Digital vs Analog cordless Phone? Health Radiation is the same?
lbbss
I realize most people thing cordless phones are fairly safe, but is
an still curious if one gives off more radiation then the other before
I buy a my next phone. thanks
JR Weiss
If cell phones are any gauge, digital uses a lot less power than analog.
Dave Garland
By "radiation" you presumably mean "radio waves".
A digital spread spectrum (DSS) phone is allowed to have up to 1 watt
power, although many (most?) have less, and (to improve battery life)
the handset may use lower power than the base station. You're
unlikely to find specifications that tell you what any particular
phone does, though.
An analog phone looks like it is allowed to have 1 mW (0.001 watt) power.
In general, I'd expect *lower* frequency phones to use lower power,
because the lower frequencies are less affected by obstructions, etc.
If you're really worried about it, get a unit that you can use with a
headset (then the radio transmitter doesn't need to be against the
side of your head).
Dave
Gary Heston
The actual broadcast signal is analog for both, just different encoding.
Check the radiated power (usually marked in milliwatts, abreviated as mw)
to find out which is putting out more.
Gary
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lbbss
I read some info on the web suggesting that the new Dect technology is
worst for you, because of the lower frequencies (1.9Ghz) affects your
cells in a negative way.
Rod Speed
> more power equals more radiation? is that correct?
Yep.
> I read some info on the web suggesting that the new Dect technology is worst for
> you, because of the lower frequencies (1.9Ghz) affects your cells in a negative way.
Its complete bullshit. In fact the higher freqs can give you cataracts at power levels
that are massively higher than any cordless phone can ever generate and we havent
seen an increase in the number of cataracts as DECT phone use has increased.
Dave Garland
> more power equals more radiation? is that correct?
The "radiation" is the "radio signal" that the phone makes. So yes,
more power equals more radio signal, that's the whole point of more
power, otherwise it's just wasted.
> I read some info on the web suggesting that the new Dect technology is
> worst for you, because of the lower frequencies (1.9Ghz) affects your
> cells in a negative way.
That is not generally accepted. In any case (in the US) cordless
phones do not operate at 1.9GHz. The possible bands in order of
increasing frequency are 46MHz (if it's a real antique), 900MHz,
2.4GHz, and 5.8GHz (some 5.8GHz phones use the 2.4GHz band for the
handset). Some of these bands are also used for other things, like
microwave ovens and computer wifi.
Dave
borj...@gmail.com
I live in Canada and I need good (low or no radiation) cordless phone. I bought Gigaset A580 from Australia but my call waiting did not work in Canada, actually I had to disconnect current conversation in order to answer new incoming call (the phone is dead now). Besides that, I liked that phone because it had Eco Mode PLUS. Now the problem is that in Canada and US we can not buy Eco Mode PLUS phone, we can only buy Eco Mode which means base station is pulsing/radiating ALL THE TIME. I would appreciate if you can help me to choose a new cordless phone for my home (even if it's an older type as long as it has call display and call waiting). Please help me choose the phone and please explain what technology and why (analog, digital, 2.4GHz, 5.8GHz, etc).
Peja
Rod Speed
<borj...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> lbbss wrote:
>> > more power equals more radiation? is that correct?
>>
>> The "radiation" is the "radio signal" that the phone makes. So yes,
>> more power equals more radio signal, that's the whole point of more
>> power, otherwise it's just wasted.
>>
>> > I read some info on the web suggesting that the new Dect technology is
>> > worst for you, because of the lower frequencies (1.9Ghz) affects your
>> > cells in a negative way.
>>
>> That is not generally accepted. In any case (in the US) cordless
>> phones do not operate at 1.9GHz. The possible bands in order of
>> increasing frequency are 46MHz (if it's a real antique), 900MHz,
>> 2.4GHz, and 5.8GHz (some 5.8GHz phones use the 2.4GHz band for the
>> handset). Some of these bands are also used for other things, like
>> microwave ovens and computer wifi.
> I bought Gigaset A580 from Australia but my call waiting did not work
> in Canada, actually I had to disconnect current conversation in order to
> answer new incoming call (the phone is dead now).
cordless base for both voip and pots lines instead of the current
two separate Panasonic bases, one on each. I don't care about
the call waiting because I am in Australia.
> Besides that, I liked that phone because it had Eco Mode PLUS.
> Now the problem is that in Canada and US we can not buy Eco
> Mode PLUS phone, we can only buy Eco Mode which means
> base station is pulsing/radiating ALL THE TIME.