How the hell do those cell phone boosters work?

[BDawg]

<< Tuesday March 12, 2002 2:33 PM   (NEW!)



<< How the hell do those cell phone boosters work? >>
Easy -- They don't. >>






<< Tuesday March 12, 2002 4:19 PM   (NEW!)


How? They don't. >>



Damn, Skoorb! You were right on the ball with that timely reply!

 

[halik]

haha, i know where you can get bulk antennas for about 10c a piece (more you buy, the cheaper they get)

 

[Eli]

I don't care if a Cellphone puts out 0.01 watts of microwave radiation. It's still going through your head and disrupting cells.

What about cordless phones? My brother has a 2.4GHz model, and the frequency it uses is the same number stated on the back of his microwave. :Q That didn't make us feel very good.. lol

 

[Ultima]

duh... they don't work!

 

[BD2003]

Another mental giant.

 

[AndrewR]

It's very basic electromagnetic wave theory. Cell phones operate on a certain frequency. Since they use an antenna to receive a signal, that antenna must be of the proper size for the signal coming in (to match the wavelength). We can assume that the cell phone manufacturers understand this and crafted their phones with the proper size antenna. Making that antenna longer only worsens reception by altering the antenna length.

At least that's how I looked at it, but my understanding of EW theory is only very basic.

 

[toant103]

they don't work

 

[Deleted member 54998]

You wont see me wearing a headset on my cell phone. If that thing is emitting radiaton there is no way I am putting it in my pocket...

 

[MWink]

<< Headsets have been shown to increase the radiation and focus the radiation into the earbud.....use handsfree speaker instead....that is what has been advised. >>



Show me the proof!!! I have done quite a bit of testing and everything seemed to prove the opposite. I found a device that the phone interfered with greatly. When the handset is near it there is interference, when the headset is near it there was NO interference. Also, if it were used as an antenna then that should make the reception better which it does just as well as those boosters. And to top it all off the studies I have seen indicate headsets greatly decrease radiation exposure.

I dare you to show me any CREDIBLE sources that say I'm wrong. All the sources I saw that said headsets were dangerous were trying to sell "safe" headsets.

 

[yakko]

<< The people that buy these buy stuff like the Chop-0-Matic, believe in psychics, and think the Tooth Fairy should be elected as the head of the Department of Treasury >>

I like the Chop-o-matic. It actually works unlike the cellphone booster.

 

[b0mbrman]

Mmm...what do they claim the little sticker is doing?

 

[chuckieland]

it work like this
if you believe it would work, and think it would work, then you would start to see improvement
if you don't believe it would work, and don't think it would work, then it just don't work
get the point

 

[RossMAN]

It's a gimick ripoff but if you consider yourself a sucker you can buy one for $2 shipped.