Phillip Arena wrote:
Hi Barry,
Without being too much of an alarmist, how old are your grandchildren? I
am surprised to see children quite young (as in 8 and below) using
mobile phones. Mobile phone companies simply brush off the dangers of
mobile phones, but they are a health hazard - do your own research and
you'll find enough evidence to alarm you. I have been concerned for
various emissions such as electromagnetic radiation and those from
telecommunication installations for more than 15 years - there's plenty
of material there to help us make an informed choice; I find it ironic
that a number of years ago, while the public in the UK were being issued
with brochures on safe use of mobile phones (including the forbidden use
for children between the ages of about 5 and 11) in the USA, Motorola
signed a multi-million dollar contract with Disney to provide mobile
phones to a similar age bracket. If anyone has any doubts on the dangers
of mobile phone emissions from either base station towers or the phones
themselves, speak to any armed forces communications officer. In New
York city, they have been removing trasmission antennae from residential
apartment blocks.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_phone_radiation_and_health
Ironically removing phone towers means that mobiles then have to use
more power to communicate with them. Better to have many lower power
towers...
More dangerous is the likelihood of someone running into you in their
car while talking on their mobile phone!
I carry a mobile phone for emergencies and NEVER leave it switched on
next to my body for long periods. It's also not hard to find recent
statistics on the number of car accidents caused by using phones whilst
driving as compared to the benefits of having a mobile in a dangerous
situation.
I'd guess that you don't use wireless internet either? Or mains power
240V at 50Hz?
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_radiation_and_health#powertransmission>
Have fun,
Shay (living dangerously)
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