. | | | | than the cell phone and we can put the cell |
| Studies have only muddled the issue. It is really | | | | phones in a cell phone case that is not only |
| tough to find any one study to prove the point | | | | decorative but also practical with radiation |
| one way or another. If you want to prove | | | | protection on the side closest to our bodies when |
| anything one can skew a study to prove anything. | | | | carrying the cell phones in our chest pocket or hip |
| The sugar industry is always trying to prove that | | | | pocket or in a purse. |
| sugar is better for you than artificial sweeteners | | | | It is true that there are many more things that |
| and visa versa. In the wireless cellular phone | | | | can create health issues but we need start |
| industry the cell phone companies support the | | | | addressing all of them. There are a lot of things |
| studies that show the a little radiation is okay. | | | | we can do if we want to be proactive. As an |
| When you understand how the technology works | | | | engineer I look at all these problems as challenges |
| may be you might be more concerned especially | | | | that will produce opportunities. We cannot just sit |
| when you realize that every day there are more | | | | around and wait for others to take care of our |
| and more users. Also when you understand that | | | | needs. With the internet we as individuals can |
| the cell phone and the cell phone central station | | | | make a difference. We not only have challenges in |
| will step up their power when the signal gets | | | | our communications industry, but our energy |
| weak you might start getting more concerned. | | | | industry, our food industry, housing industry, and |
| Well if you happen to be closer to the | | | | health industry. All areas will produce opportunities |
| transmitting tower you will get the effects of the | | | | for those that identify the problems and then |
| increased power. It like getting second hand | | | | come up with the solutions. |