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Apr 21 2009
Marianne not Ginger™ asked:
I walk down the street. At least every other person is on a cell phone. Those that aren’t, have one clipped on their waist. I walk through the mall, airport, restaurants, etc. People are all on the cell phones. You pull up next to another car at a stop light and turn to see the driver…….on his or her cell phone.
I walk down the street. At least every other person is on a cell phone. Those that aren’t, have one clipped on their waist. I walk through the mall, airport, restaurants, etc. People are all on the cell phones. You pull up next to another car at a stop light and turn to see the driver…….on his or her cell phone.
Did we really miss this many phone calls prior to cell phones being invented? Or are we as a society totally overcommunicating now that we have them?
Velma
Apr 21 2009
Adam O’Connor asked:
Are you sure? Believe it or not, cell phones are a security risk. Not that you can possibly live without talking to your friends and playing Tetris while listening to MP3s. But yes, cell phones are a risk. Consider 5 worst case scenarios and better yet, the alternative to panicking over the situation.
1. Stolen Sidekick
So your cell phone has been stolen! Or lost, more likely. Most people simply take lost cell phones they find rather than pickpocketing them. If you have a special model, such as a Palm Treo, Razr Killer or T-Mobile Sidekick then obviously unscrupulous individuals will want to take your phone and listen to their own MP3s. The first step is to call your provider and let them know the phone has been lost. Ask them to disable any outgoing calls. Also ask about a replacement phone. Some service providers offer a replacement phone depending on the selected service plans. (Be sure that, if you have replacement phone coverage, that they are replacing your phone with a brand new one, not a refurbished one.)
2. Cell Phones In School
Misbehaving in school is a national pastime. Naturally children or teenagers with cell phones are bound to abuse their privileges sooner or later. One risk is that they get caught playing during the assignment and their luxury Sony/Ericsson or Motorola phone gets confiscated. There are also concerns for cell phone theft and robbery on school grounds. Many cell phones come with security devices or protective accessories to help people of ages keep their phones functioning and prevent loss or damage.
3. Cell Phones and Driving
Did you know that some politicians want to ban cell phone use while driving? While it’s debatable if this should take place, it is true that talking on a cell phone will hinder your ability to drive. Face it, checking your email and browsing the web on an LG Fusic or Nokia N91 can be an involved task and one second later, you could be in a car accident. For your own protection, be very careful when speaking on a cell phone in traffic, use a hands-free set, and try to limit the time as much as possible. Better yet, stop the car, then make your calls.
4. Diseased Cell Phones For Sale
Some people claim that cell phones could contribute to bad health. Some scientists even speculate that rare types of cancerous tumors could develop from heavy cellular use. However, no conclusive evidence has ever been produced that links ill health effects with cellular phones. If sure evidence of mutation or disease comes to light, surely cell phones would be done away with, much the same way American has turned its back on tobacco products.
5. Cell Phones Without Plans
Worst case scenario! A cell phone that doesn’t work for you! Don’t panic. There are several big wireless providers from Verizon to Motorola Razr and they are generously willing to accept your money. Seriously, whether you want low monthly payments with just emergency chat time, or anytime anywhere minutes at a set monthly price, there’s a plan for you. If there are cell phones for soldiers stationed halfway across the globe, then there’s a plan for you. Most service providers feature cell phone reviews on their website detailing plans as well as phone features.
Don’t panic! There’s a solution to your worries so as long as you have your Smart Phone around. Between you and the super electronic device you hold, you’re bound to figure it all out.
Ricardo
Are you sure? Believe it or not, cell phones are a security risk. Not that you can possibly live without talking to your friends and playing Tetris while listening to MP3s. But yes, cell phones are a risk. Consider 5 worst case scenarios and better yet, the alternative to panicking over the situation.
1. Stolen Sidekick
So your cell phone has been stolen! Or lost, more likely. Most people simply take lost cell phones they find rather than pickpocketing them. If you have a special model, such as a Palm Treo, Razr Killer or T-Mobile Sidekick then obviously unscrupulous individuals will want to take your phone and listen to their own MP3s. The first step is to call your provider and let them know the phone has been lost. Ask them to disable any outgoing calls. Also ask about a replacement phone. Some service providers offer a replacement phone depending on the selected service plans. (Be sure that, if you have replacement phone coverage, that they are replacing your phone with a brand new one, not a refurbished one.)
2. Cell Phones In School
Misbehaving in school is a national pastime. Naturally children or teenagers with cell phones are bound to abuse their privileges sooner or later. One risk is that they get caught playing during the assignment and their luxury Sony/Ericsson or Motorola phone gets confiscated. There are also concerns for cell phone theft and robbery on school grounds. Many cell phones come with security devices or protective accessories to help people of ages keep their phones functioning and prevent loss or damage.
3. Cell Phones and Driving
Did you know that some politicians want to ban cell phone use while driving? While it’s debatable if this should take place, it is true that talking on a cell phone will hinder your ability to drive. Face it, checking your email and browsing the web on an LG Fusic or Nokia N91 can be an involved task and one second later, you could be in a car accident. For your own protection, be very careful when speaking on a cell phone in traffic, use a hands-free set, and try to limit the time as much as possible. Better yet, stop the car, then make your calls.
4. Diseased Cell Phones For Sale
Some people claim that cell phones could contribute to bad health. Some scientists even speculate that rare types of cancerous tumors could develop from heavy cellular use. However, no conclusive evidence has ever been produced that links ill health effects with cellular phones. If sure evidence of mutation or disease comes to light, surely cell phones would be done away with, much the same way American has turned its back on tobacco products.
5. Cell Phones Without Plans
Worst case scenario! A cell phone that doesn’t work for you! Don’t panic. There are several big wireless providers from Verizon to Motorola Razr and they are generously willing to accept your money. Seriously, whether you want low monthly payments with just emergency chat time, or anytime anywhere minutes at a set monthly price, there’s a plan for you. If there are cell phones for soldiers stationed halfway across the globe, then there’s a plan for you. Most service providers feature cell phone reviews on their website detailing plans as well as phone features.
Don’t panic! There’s a solution to your worries so as long as you have your Smart Phone around. Between you and the super electronic device you hold, you’re bound to figure it all out.
Ricardo
Apr 20 2009
Daniel Smith asked:
If you visit a local mass merchandising retail giant, there are going to be multiple cell phone shopping opportunities available for public review. These cell phone shopping opportunities are displayed under glass in display cases, attached by cords to display case countertops, or can be found hanging on display racks in the center aisle of the store.
In a 40 square foot radius, a consumer might be subject to more than 100 cell phone shopping opportunities in a retail store. Customers like to be able to touch and feel the quality of several cell phone cases at one time. They also like to compare all of the different features that are listed on model presentation pages that are printed on hard plastic and firmly mounted to glass display cases.
All of these cell phone shopping opportunities are meant to draw the customer’s attention to the cell phone products in the stores. These sale tools are offered free of charge to retailers in most cases and are meant to help educate sales staff in selling their products. With so many cell phone shopping opportunities available, retail merchants need to have several salespeople who are knowledgeable in cell phone usage, capabilities and rate plans.
There are cell phone dealer locations that provide many cell phone shopping opportunities to, but are focused on one specific dealer. Each national phone manufacturer has their own way of doing business. Some offer dealer locations that provide cell phone shopping opportunities at all hours of the night, and some cell phone shopping opportunities can be found on corner sale sites in the middle of shopping mall hallways.
In addition to cell phone shopping opportunities that are included in buying guides that you will find on internet shopping links located on ads placed on homepages, consumers will also be afforded links to many other websites that sell comparable cell phones and accessories that the consumer might be interested in reviewing prior to purchasing a new cell phone.
On any website that sells cell phones, consumers have many cell phone shopping opportunities, that provide picture, features, rate plans, model variations and rebates and other incentives that make shopping and buying a cell phone a very pleasant experience.
There are helpful online assistants that can provide you with answers to any questions you have about a cell phone. This truly provides cell phone shopping opportunities that are very easy to commit to. Through careful questioning, consumers can find out many hidden benefits that are not normally listed on websites.
When cell phone shoppers talk to customer representatives at call centers throughout the country that work for a cell phone provider that they want to do business with, and identify features such as additional cell phone minute rates available in packages that meet a specified price range, or text messaging packages that will delight their child and save them precious minutes on their cell phone rate plan allotment, these normally hidden cell phone shopping opportunities will certainly give people more incentive to purchase a cell phone at a lower rate plan than they would normally need.
Elise
If you visit a local mass merchandising retail giant, there are going to be multiple cell phone shopping opportunities available for public review. These cell phone shopping opportunities are displayed under glass in display cases, attached by cords to display case countertops, or can be found hanging on display racks in the center aisle of the store.
In a 40 square foot radius, a consumer might be subject to more than 100 cell phone shopping opportunities in a retail store. Customers like to be able to touch and feel the quality of several cell phone cases at one time. They also like to compare all of the different features that are listed on model presentation pages that are printed on hard plastic and firmly mounted to glass display cases.
All of these cell phone shopping opportunities are meant to draw the customer’s attention to the cell phone products in the stores. These sale tools are offered free of charge to retailers in most cases and are meant to help educate sales staff in selling their products. With so many cell phone shopping opportunities available, retail merchants need to have several salespeople who are knowledgeable in cell phone usage, capabilities and rate plans.
There are cell phone dealer locations that provide many cell phone shopping opportunities to, but are focused on one specific dealer. Each national phone manufacturer has their own way of doing business. Some offer dealer locations that provide cell phone shopping opportunities at all hours of the night, and some cell phone shopping opportunities can be found on corner sale sites in the middle of shopping mall hallways.
In addition to cell phone shopping opportunities that are included in buying guides that you will find on internet shopping links located on ads placed on homepages, consumers will also be afforded links to many other websites that sell comparable cell phones and accessories that the consumer might be interested in reviewing prior to purchasing a new cell phone.
On any website that sells cell phones, consumers have many cell phone shopping opportunities, that provide picture, features, rate plans, model variations and rebates and other incentives that make shopping and buying a cell phone a very pleasant experience.
There are helpful online assistants that can provide you with answers to any questions you have about a cell phone. This truly provides cell phone shopping opportunities that are very easy to commit to. Through careful questioning, consumers can find out many hidden benefits that are not normally listed on websites.
When cell phone shoppers talk to customer representatives at call centers throughout the country that work for a cell phone provider that they want to do business with, and identify features such as additional cell phone minute rates available in packages that meet a specified price range, or text messaging packages that will delight their child and save them precious minutes on their cell phone rate plan allotment, these normally hidden cell phone shopping opportunities will certainly give people more incentive to purchase a cell phone at a lower rate plan than they would normally need.
Elise
Apr 20 2009
Eugene Ku asked:
Cell phones have truly metamorphosed in the last few years. From being a communication device, it has turned in to a camera, a music device and what not. In addition to that, it is also now possible to customize your cell phone as per your style. With various cell phone accessories, you can make your device look different. Cell phone accessories available in the market these days can really enhance your communication experience in addition to allowing you to do so many other things. A range of cell phone accessories such as the faceplates, hands- free , blink kits, etc, can give a new look to your cell phone and will give you an altogether new experience in personal communication.
Faceplates are the skin of a cell phone that can easily give a fresh look and feel to your cell phone. With faceplates available in a wider range you can opt for the faceplates in sync with your personal style. Bluetooth accessories like headsets can be a valuable addition that can help you multi task which is so very important in today’s busy life. The Bluetooth wire free headsets allow you to use your phone without even holding it. With Blue tooth you can also effortlessly share images and videos with your friends.
However, it is important that you use only quality cell phone accessories. In case you are worried that good quality cell phone accessories will be really expensive then put all your worries to rest as there are many shops who can offer you quality products at discounted rates. The World Wide Web can be a great source to search for quality cell phone accessories at low rates. There are many cell phone accessories shops where you can buy high-quality branded products at low rates.
Wireless Emporium is one such shop that offers a range of cell phone accessories like faceplates, Bluetooth headsets and other items at attractive prices. The online shop specializes in providing cell phone accessories for all popular models from various manufacturers. The company has a wide range of products in its store such as cell phone covers, cell phone chargers, cell phone batteries and Bluetooth headsets to name a few. The company also offers free shipping services which makes your deal more lucrative. So, just log on to www.wirelessemporium.com and get the huge range of cell phone accessories at the best deals.
Elisabeth
Cell phones have truly metamorphosed in the last few years. From being a communication device, it has turned in to a camera, a music device and what not. In addition to that, it is also now possible to customize your cell phone as per your style. With various cell phone accessories, you can make your device look different. Cell phone accessories available in the market these days can really enhance your communication experience in addition to allowing you to do so many other things. A range of cell phone accessories such as the faceplates, hands- free , blink kits, etc, can give a new look to your cell phone and will give you an altogether new experience in personal communication.
Faceplates are the skin of a cell phone that can easily give a fresh look and feel to your cell phone. With faceplates available in a wider range you can opt for the faceplates in sync with your personal style. Bluetooth accessories like headsets can be a valuable addition that can help you multi task which is so very important in today’s busy life. The Bluetooth wire free headsets allow you to use your phone without even holding it. With Blue tooth you can also effortlessly share images and videos with your friends.
However, it is important that you use only quality cell phone accessories. In case you are worried that good quality cell phone accessories will be really expensive then put all your worries to rest as there are many shops who can offer you quality products at discounted rates. The World Wide Web can be a great source to search for quality cell phone accessories at low rates. There are many cell phone accessories shops where you can buy high-quality branded products at low rates.
Wireless Emporium is one such shop that offers a range of cell phone accessories like faceplates, Bluetooth headsets and other items at attractive prices. The online shop specializes in providing cell phone accessories for all popular models from various manufacturers. The company has a wide range of products in its store such as cell phone covers, cell phone chargers, cell phone batteries and Bluetooth headsets to name a few. The company also offers free shipping services which makes your deal more lucrative. So, just log on to www.wirelessemporium.com and get the huge range of cell phone accessories at the best deals.
Elisabeth
Apr 20 2009
Bruce Lipski asked:
In the last 25 years, the cell phone has gone from being an business tool to a common place personal communications device used by almost everyone. Most countries call it a “mobile phone” but in the United States it is more generally known as a “cell phone”. In some parts of the world there are now more cell phones than there are land line phones and this trend is most certainly going to continue.
In advanced markets such as Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel, Singapore and many others, is is very common for young children to have cell phones. Children as young as 6 to 7 might have a cell phone account opened in their name as the parents see the mobile phone as a safety device that they can use to keep track of their children. Most of those children will be getting their parents older used phone but in Japan, companies are already specifically targeting the young children’s mobile phone market.
The United States is well behind the rest of the world in most aspects of the cell phone industry. Only in the last few years has a real drop in land line phones as people switch to mobile phones been evident. A far fewer percentage of children have cell phone in the U.S. than they do in many parts of the rest of the world. The ones who do have one though, see them as a fashion accessory and that has given a rise to the ring tone industry and other industries catering to making the mobile phone look cool. If you are young, not only do you have to have a cell phone but you have to have a cool case and ringtones to establish your identity.
There are different rules of etiquette in each country. In America, it is common place to hear people almost anywhere talking on a cell phone. Movie theaters and libraries may be restricted but people commonly use their cell phones in trains, busses, airports, shopping malls and many other common gathering places. Contrasting this is Japan where a cell phone ring will almost never be heard and people are extremely courteous. Cell phones are not used in trains and other places where they may bother others and it is considered rude to use them. To get around this, texting via their cell phones is the preferred method of communication in Japan.
Bridget
In the last 25 years, the cell phone has gone from being an business tool to a common place personal communications device used by almost everyone. Most countries call it a “mobile phone” but in the United States it is more generally known as a “cell phone”. In some parts of the world there are now more cell phones than there are land line phones and this trend is most certainly going to continue.
In advanced markets such as Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Israel, Singapore and many others, is is very common for young children to have cell phones. Children as young as 6 to 7 might have a cell phone account opened in their name as the parents see the mobile phone as a safety device that they can use to keep track of their children. Most of those children will be getting their parents older used phone but in Japan, companies are already specifically targeting the young children’s mobile phone market.
The United States is well behind the rest of the world in most aspects of the cell phone industry. Only in the last few years has a real drop in land line phones as people switch to mobile phones been evident. A far fewer percentage of children have cell phone in the U.S. than they do in many parts of the rest of the world. The ones who do have one though, see them as a fashion accessory and that has given a rise to the ring tone industry and other industries catering to making the mobile phone look cool. If you are young, not only do you have to have a cell phone but you have to have a cool case and ringtones to establish your identity.
There are different rules of etiquette in each country. In America, it is common place to hear people almost anywhere talking on a cell phone. Movie theaters and libraries may be restricted but people commonly use their cell phones in trains, busses, airports, shopping malls and many other common gathering places. Contrasting this is Japan where a cell phone ring will almost never be heard and people are extremely courteous. Cell phones are not used in trains and other places where they may bother others and it is considered rude to use them. To get around this, texting via their cell phones is the preferred method of communication in Japan.
Bridget
Apr 20 2009
Kay asked:
I keep getting prank calls from 3 cell phones and they call at all hours of the night and day. Plz help anyone i would be very thankful to you.
Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
I keep getting prank calls from 3 cell phones and they call at all hours of the night and day. Is there a system that can block them without them knowing that they are blocked? I’ve heard of companies that will let the caller know that they are on a blocked list from this phone.
Plz help anyone i would be very thankful to you.
Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
Tanisha
I keep getting prank calls from 3 cell phones and they call at all hours of the night and day. Plz help anyone i would be very thankful to you.
Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
I keep getting prank calls from 3 cell phones and they call at all hours of the night and day. Is there a system that can block them without them knowing that they are blocked? I’ve heard of companies that will let the caller know that they are on a blocked list from this phone.
Plz help anyone i would be very thankful to you.
Thank you for taking the time to read my question.
Tanisha
Apr 19 2009
William Thomas asked:
“Wherever you go, there we are.” – Cellular One slogan
ANTIPHONY: A style of chanting involving a call and response. Since billions of people are called to cell and portable phones every day – and most will be chosen to conduct the biggest biological experiment ever undertaken on this planet – perhaps some responses to this mass culture of addiction and denial are in order.
Did someone say “addiction”?
“In January 2001 alone, over 900 million text messages were sent in the UK.”
[BBC May 24/01]
“This text messaging train just keeps on running on its tracks. We reached $80 billion worth of revenues out of mobile phone simple SMS text messaging last year… Now it’s clear this year we will pass the 100 billion dollar mark… Oh, in absolute numbers, we’ll hit about 2.8 trillion. What is that per day? 8 BILLION texts sent every day. Or 92,000 text messages sent every second of every day.” -consultant Tomi T Ahonen [communities-dominate.blogs.com Sept 21/07]
“Cell phone dependency is now called compulsive communicating. Chain dialers call continually to get another ‘fix’. [Spokesman Review Nov 12/05]
“Mobile phones are replacing nicotine as the foremost addictive obsession in Great Britain.” [British Medical Journal Apr/06]
“75% of British teenagers said they literally could not bear to be without their phone.” [London Telegraph Dec19/04]
“A London detox clinic specializes in helping patients deal with behavioral addiction related to cell phone use.” [Courier-Mail Oct 7/03]
“2006 was the turning point when the industry started focusing not just on teenagers and adults but also on tweens – children between middle childhood and adolescence, usually 8 to 12 years old – and even children as young as 5.” [New York Times Mar 8/08]
“A Eurobarometer survey of almost 1,000 children in 29 countries found most had telephones after age 9.” [New York Times Mar 8/08]
“Grotesque.” -Dr. George Carlo’s comment on marketing strategies aimed at children during a New Zealand prime time TV news show. [IsraCast Technology News July 29/05]
It’s “open season on kids.” -investigative reporter Amy Worthington
“Nine out of 10 children under the age of 16 have a mobile phone.” [Guardian June 29/01]
“Children may be more vulnerable because of their developing nervous system, the greater absorption of energy in the tissues of the head and a longer lifetime of exposure.” -renowned British biochemist and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Sir William Stewart after completing a UK government report on “Mobile Phones and Health” in April 2000.
“My daughter has had her phone for 2 years, she is now 12 and so far everything is great. “ -mommyneedssleep [online blogger Dec 23/08]
“Parents should take their children away from that technology.” -Wolfram Koenig head of federal authority for radiation protection in Germany. [Journal of the Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine Sept /01]
“Children who talk on a cell phone may not be able to cross the road safely… The seemingly simple act of crossing the street actually involves complex brain processes. And ‘unintentional pedestrian injury’ is a leading cause of death in middle childhood.” [Health News medicinenet.com Apr 11/08]
“Childhood leukemia is the most frequent childhood malignancy… This peak seems to have been newly evolved in the early quarter of the 20th century and may be due to electrification. [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“I believe that 30% of all childhood cancers are associated with EMF exposure.” -Dr. David Carpenter, Dean at the School of Public Health, State University of New York.
[Sunday Mirror Apr/04]
“We’re pretty bullish on increased usage by teenagers.” -Adam Guy, Strategist Group senior analyst. [London Telegraph Oct 9/07]
“A whole generation of teenagers face premature senility in the prime of their lives due to the use of mobile phones and new wireless technology.” [RFSafe.com Nov26/03]
“If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, his reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver.” – David Strayer, University of Utah psychology professor and principal author of the Transport Research study.
“It’s like instant aging.” -UK chief medical officer
“Because hands-free phones use up to 10-times more power to operate, they are even more dangerous than holding a phone to your skull while driving. Medical studies show that hands-free devices actually raise the amount of radiation being directed into the head by three times.” [Inter@ctive Week Apr13/00 ]
“Here’s the key point. These radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, much like the energy that heats your microwave oven or is used for radar. Sounds worrisome, but the good news is (this does) not damage DNA and is not felt to harm living tissues at the levels of heat induced by a cell phone.” [blogs.webmd.com]
“The conclusion that if health effects of commonly encountered RF exposures exist, they must be small is wrong. The evidence points to a quite substantial hazard.” [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“I find it quite strange to see so many official presentations saying that there is no risk.” -Professor Mild, co-Swedish researcher after carrying out some of the most extensive original work into tumours among long-term mobile phone and portable phone users.
“It has been established beyond reasonable doubt that some adverse health effects occur at far lower levels of exposure … some at several thousand times below the existing safety limits.” [Independent Oct 7/07]
“University of Washington researchers funded by the U.S. military demonstrated that 2.4 gigahertz radiation increases the frequency of single-strand DNA breaks in the brain cells of live rats after only two hours of exposure at only 1/5th of the FCC’s so-called ’safety’ limits.” [rfsafe.com Nov 2/05]
“The available scientific evidence does not show any health problems are associated with using wireless phones.” -U.S. Food and Drug Administration [blogs.webmd.com]
“Physical testing to verify compliance is relatively rare.” -FCC [Radio Frequency Safety]
Funded by Vodafone, the Mobile Operators Association and other cell phone manufacturers, the study results failed to mention that 12 of 56 – or more than one-in-five – volunteers became too ill from the microwave exposure and had to drop out of the tests. [mastsanity.org]
“FCC officials are bribed by the industry with such perks as expensive trips to Las Vegas.” [capitolhillblue.com May 22/03]
“There is no research being done in the United States at the present time, even though we started this field back in the early 1970s. All of that research has been stopped because of industry.” -Dr. Om Gandhi [Uncensored (NZ) Nov 9/06]
“These days in the committee (that sets the standards), one co-chair is from Motorola (C.K. Chou) and the other is from the Navy, the military-industrial establishment (Dr. John D’Andrea), and they are suddenly loosening their standards.” -Dr. Gandhi [Uncensored (NZ) Nov 9/06]
“There are more than 15,000 scientific studies reporting the cell phone health hazards. At least 66 epidemiological studies show that electromagnetic radiation increases brain tumors in human populations.” [Cell Phone Convenience or 21st Century Plague? by Dr. Nick Begich and James Roderick earthpulse.com]
“Studies show there has been a 40% across-the-board increase in the number of brain tumors in the past 20 years.” -Australia’s Senator Lyn Allison, after brain tumors became the leading cause of death in children under 15. [ Observer Mar14/99]
“11,000 Scandinavian cell phone users were studied and they showed significant neurological effects in a dose response manner… There is also a higher incidence of cardiac problems… The neurological effects are noticed within minutes of using a cell phone.” -Neil Cherry biophysicist at Lincoln University in Christ Church, New Zealand
“Perhaps putting a mobile phone repeatedly to your head is something that might not be good in the long term.” -Professor Leif Salford, longtime cell phone researcher into impacts on brain through the blood-brain barrier [BBC Feb 5/03]
More than 26 million people worldwide are stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, and a new forecast says the number will quadruple by 2050. At that rate, at least one in 85 people onboard planet Earth will be brain-wiped within 40 years. [AP June 10/07]
One of the first indications of dementia – and a common side effect of frequent ‘cordless’ cell and portable phone use – is memory loss. French researchers have found that the abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer’s cases always deposit in the hippocampus first. Cell phone radiation is directly implicated in forming these abnormal proteins. [ Proceedings of the Second Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium, Finland, Jan/01;]
British researchers confirm that cell phone radiation changes the shape of brain proteins, causing them to clump together and reach out with pathological fibrils like those found in patients afflicted with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. [Microwave News May/June 2003]
“Irradiated neurons in the brain die rapidly because these nerve cells have a low capacity for DNA repair.” [Paper presented by Dr. Henry Lai at the Mobile Phones and Health Symposium, in Vienna, Austria Oct 25-28/98]
WHERE WE ARE
“At this point in time, there’s just over three billion users of cell phones worldwide. So that’s half of our world population, or almost half.” -Dr. Vini Khurana, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Canberra Hospital to television host Larry King. [Larry King Live May 27/08]
“Today it is estimated that more than 90% percent of the Western world uses cell phones.” -PhD Andrew Michrowski, Planetary Association for Clean Energy [Whole Life Expo 2007 Toronto Nov 25/07]
“Young people today are becoming stupid.” -Toshiyuki Sawaguchi, Japanese professor of neurobiology, blaming cell phone use for early senility. [rense.com Feb 5/01]
“A literacy study conducted in 2005 on 19,000 young Americans is sobering. Only one in three American college grads can read a complex book and extrapolate from it… an overwhelming majority of college students are unable to understand arguments in a newspaper editorial or to comprehend a simple comparison table.”
[Washington Post Dec 25/05]
“For three years now Ingri and I have been traveling with a hand-held device called a ‘zapchecker’. The zapchecker measures ambient levels of electromagnetic radiation. During dozens of road trips throughout the western U.S. since 2003, we would be driving along and notice that the zapchecker would suddenly ’spike’. We would then see a cell tower, a hospital or government building with a satellite communications array, a radio station or sometimes, high tension lines within a half mile or so. After a few minutes, the zapchecker would calm down again until the next wireless monument came within range…
“On March 30, 2006, Ingri and I traveled from Spirit Lake to Seattle to attend what turned out to be an excellent 9/11 truth event on the University of Washington campus. What we experienced with regard to measurable amounts of ambient electromagnetic radiation was shocking to us and occupied much of our conversation throughout our journey. Wherein previous years there would be miles between measurable amounts of radiation being detected by our zapchecker, the opposite was suddenly true. Our zapchecker was spiking about 90% of the time during our 800-mile round trip. It was ‘clean’ only between cell towers and now there is almost always one in sight. In all cases, when we were in urban areas, the zapchecker was solidly spiked – even when the sensitivity of the device was turned down.” -Amy Worthington
One in six children suffers some neurological disability, and the rate of autism has skyrocketed in the last decade. “In the USA, one in every 166 children has an autism spectrum disorder- an increase of 6,000% since the 1970’s,” reports the Boston Globe. [Boston Globe July 1/05]
RF exposure “is wholly correlated with the repeatedly documented increased incidence of autism: now reported by at least some researchers as greater than 1 per 100 newborn. ” -Dr. Kane [elektrosmognews.de Feb/02]
Melatonin has been shown to help prevent Alzheimer’s. Melatonin also blocks estrogen’s propensity to develop breast tumors in women. Eleven published epidemiologic studies in residences and workplaces show Microwaves emitted by cell phones and portables, wireless routers and cell phone towers sharply reduce melatonin production. [Bioeffects Initiative]
SOLUTIONS
“There is a need for a biological standard to replace the thermal standard and to also protect against cumulative effects across the EM spectrum.” [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“Worldwide harmonization of standards have to be based on biological responses.” [Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop - "Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Biological Effects of EMF" March 2005]
“Thirteen years of continuous radiation exposure in public school cancer zones is child abuse. Networking systems using cables are the answer.” -Amy Worthington
Renowned brain surgeon, “Dr. Vini Khurana urges everyone to stop using cell phones immediately.” [Independent Mar 30/08]
Norris
“Wherever you go, there we are.” – Cellular One slogan
ANTIPHONY: A style of chanting involving a call and response. Since billions of people are called to cell and portable phones every day – and most will be chosen to conduct the biggest biological experiment ever undertaken on this planet – perhaps some responses to this mass culture of addiction and denial are in order.
Did someone say “addiction”?
“In January 2001 alone, over 900 million text messages were sent in the UK.”
[BBC May 24/01]
“This text messaging train just keeps on running on its tracks. We reached $80 billion worth of revenues out of mobile phone simple SMS text messaging last year… Now it’s clear this year we will pass the 100 billion dollar mark… Oh, in absolute numbers, we’ll hit about 2.8 trillion. What is that per day? 8 BILLION texts sent every day. Or 92,000 text messages sent every second of every day.” -consultant Tomi T Ahonen [communities-dominate.blogs.com Sept 21/07]
“Cell phone dependency is now called compulsive communicating. Chain dialers call continually to get another ‘fix’. [Spokesman Review Nov 12/05]
“Mobile phones are replacing nicotine as the foremost addictive obsession in Great Britain.” [British Medical Journal Apr/06]
“75% of British teenagers said they literally could not bear to be without their phone.” [London Telegraph Dec19/04]
“A London detox clinic specializes in helping patients deal with behavioral addiction related to cell phone use.” [Courier-Mail Oct 7/03]
“2006 was the turning point when the industry started focusing not just on teenagers and adults but also on tweens – children between middle childhood and adolescence, usually 8 to 12 years old – and even children as young as 5.” [New York Times Mar 8/08]
“A Eurobarometer survey of almost 1,000 children in 29 countries found most had telephones after age 9.” [New York Times Mar 8/08]
“Grotesque.” -Dr. George Carlo’s comment on marketing strategies aimed at children during a New Zealand prime time TV news show. [IsraCast Technology News July 29/05]
It’s “open season on kids.” -investigative reporter Amy Worthington
“Nine out of 10 children under the age of 16 have a mobile phone.” [Guardian June 29/01]
“Children may be more vulnerable because of their developing nervous system, the greater absorption of energy in the tissues of the head and a longer lifetime of exposure.” -renowned British biochemist and president of the British Association for the Advancement of Science Sir William Stewart after completing a UK government report on “Mobile Phones and Health” in April 2000.
“My daughter has had her phone for 2 years, she is now 12 and so far everything is great. “ -mommyneedssleep [online blogger Dec 23/08]
“Parents should take their children away from that technology.” -Wolfram Koenig head of federal authority for radiation protection in Germany. [Journal of the Australasian College of Nutritional & Environmental Medicine Sept /01]
“Children who talk on a cell phone may not be able to cross the road safely… The seemingly simple act of crossing the street actually involves complex brain processes. And ‘unintentional pedestrian injury’ is a leading cause of death in middle childhood.” [Health News medicinenet.com Apr 11/08]
“Childhood leukemia is the most frequent childhood malignancy… This peak seems to have been newly evolved in the early quarter of the 20th century and may be due to electrification. [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“I believe that 30% of all childhood cancers are associated with EMF exposure.” -Dr. David Carpenter, Dean at the School of Public Health, State University of New York.
[Sunday Mirror Apr/04]
“We’re pretty bullish on increased usage by teenagers.” -Adam Guy, Strategist Group senior analyst. [London Telegraph Oct 9/07]
“A whole generation of teenagers face premature senility in the prime of their lives due to the use of mobile phones and new wireless technology.” [RFSafe.com Nov26/03]
“If you put a 20-year-old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone, his reaction times are the same as a 70-year-old driver.” – David Strayer, University of Utah psychology professor and principal author of the Transport Research study.
“It’s like instant aging.” -UK chief medical officer
“Because hands-free phones use up to 10-times more power to operate, they are even more dangerous than holding a phone to your skull while driving. Medical studies show that hands-free devices actually raise the amount of radiation being directed into the head by three times.” [Inter@ctive Week Apr13/00 ]
“Here’s the key point. These radio waves are a form of electromagnetic radiation, much like the energy that heats your microwave oven or is used for radar. Sounds worrisome, but the good news is (this does) not damage DNA and is not felt to harm living tissues at the levels of heat induced by a cell phone.” [blogs.webmd.com]
“The conclusion that if health effects of commonly encountered RF exposures exist, they must be small is wrong. The evidence points to a quite substantial hazard.” [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“I find it quite strange to see so many official presentations saying that there is no risk.” -Professor Mild, co-Swedish researcher after carrying out some of the most extensive original work into tumours among long-term mobile phone and portable phone users.
“It has been established beyond reasonable doubt that some adverse health effects occur at far lower levels of exposure … some at several thousand times below the existing safety limits.” [Independent Oct 7/07]
“University of Washington researchers funded by the U.S. military demonstrated that 2.4 gigahertz radiation increases the frequency of single-strand DNA breaks in the brain cells of live rats after only two hours of exposure at only 1/5th of the FCC’s so-called ’safety’ limits.” [rfsafe.com Nov 2/05]
“The available scientific evidence does not show any health problems are associated with using wireless phones.” -U.S. Food and Drug Administration [blogs.webmd.com]
“Physical testing to verify compliance is relatively rare.” -FCC [Radio Frequency Safety]
Funded by Vodafone, the Mobile Operators Association and other cell phone manufacturers, the study results failed to mention that 12 of 56 – or more than one-in-five – volunteers became too ill from the microwave exposure and had to drop out of the tests. [mastsanity.org]
“FCC officials are bribed by the industry with such perks as expensive trips to Las Vegas.” [capitolhillblue.com May 22/03]
“There is no research being done in the United States at the present time, even though we started this field back in the early 1970s. All of that research has been stopped because of industry.” -Dr. Om Gandhi [Uncensored (NZ) Nov 9/06]
“These days in the committee (that sets the standards), one co-chair is from Motorola (C.K. Chou) and the other is from the Navy, the military-industrial establishment (Dr. John D’Andrea), and they are suddenly loosening their standards.” -Dr. Gandhi [Uncensored (NZ) Nov 9/06]
“There are more than 15,000 scientific studies reporting the cell phone health hazards. At least 66 epidemiological studies show that electromagnetic radiation increases brain tumors in human populations.” [Cell Phone Convenience or 21st Century Plague? by Dr. Nick Begich and James Roderick earthpulse.com]
“Studies show there has been a 40% across-the-board increase in the number of brain tumors in the past 20 years.” -Australia’s Senator Lyn Allison, after brain tumors became the leading cause of death in children under 15. [ Observer Mar14/99]
“11,000 Scandinavian cell phone users were studied and they showed significant neurological effects in a dose response manner… There is also a higher incidence of cardiac problems… The neurological effects are noticed within minutes of using a cell phone.” -Neil Cherry biophysicist at Lincoln University in Christ Church, New Zealand
“Perhaps putting a mobile phone repeatedly to your head is something that might not be good in the long term.” -Professor Leif Salford, longtime cell phone researcher into impacts on brain through the blood-brain barrier [BBC Feb 5/03]
More than 26 million people worldwide are stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, and a new forecast says the number will quadruple by 2050. At that rate, at least one in 85 people onboard planet Earth will be brain-wiped within 40 years. [AP June 10/07]
One of the first indications of dementia – and a common side effect of frequent ‘cordless’ cell and portable phone use – is memory loss. French researchers have found that the abnormal proteins found in Alzheimer’s cases always deposit in the hippocampus first. Cell phone radiation is directly implicated in forming these abnormal proteins. [ Proceedings of the Second Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium, Finland, Jan/01;]
British researchers confirm that cell phone radiation changes the shape of brain proteins, causing them to clump together and reach out with pathological fibrils like those found in patients afflicted with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. [Microwave News May/June 2003]
“Irradiated neurons in the brain die rapidly because these nerve cells have a low capacity for DNA repair.” [Paper presented by Dr. Henry Lai at the Mobile Phones and Health Symposium, in Vienna, Austria Oct 25-28/98]
WHERE WE ARE
“At this point in time, there’s just over three billion users of cell phones worldwide. So that’s half of our world population, or almost half.” -Dr. Vini Khurana, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, Canberra Hospital to television host Larry King. [Larry King Live May 27/08]
“Today it is estimated that more than 90% percent of the Western world uses cell phones.” -PhD Andrew Michrowski, Planetary Association for Clean Energy [Whole Life Expo 2007 Toronto Nov 25/07]
“Young people today are becoming stupid.” -Toshiyuki Sawaguchi, Japanese professor of neurobiology, blaming cell phone use for early senility. [rense.com Feb 5/01]
“A literacy study conducted in 2005 on 19,000 young Americans is sobering. Only one in three American college grads can read a complex book and extrapolate from it… an overwhelming majority of college students are unable to understand arguments in a newspaper editorial or to comprehend a simple comparison table.”
[Washington Post Dec 25/05]
“For three years now Ingri and I have been traveling with a hand-held device called a ‘zapchecker’. The zapchecker measures ambient levels of electromagnetic radiation. During dozens of road trips throughout the western U.S. since 2003, we would be driving along and notice that the zapchecker would suddenly ’spike’. We would then see a cell tower, a hospital or government building with a satellite communications array, a radio station or sometimes, high tension lines within a half mile or so. After a few minutes, the zapchecker would calm down again until the next wireless monument came within range…
“On March 30, 2006, Ingri and I traveled from Spirit Lake to Seattle to attend what turned out to be an excellent 9/11 truth event on the University of Washington campus. What we experienced with regard to measurable amounts of ambient electromagnetic radiation was shocking to us and occupied much of our conversation throughout our journey. Wherein previous years there would be miles between measurable amounts of radiation being detected by our zapchecker, the opposite was suddenly true. Our zapchecker was spiking about 90% of the time during our 800-mile round trip. It was ‘clean’ only between cell towers and now there is almost always one in sight. In all cases, when we were in urban areas, the zapchecker was solidly spiked – even when the sensitivity of the device was turned down.” -Amy Worthington
One in six children suffers some neurological disability, and the rate of autism has skyrocketed in the last decade. “In the USA, one in every 166 children has an autism spectrum disorder- an increase of 6,000% since the 1970’s,” reports the Boston Globe. [Boston Globe July 1/05]
RF exposure “is wholly correlated with the repeatedly documented increased incidence of autism: now reported by at least some researchers as greater than 1 per 100 newborn. ” -Dr. Kane [elektrosmognews.de Feb/02]
Melatonin has been shown to help prevent Alzheimer’s. Melatonin also blocks estrogen’s propensity to develop breast tumors in women. Eleven published epidemiologic studies in residences and workplaces show Microwaves emitted by cell phones and portables, wireless routers and cell phone towers sharply reduce melatonin production. [Bioeffects Initiative]
SOLUTIONS
“There is a need for a biological standard to replace the thermal standard and to also protect against cumulative effects across the EM spectrum.” [Bioeffects Initiative report]
“Worldwide harmonization of standards have to be based on biological responses.” [Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop - "Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Biological Effects of EMF" March 2005]
“Thirteen years of continuous radiation exposure in public school cancer zones is child abuse. Networking systems using cables are the answer.” -Amy Worthington
Renowned brain surgeon, “Dr. Vini Khurana urges everyone to stop using cell phones immediately.” [Independent Mar 30/08]
Norris
Apr 18 2009
Ruth asked:
The reason for this is that the free directories will not have someone’s cell phone number in their database unless that person has added it manually. To have a database that contains cell phone numbers costs money, which is why you will not get any results by doing a cell phone number search on a free directory.
For the best results, you need to do a cell phone number search on a directory that specializes in this type of information. It’s true that it may cost you a small, onetime fee, but you can get quick results, and all the information you need when you use one of the cell phone directory searches.
When you do a cell phone number search, you can find out someone’s name, cell phone number, and even his or her address, and sometimes you can also find out information about who their cell phone service provider is.
Various Types Of Cell Phone Number Services
This service is extremely useful for getting people’s cell phone numbers, which is more important today than it has every been. These days, so many people depend entirely on their cell phones for all their communication needs. Since there is no public directory assistants to get someone’s cell phone number, your only option is to do a cell phone number search online, but you will not get the results that you want if you don’t choose the right service.
When doing a cell phone number search, you’ll want a service that specializes in these types of searches, and also one that gives you the information that you need, but it will be difficult to find a service that offers all of this without paying some type of fee.
Though it is doubtful that you will find a free online service where you can do a cell phone search and actually get results, you can find plenty that offer these searches at a reasonable price.
Logan
The reason for this is that the free directories will not have someone’s cell phone number in their database unless that person has added it manually. To have a database that contains cell phone numbers costs money, which is why you will not get any results by doing a cell phone number search on a free directory.
For the best results, you need to do a cell phone number search on a directory that specializes in this type of information. It’s true that it may cost you a small, onetime fee, but you can get quick results, and all the information you need when you use one of the cell phone directory searches.
When you do a cell phone number search, you can find out someone’s name, cell phone number, and even his or her address, and sometimes you can also find out information about who their cell phone service provider is.
Various Types Of Cell Phone Number Services
This service is extremely useful for getting people’s cell phone numbers, which is more important today than it has every been. These days, so many people depend entirely on their cell phones for all their communication needs. Since there is no public directory assistants to get someone’s cell phone number, your only option is to do a cell phone number search online, but you will not get the results that you want if you don’t choose the right service.
When doing a cell phone number search, you’ll want a service that specializes in these types of searches, and also one that gives you the information that you need, but it will be difficult to find a service that offers all of this without paying some type of fee.
Though it is doubtful that you will find a free online service where you can do a cell phone search and actually get results, you can find plenty that offer these searches at a reasonable price.
Logan
Apr 18 2009
Lizzie Scott asked:
There’s a lot of buzz on whether cell phones emit enough radiation to cause ill health effects. This concern arises because the cell phone is placed close to the head during use. Hence it puts the radiation in direct contact with the tissue in the head.
Cell phones have low-power transmitters in them. Most car phones have a transmitter power of 3 watts. A handheld cell phone operates on about 0.75 to 1 watt of power. The position of a transmitter inside a phone varies depending on the manufacturer, but it is usually in close proximity to the phone’s antenna. The radio waves that send the encoded signal are made up of electromagnetic radiation.
Electromagnetic radiation is made up of waves of electric and magnetic energy moving at the speed of light, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). When talking on a cell phone, most users place the phone against the head. In this position, there is a possibility that some of the electromagnetic radiation will be absorbed by human tissue.
All cell phones emit some amount of electromagnetic radiation i.e. cell phone radiation. Given the close proximity of the phone to the head, it is possible for the cell phone radiation to cause some type of harm to the 118 million cell phone users in the United States. What is being debated is how much cell phone radiation is considered unsafe and if there are any potential long-term effects of cell-phone radiation exposure.
The FDA states that “the available scientific evidence does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated with the use of mobile phones.” However, that doesn’t mean that the potential for harm from electromagnetic radiation doesn’t exist. Cell phone radiation can damage human tissue if it is exposed to high levels of radiation, according to the FCC. RF radiation has the ability to heat human tissue, much like the way microwave ovens heat food. Damage to tissue can be caused by exposure to RF radiation because the body is not equipped to dissipate excessive amounts of heat. The eyes are particularly vulnerable due to the lack of blood flow in that area.
The added concern with non-ionizing radiation (the type of radiation associated with cell phones) is that it could have long-term effects. Although it may not immediately cause damage to tissue, scientists are still unsure about whether prolonged exposure could create problems. This is a sensitive issue because of the millions of people using cell phones today. In 1994, there were 16 million cell phone users in the United States alone. As of July 17, 2001, there were more than 118 million.
Here are a few health problems that may be linked to cell phone radiation: • Cancer • Brain tumors • Alzheimer’s • Parkinson’s • Fatigue • Headaches
If you are worried about the potential risks of cell-phone radiation, here are few ways to reduce your risk: • Use a hands-free headset • Use a phone that places the antenna as far away from you as possible • Limit calls inside buildings • Use a health protector such as Chi Waveguard. Available for only $19.95. It neutralizes the negative effects of electromagnetic fields radiated from cell phones or electrical products.
Donnell
There’s a lot of buzz on whether cell phones emit enough radiation to cause ill health effects. This concern arises because the cell phone is placed close to the head during use. Hence it puts the radiation in direct contact with the tissue in the head.
Cell phones have low-power transmitters in them. Most car phones have a transmitter power of 3 watts. A handheld cell phone operates on about 0.75 to 1 watt of power. The position of a transmitter inside a phone varies depending on the manufacturer, but it is usually in close proximity to the phone’s antenna. The radio waves that send the encoded signal are made up of electromagnetic radiation.
Electromagnetic radiation is made up of waves of electric and magnetic energy moving at the speed of light, according to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). When talking on a cell phone, most users place the phone against the head. In this position, there is a possibility that some of the electromagnetic radiation will be absorbed by human tissue.
All cell phones emit some amount of electromagnetic radiation i.e. cell phone radiation. Given the close proximity of the phone to the head, it is possible for the cell phone radiation to cause some type of harm to the 118 million cell phone users in the United States. What is being debated is how much cell phone radiation is considered unsafe and if there are any potential long-term effects of cell-phone radiation exposure.
The FDA states that “the available scientific evidence does not demonstrate any adverse health effects associated with the use of mobile phones.” However, that doesn’t mean that the potential for harm from electromagnetic radiation doesn’t exist. Cell phone radiation can damage human tissue if it is exposed to high levels of radiation, according to the FCC. RF radiation has the ability to heat human tissue, much like the way microwave ovens heat food. Damage to tissue can be caused by exposure to RF radiation because the body is not equipped to dissipate excessive amounts of heat. The eyes are particularly vulnerable due to the lack of blood flow in that area.
The added concern with non-ionizing radiation (the type of radiation associated with cell phones) is that it could have long-term effects. Although it may not immediately cause damage to tissue, scientists are still unsure about whether prolonged exposure could create problems. This is a sensitive issue because of the millions of people using cell phones today. In 1994, there were 16 million cell phone users in the United States alone. As of July 17, 2001, there were more than 118 million.
Here are a few health problems that may be linked to cell phone radiation: • Cancer • Brain tumors • Alzheimer’s • Parkinson’s • Fatigue • Headaches
If you are worried about the potential risks of cell-phone radiation, here are few ways to reduce your risk: • Use a hands-free headset • Use a phone that places the antenna as far away from you as possible • Limit calls inside buildings • Use a health protector such as Chi Waveguard. Available for only $19.95. It neutralizes the negative effects of electromagnetic fields radiated from cell phones or electrical products.
Donnell
Apr 18 2009
Douglas Stewart asked:
While driving down any American roadway it is not an unusual sight to see electrical lines, telephone poles, and cell phone towers. You may notice, however, that there do not seem to be enough cell phone towers in comparison to how many cell phone customers exist. This phenomenon is caused by the fact that you are not looking in the right places. Cell phone towers have gone into hiding, disguising themselves as trees, church steeples, and even gas station signs in an attempt to preserve the look of the landscape.
Cell phone towers are a necessary element to allow us to transmit our signals from cell phones and must be placed at appropriate intervals along the highway. Unlike other utility towers and poles, these structures are wireless and usually solitary. The number of towers needed in an area is directly proportional to the density of cell phone users. As different cell phone companies use different antennas that are all located on the same cell phone tower, these structures can be quite unsightly. Thus the cell phone tower began to be disguised.
Cell phone “trees” have become the most popular disguise that these technological giants assume. These “plants” come in every shape and form depending on what species of trees are close by to help them blend in. This disguise is usually part of a landscape theme or a forest. In the Pacific Northwest, Douglas firs are a popular species that are “planted” among the thick woods and forests in this mountainous region. In southern California, different species of “palm trees” blend in with their natural counterparts along the streets and boulevards. In the desert of Arizona, “cacti” are springing up in the most remote regions. While birds do not nest in these “trees, other wildlife call these towers home, such as various bugs and insects who do not seem to be able to distinguish these “plants” from the natural ones.
There are several advantages to these cell phone “trees” that natural trees do not have. The cell phone species do not lose their leaves and maintain their color indefinitely. They never need pruning or trimming and maintain their original shape in and out of season. Cell phone “trees” are also immune to diseases, tree parasites, and drought. These “trees” do not require watering or even soil for that matter. They can survive just as easily in concrete and can be “planted” anywhere. If you are a hay fever sufferer, there is also no pollen present.
Opponents argue that these cell phone “trees” are dangerous to the surrounding environment. These individuals point out the fact that was previously mentioned that birds do not nest in these “plants”, explaining that the birds may know something that we do not and claim that these “trees” are a potential health hazard. While there has long been a debate about cancer being linked to power lines and electrical towers, a possible link between this disease and cell phone towers is being hotly debated. Opponents also point out that while these cell phone “trees” look better that the traditional towers, the public may be exposing themselves to potential health hazards without even knowing that the towers are there. Of course, when these individuals are out locating these health-threatening towers, they are probably calling the locations in to their bosses on their cell phones.
Cell phone towers are a necessity to modern life, and if by disguising these mechanical monstrosities as beautiful trees can help us preserve the natural look of the surrounding environment, most people would agree that it is a beneficial policy.
Charlotte
While driving down any American roadway it is not an unusual sight to see electrical lines, telephone poles, and cell phone towers. You may notice, however, that there do not seem to be enough cell phone towers in comparison to how many cell phone customers exist. This phenomenon is caused by the fact that you are not looking in the right places. Cell phone towers have gone into hiding, disguising themselves as trees, church steeples, and even gas station signs in an attempt to preserve the look of the landscape.
Cell phone towers are a necessary element to allow us to transmit our signals from cell phones and must be placed at appropriate intervals along the highway. Unlike other utility towers and poles, these structures are wireless and usually solitary. The number of towers needed in an area is directly proportional to the density of cell phone users. As different cell phone companies use different antennas that are all located on the same cell phone tower, these structures can be quite unsightly. Thus the cell phone tower began to be disguised.
Cell phone “trees” have become the most popular disguise that these technological giants assume. These “plants” come in every shape and form depending on what species of trees are close by to help them blend in. This disguise is usually part of a landscape theme or a forest. In the Pacific Northwest, Douglas firs are a popular species that are “planted” among the thick woods and forests in this mountainous region. In southern California, different species of “palm trees” blend in with their natural counterparts along the streets and boulevards. In the desert of Arizona, “cacti” are springing up in the most remote regions. While birds do not nest in these “trees, other wildlife call these towers home, such as various bugs and insects who do not seem to be able to distinguish these “plants” from the natural ones.
There are several advantages to these cell phone “trees” that natural trees do not have. The cell phone species do not lose their leaves and maintain their color indefinitely. They never need pruning or trimming and maintain their original shape in and out of season. Cell phone “trees” are also immune to diseases, tree parasites, and drought. These “trees” do not require watering or even soil for that matter. They can survive just as easily in concrete and can be “planted” anywhere. If you are a hay fever sufferer, there is also no pollen present.
Opponents argue that these cell phone “trees” are dangerous to the surrounding environment. These individuals point out the fact that was previously mentioned that birds do not nest in these “plants”, explaining that the birds may know something that we do not and claim that these “trees” are a potential health hazard. While there has long been a debate about cancer being linked to power lines and electrical towers, a possible link between this disease and cell phone towers is being hotly debated. Opponents also point out that while these cell phone “trees” look better that the traditional towers, the public may be exposing themselves to potential health hazards without even knowing that the towers are there. Of course, when these individuals are out locating these health-threatening towers, they are probably calling the locations in to their bosses on their cell phones.
Cell phone towers are a necessity to modern life, and if by disguising these mechanical monstrosities as beautiful trees can help us preserve the natural look of the surrounding environment, most people would agree that it is a beneficial policy.
Charlotte