phone wifi hotspots - dangerous?

tir21

Is turning a phone into a hotspot and tethering it to a tablet for long periods - any more of a risk than just using the phones 3g?

Thanks

DCFC79

tir21 wrote: »

Is turning a phone into a hotspot and tethering it to a tablet for long periods - any more of a risk than just using the phones 3g?

Thanks

What kind of risks we taking about ?

Its pretty much the same form of connecting, only difference is your phone is inbetween the tablet and the 3G network.

tir21

DCFC79 wrote: »

What kind of risks we taking about ?

Its pretty much the same form of connecting, only difference is your phone is inbetween the tablet and the 3G network.

I was just wondering if the phone pumps out more radiation when used as a wifi hotspot

suicidebob

tir21 wrote: »

I was just wondering if the phone pumps out more radiation when used as a wifi hotspot

How much does your phone pump out at present?

tir21

suicidebob wrote: »

How much does your phone pump out at present?

Absolutely no idea

JJ_Egan

tir21 wrote: »

Absolutely no idea

Dont you have an app on your phone to measure radiation ?

SteveHenshaw

suicidebob wrote: »

How much does your phone pump out at present?

:rotfl: comedy.

[Deleted User]

I would have thought the biggest danger would be if tethering is not inluded in your call plan.

Imagine the shock of a big bill

dealer_wins

"Wireless Internet routers or Wi-Fi modems use dangerous electromagnetic radiation to send their signals to your computer through walls. If you have a wireless Internet router set up in your home or office (or WiMax, Blue Tooth, Air-Port Extreme, Air-Port Express, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, Linksys and other wireless network devices) you are receiving massive EMF exposure, and living or working in a dangerous soup of radiation."

Says a website trying to sell you protective products :rotfl::rotfl:

I would say using a wi-fi hotspot is no more dangerous than hang-gliding whilst blindfolded.

Seriously I would say its not a worry we need to have.

forgotmyname

Sticking the phone next to your brain and making/receiving calls will have more radiation risks.

Quiet_Spark

tir21 wrote: »

I was just wondering if the phone pumps out more radiation when used as a wifi hotspot

The microwave band officially starts at 300 MHz and ends at 3GHz, and all mobiles work within that range (for 2G, 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi) so if you are that worried about radiation then stop using your mobile and move house if you happen to live near a cellular base station.

You may also want to ditch your wireless router and cordless landline phone if you have either as both operate at 2.4 GHz (which is the same frequency a microwave oven works at).