How the hell does a shiny sticker enhance reception? Does it draw power from the battery to strengthen the signal or something?
How the hell do those cell phone boosters work?
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They dont do a thing? How can they get away with selling them? Im not really pissed, it cost me 99 cents, but still...
They have been shown to weaken cell signals coming to the phone, therfore draining the battery faster also.
While on the subject of cell phone stuff.....the radiation lowering devices don't work either....FTC is now actively pursuing the companies for making claims that they cannot backup......They still recommend either limiting your cell phone use or using a hands free kit (not headset). Fvck it! Everything kills you now days......I like taking the risk of holding the phone to my ear while driving....at least I can take someone out with me if I crash into another car......
While on the subject of cell phone stuff.....the radiation lowering devices don't work either....FTC is now actively pursuing the companies for making claims that they cannot backup......They still recommend either limiting your cell phone use or using a hands free kit (not headset). Fvck it! Everything kills you now days......I like taking the risk of holding the phone to my ear while driving....at least I can take someone out with me if I crash into another car......
There's a quick answer to that...
(from Merriam Webster)
Main Entry: pla·ce·bo
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -bos
Etymology: -- more at PLEASE
Date: 13th century
1 /plä-'chA-(")bO/ [Middle English, from Latin, I shall please, from placEre to please] : the Roman Catholic vespers for the dead
2 /pl&-'sE-/ [Latin, I shall please] a (1) : a medication prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder (2) : an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug) b : something tending to soothe
Ya put that bad boy in there, and the nice fellow on TV said it'll make your calls clearer and DAMN if it doesnt.
Just like giving a guy something that LOOKS like weed will get him stoned when he smokes it.
The guys who came up with that are BRILLIANT. 30 cents of foil for 20 dollars! w00t. Bleah
(from Merriam Webster)
Main Entry: pla·ce·bo
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -bos
Etymology: -- more at PLEASE
Date: 13th century
1 /plä-'chA-(")bO/ [Middle English, from Latin, I shall please, from placEre to please] : the Roman Catholic vespers for the dead
2 /pl&-'sE-/ [Latin, I shall please] a (1) : a medication prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder (2) : an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug) b : something tending to soothe
Ya put that bad boy in there, and the nice fellow on TV said it'll make your calls clearer and DAMN if it doesnt.
Just like giving a guy something that LOOKS like weed will get him stoned when he smokes it.
The guys who came up with that are BRILLIANT. 30 cents of foil for 20 dollars! w00t. Bleah
consumer reports looked into them (at least i think that's where i read it)
they found that those not only provide WORSE reception, but the "ray blocker" portion may actually direct more rays TOWARDS your head!
i think they work on the theory of EM fields inducing magnetic current which in turn induces other EM fields.
my friend ordered one simply because he couldn't take the infomercial anymore....man, it didn't even come with instructions...talk about cheap.
it was tinfoil with a sticky side basically. it killed his reception inside...
they found that those not only provide WORSE reception, but the "ray blocker" portion may actually direct more rays TOWARDS your head!
i think they work on the theory of EM fields inducing magnetic current which in turn induces other EM fields.
my friend ordered one simply because he couldn't take the infomercial anymore....man, it didn't even come with instructions...talk about cheap.
it was tinfoil with a sticky side basically. it killed his reception inside...
Of course they work...they use micro-miniature circuitry. Also I think you will be interested in some Igia products that I would like to sell to you.
Now, you can take this with a grain of salt if you like, because I work in the cellular industry..
Cell phones give off what is called non ionizing radiation. In other words, it's not the bad stuff that tears through you and destroys everything in it's path. Essentially it is of a similar frequency and properties as the energy used in your microwave.
Egads you say! Using my cell phone will pop my brain like a bag of microwave popcorn!!
Perhaps. But modern CDMA digital handsets operate at less than half a watt of output power. Compare that will 700-1000 watts on the inside of a microwave. You'd have to hold that bad boy to your head for a long long time to ever heat up anything inside.
There have been no conclusive studies that show non ionizing radiation of the levels in cell phones cause any problems in humans.
BTW...most handsets warm up over the course of a long call. This is not radiation. It's the battery discharging and getting warm. No radiation
Cell phones give off what is called non ionizing radiation. In other words, it's not the bad stuff that tears through you and destroys everything in it's path. Essentially it is of a similar frequency and properties as the energy used in your microwave.
Egads you say! Using my cell phone will pop my brain like a bag of microwave popcorn!!
Perhaps. But modern CDMA digital handsets operate at less than half a watt of output power. Compare that will 700-1000 watts on the inside of a microwave. You'd have to hold that bad boy to your head for a long long time to ever heat up anything inside.
There have been no conclusive studies that show non ionizing radiation of the levels in cell phones cause any problems in humans.
BTW...most handsets warm up over the course of a long call. This is not radiation. It's the battery discharging and getting warm. No radiation
If they did work, I'm sure multi-billion dollar cell phone manufacturers would either include them with the phone, or they would integrate it into the phone.
If they spend millions on antenna designs, I'm sure they would use this if it works to improve reception. 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. if you are going to waste your money on these, why not get something useful, like an ostrich buffer?
If they spend millions on antenna designs, I'm sure they would use this if it works to improve reception. 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. if you are going to waste your money on these, why not get something useful, like an ostrich buffer?
Placebos are a large part of the prescription drug trade....I remember seeing a Dateline a few years back where they looked at asthma inhalers and quite a few were nothing more than saltwater.....the asthmatic thought they were getting medicine and felt better.....proved that something like 50% of asthma cases are nothing more than psychosamatic and more likely attention deficit disorders
Silly humans! Those are not for cell phones, they are brain wave accumulator/focusers. They must be secured to your forehead with a strong, plastic epoxy, in a horizontal orientation. When concentrating hard enough on things you hate (i.e. barbara streisand, bloody diaper rash, steve jobs, etc.) a strong particle beam will radiate from the strip on your forehead. You can buy one from me for only $29.99 at MindRay.com, with my special super-power instructions included.
(-results are not typical- strip may not work on incompatible foreheads-)
(-results are not typical- strip may not work on incompatible foreheads-)
<< mUAHWAHAHAHA!
Did you give it clear LEDs, a sounds maker to simulate a authentic ringer, and an extra-long antenna?
>>Heh, funny. Actually, I wanted blue LEDs to complement my sweet silver slide case. I just needed stuff to go over the $35 limit to be able to use a coupon at cellphoneshop.net. I figured for a buck I couldnt go wrong.
Still need to learn how to solder though.
<< BTW...most handsets warm up over the course of a long call. This is not radiation. It's the battery discharging and getting warm. >>
Yea sure.
Why then, does the part of my phone NOT containing the battery get hot??? The battery is the part that stays coolest.
/from a Motorola StarTAC owner.
<< There have been no conclusive studies that show non ionizing radiation of the levels in cell phones cause any problems in humans. >>
That's not what I read!
IMO, Warin you are wrong. I fully believe that cell phones are dangerous. I think that most people are just in denial about it. They don't want to think the phones they love could be turning their brains into scrambled eggs. I think if you are going to use one, you might as well take some steps to stay safe and at least use a headset.
<< I think if you are going to use one, you might as well take some steps to stay safe and at least use a headset. >>
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.
<< There have been no conclusive studies that show non ionizing radiation of the levels in cell phones cause any problems in humans. >>
lol, ppl are buying little antenna shields for their phones to block the radiation. what they didn't know was that blocking part of the antenna only made the phones crank up the power to compensate hahaha.. yes americans are stupid
<<How the hell do those cell phone boosters work?>>
I should've asked myself this question b4 I spent $10 for 5 of them shipped. I hate that infomercial on TV with its nice appealing animations. Damn it! I don't see any difference at all, IT JUST DOESN' WORK!
<<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>>
What? You're talking about me? I don't believe in psychics and the Tooth Fairy.
I should've asked myself this question b4 I spent $10 for 5 of them shipped. I hate that infomercial on TV with its nice appealing animations. Damn it! I don't see any difference at all, IT JUST DOESN' WORK!
<<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>>
What? You're talking about me? I don't believe in psychics and the Tooth Fairy.
<< There's a quick answer to that...
(from Merriam Webster)
Main Entry: pla·ce·bo
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -bos
Etymology: -- more at PLEASE
Date: 13th century
1 /plä-'chA-(")bO/ [Middle English, from Latin, I shall please, from placEre to please] : the Roman Catholic vespers for the dead
2 /pl&-'sE-/ [Latin, I shall please] a (1) : a medication prescribed more for the mental relief of the patient than for its actual effect on a disorder (2) : an inert or innocuous substance used especially in controlled experiments testing the efficacy of another substance (as a drug) b : something tending to soothe
Ya put that bad boy in there, and the nice fellow on TV said it'll make your calls clearer and DAMN if it doesnt.
Just like giving a guy something that LOOKS like weed will get him stoned when he smokes it.
The guys who came up with that are BRILLIANT. 30 cents of foil for 20 dollars! w00t. Bleah >>
It's not even foil..just a damn sticker
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