On Tue, 2007-09-18 at 15:07 +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
Shouldn't we be reducing wifi use now? See: Germany warns citizens to avoid using Wi-Fi http://environment.independent.co.uk/lifestyle/article2944417.ece
Well I hope anyone even slightly concerned about that doesn't own or use a Mobile phone...stand too close to their microwave...drive near any TV transmitters or mobile masts..Use DECT phones or work in a building that uses them. All of the above will result in the same or similar levels of exposure. The only difference I guess being the exposure time. But honestly given the ERP of 802.11G kit then I think at the point we are worrying about these levels we need to address mobile phones at least.
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Dect phones often interfere with DVB-Satellite reception, which I take as a sign of generally poor equipment. It's also been enough fun talking to people whose cordless phones have turned to white noise mid-sentence that I don't want to inflict any more on the world.
Given that they don't interfere with much else why is it not the DVB Satellite receiver that is generally poor equipment ? Anything with a highly directional antenna that is picking up interference from a low power transmitter any further away that lying on top of it and not within the antennas focus has serious issues with the sensitivity/selectivity/screening of it's receiver IMO.
P.S. if you are talking to someone on a cordless and the signal turns to white noise then they are using an analogue one not a DECT phone. DECT phones sound like mobile phones in bad signal areas (robotic chopped up sound followed by disconnection)
Regards Wayne