Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
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Re: Everything will eventually kill you
said by AnonymousPerson :
What gets me is that they cite that is has not been around a long time when the fact is that we have been broadcasting analog TV and radio for decades on similar frequencies, and those have not done a thing.
I'm not saying I agree with them, but there's a distance factor that comes into play. It's not the being exposed to RF radiation that's the issue, it's the amount of energy that rf imparts which, in this case, is a function of the power of and the distance from the antenna.
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Frydays
join:2005-10-21
USA
 ·RoadRunner Cable
| said by Combat Chuck  :said by AnonymousPerson :
What gets me is that they cite that is has not been around a long time when the fact is that we have been broadcasting analog TV and radio for decades on similar frequencies, and those have not done a thing.
I'm not saying I agree with them, but there's a distance factor that comes into play. It's not the being exposed to RF radiation that's the issue, it's the amount of energy that rf imparts which, in this case, is a function of the power of and the distance from the antenna. this means people using 3rd party firmaware to get more power from the wireless routers are more then likely to get brain cancer then everyone else right ? |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| said by Frydays :this means people using 3rd party firmaware to get more power from the wireless routers are more then likely to get brain cancer then everyone else right ? Probably, but the number is going to be statistically insignificant. People that aren't sleeping on their routers aren't going to get cancer from them.
My main concern is that there seem to be a lot of people posting that don't understand that there is a big difference between a 1 watt transmitter 1 inch away and a 1 watt transmitter a foot away.
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Wildman4416
join:2006-02-10
Fort Wayne, IN
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Let's bring people up to speed on this. The operating frequency of Wi-fi is the same as your microwave oven. Hmm would you stick your head into a microwave?? Granted the frequency is the same but the power it transmitts is much lower, so the immediate impact on humans is not so easily known. If you want to talk frequencies, then lest look to the cordless phones they operate on the same frequencies and those much higher, (2.4 GHz, and 5.8 GHz) maybe they should ban all equipment that operates in the microwave frequency range. |
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phattieg
join:2001-04-29
Winter Park, FL
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Well guys, THIS IS STUPID. We have been using 2.4 Ghz cordless phones for how long now??? I bet the person who filed the lawsuit has one. I bet the guy/president of this college has one too. If I'm not mistaken, they have a little more power than many WiFi spots anyway. Either way, they still sit next to your brain when in use and broadcasting. This is just all crap. I bet the college has some kind of budget for it's repair on said network, and removing all the need for ethernet will save them money, but without the budget for repair being so high, they lose money they could pocket or use elsewhere if theres money left. |
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