I think this is rather alarmist without any scientific basis. Granted, I wouldn't want my baby sleeping on the gateway all day long. Stick it in your garage or server room and its effect is minimal. Your standard 30mW gateway is going to radiate a lot less than your cell phone or even your portable phone base station. Or for that matter, it is probably less than the cell phone tower nearest you. So, if you want to get paranoid make sure you throw out all your portable phones, your cell phone, your microwave and at the same time either do the same to all your neighbours and blow up the local cell tower or move into a cave without any neighbours.
-Rasmus On Wed, 6 Nov 2002, Randy S wrote: > I do worry. I wouldn't do it. There are some extenuating circumstances however, > like distance, amount of on time etc, that might be worth considering. > > I get a headache when I use my cell phone for more than a few minutes, the FCC > recommends that children not use cell phones, and the head of the World Health > Organization won't use a cell phone or allow anyone into her office with one > turned on. > > Granted, 802.11 and cell phones are different strengths, frequencies, > proximities to delicate body parts etc, but pretty similar. I use 802.11 > occasionaly and love the convenience, but definitely limit my usage. I am also > a fierce proponent of community based net access. It's hard to make this and > the previous paragraphs jive. It's a conundrum for sure. Usually I make due > with a good long cable. > > I'm surprised there aren't more threads like this on this list. > > my 2c. > > /r > > > --- joe howarth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Folks, > > > > We've got a baby on the way. Having wireless in our house would really help > > out as I'll be able to do my work anywhere (plus one of those 802.11 cameras > > would be great). > > > > Question = Is there any concern having an Access Point in the house so close > > to a very young child? Does anyone worry about all of the wireless signals > > affecting a newborn? > > > > Sorry if these are 'dumb' questions, but I'm sure I'm not the only one. > > > > Thanks for any feedback. > > > > -joe (Outer Sunset, SF) > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now > http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/ > -- > general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> > [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
