I've just bought my first mobile and had a possibly silly question. Can the phone (when on standby) damage any credit cards that are carried near it? I haven't seen any problem like this mentioned anywhere but just wondered about it.
#2. "RE: Question about mobile (cell phone)" In response to npmcl (Reply # 0)
Not sure about credit-cards but I've certainly ended up at a hotel door with a useless magnetic key card, after having it in my pocket with my mobile, several times. Hasn't happened since I made a concious effort to keep them apart }>
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That's an interesting point. I used to carry my cell in my shirt pocket. Somebody told me don't do that 'cause it might do strange things to your heart. Sounds reasonable, since we, people, have electrostatic activity. Or something like that. Any thoughts on this note? Edit: the reason I carried it there, was so I could hear it when it rang. I've got an older Siemens and even when the volume is all the way up, it's not *that* loud.
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#8. "RE: Question about mobile (cell phone)" In response to andrini2000 (Reply # 7) Fri Oct-11-02 01:30 PM
I've been carrying my mobile in my shirt pocket 8 to ten hours a day,since they have been small enough to carry there comfortably, does that mean my ticker is stuffed?
#10. "RE: Question about mobile (cell phone)" In response to Shelly (Reply # 9)
Not sure about the US but in the UK mobile phones regularly transmit to the network to 'check-in' so if a call does come through it can be routed to the area of the network that the phone is and save time ( although I'm sure we are only talking milliseconds ). I hear this all the time when this causes interference over the radio in my car. This fact has also been used in the Law Courts to challenge alibi's by defendants who claim to be nowhere near the scene of the crime, with this log showing the relative position of their phone over the network.
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