Posted by axxxr
Via: The Sunday Mirror
According to The Sunday Mirror, phone companies are burrying information about the radiation levels of their handsets in a website which is so complicated it takes a computer expert more than three hours to negotiate.
Michael Milligan, a spokesman for the Mobile Manufacturers Forum, which is responsible for providing the ratings, said: "The information is there and available if you want to check it. But we do not really support consumers using the ratings to decide which phones are safer than others."
The investigation was launched as radiological expert Professor Sir William Stewart warned parents to ban children under eight from using mobiles. "SAR values are available but they are difficult to compare - more should be done to make the information available." he said.
As a result of the investigation, the Department of Health plans to contact mobile companies to tell them to provide the information in an easy format.
Janice Allen of the National Consumer Council said phone companies need to be honest with consumers, "Grouping phone models according to high, medium or low emissions would be more useful."
Mike Clarke of the National Radiological Protection Board added: "While the risks of mobile phones are still unclear, consumers need all the information to make their decision."
Posted by methylated_spirit
Someone posted a photo of a newspaper article on here a few months ago listing the top 20 phones for radiation...cant find it from my p900 though
Posted by themarques
T610= 1.2
V800= 1.05
Z1010= 1.41
K700i= 0.48
P900/910= 0.91
The damn Z1010 is a microwave...
Posted by whizkidd
@theMarques. Where did you get those statistics from. Any links?
Posted by themarques
http://www.mmfai.org/public/sar.cfm?lang=eng
Posted by methylated_spirit
Isnt the legal limit something like 5.5? It was all on that article i will see if i can find it when i get to a pc.
Posted by Pradhika
Welcome subject. Yet, are not children affected more by the diversion stuff?
Posted by govigov
just got idea for a new thread.
Posted by Debu
The permissible limit of the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) is around 5, so these vales seem kind of ok.
Posted by sunjivas
i have a K700 and my ear becomes very hot after >30mins or so on the phone! Does this happen to anyone else with K700s? My mum was also complaining of a similar thing with her Moto E1000. Im guessing this is to do with the radiation right...?
Posted by Debu
It is possible that we aren't talking about the same thing, but one's ears usually have very sensitive tissues, if one plays around with his ears long enough they will become red. Maybe this is what is happening to your ear when you talk for too long.
Posted by shyam335
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sometime back i read a report stating that 610 has radiation level 0.6 or something
Posted by joebmc
0.48 for the k700 thats pretty good. Anyone got an idea what the lowest there is for a phone?
Posted by themarques
@methylated_spirit They talk about "legal limits" but really and truely, they themselves dont even know if its harmfull or not (I am sure they do)..