Are Wireless devices a health risk?
In a nutshell – no. Wireless devices and their emissions are strictly policed and tested by the FCC in America and ACMA here for possible health risks, and there’s also many logical conclusions that can be drawn from the chart above – 1. 802.11B/G devices use similar radio frequencies to common household appliances like Baby Monitors and Microwave ovens, so if there was a problem these would be banned by now or there’d at least be a media storm about it. 2. We’re constantly bombarded with TV & Radio station signals at similar frequencies as well. If anything, these would be more dangerous as they’re considerably more powerful than these little home Networking devices. However, you may notice that mobile phones also fall into a similar radio frequency and these have come under suspicion for possible health risks, but there are some major differences between mobile phones and Wireless computer gear. For one, tumours that have been attributed to mobile phone use are usually found around t
Related Questions
- There have been some serious allegations about Wi-Fi being dangerous to health. Surely you are putting more of us at risk by creating wireless networks across our city centres?
- Is there a health risk if I use a wireless headset, a wired earbud, or wear mobile communications devices on my body?
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