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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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cell phone radiation

finally forked up the cash to buy myself a W810i from Cingular. But how comes once in a while, the phone will cause my computer speaker to make noises? Like bliiippp papppa bliiippp. sorry.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 07:15 PM
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all gsm phones do this to some extent, but Cingular does this really bad. I was so used to the sound that I know when my phone was about to ring.

i switched to T-mo, and only hear it very lightly when i am listening to music through my phone on a wired headset.
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Old Nov 7, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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It's not radiation as you call it. It is radio signal however. Likely that the GSM channel you are using in that area is causing some weird interference on your speaker.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 12:43 AM
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What a coincidence, me and my friend were just talking about this today. I hooked my W810i up to my car through a tape deck thinger, and it made those weird noises while playing music. He told me this doesn't happen with Verizon.... a GSM-related issue indeed.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 03:22 PM
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I put my phone next to my TV. The whole screen is waving all up and down and left and right when the phone is doing that noise.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 03:23 PM
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Yup, and all that signal gets pumped through your brain
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by suXor
It's not radiation as you call it. It is radio signal however. Likely that the GSM channel you are using in that area is causing some weird interference on your speaker.
I thought about correcting that, but decided not to because technically, it is actually a form of radiation.
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Old Nov 8, 2006 | 07:31 PM
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This reminds me my old HAM/SW radio. I remember long time ago when I cranked up the power, my computer would crash.

Does this TV jamming thing has anything to do with the SAR rating?

This thing runs at 800+ MHz. It shouldn't cause so much interference. Correct?


The bluetooth headset runs at 2.4MHz. Should I use a BlueTooth instead?

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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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The power of radio waves
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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I used to get huge headaches when I had a Cingular phone back in college -- I forget the brand. Now I only use LG and Samsung phones: no headache.
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Old Nov 9, 2006 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by slo007
I used to get huge headaches when I had a Cingular phone back in college -- I forget the brand. Now I only use LG and Samsung phones: no headache.
If there is anything to do with the S.A.R. rating. It seems that the Samsung has a higher average rating than the Ericsson according to this page:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-....html?tag=lnav
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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SAR is the Supplemental Absorption Rate. This is a measurement of the power of the radiated radio signal in the body.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by bz268
If there is anything to do with the S.A.R. rating. It seems that the Samsung has a higher average rating than the Ericsson according to this page:

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6602_7-....html?tag=lnav
I'm sure it depends on the model. Different models have different technologies.
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:02 PM
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I put my phone next to a compass and call my phone.... aaahhh hahahahha!!!


Yes... you are right... I have nothing better to do here... need something to kill time...
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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:41 PM
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