iPhone 7/Plus Do phones emit more radiation when reception is poor?

[kat.hayes]

I read somewhere that when there is little to no reception and iPhones (all phones actually) struggle to get a signal, and they are potentially more dangerous with regards to radiation.

1. Does anyone know how accurate this is?
2. If it is, I'm assuming it would also apply to the LTE Apple Watch?

Thanks.

 

[now i see it]

Nobody that visits these forums knows. And if anyone pretends to know... they're guessing.

 

[KGB7]

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

If it bothers you that much, talk to your family/primary Doctor about your concern, instead reading articles written by keyboard jockeys.

 

[KrisLord]

Nobody that visits these forums knows. And if anyone pretends to know... they're guessing.

I disagree, there’s been lots of scientific research into this.

I did a quick google to get a couple of articles, one with a pretty logical “don’t worry” and a comical cnet “tin hat” type reaction.


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/02/02/the-truth-about-cell-phone-radiation/#66daf35a192a


https://www.cnet.com/news/cell-phone-radiation-a-self-defense-guide-faq/

To answer the ops questions, yes there is more power used by your phone when it’s in a weak signal area, and this would apply to the watch too.

However all these risks are minimal, you’re more likely to be ran over by a bus reading your iPhone than die because your iPhone fried your brain.

 

[KrisLord]

Don’t believe everything you read on the internet.

If it bothers you that much, talk to your family/primary Doctor about your concern, instead reading articles written by keyboard jockeys.

Don’t waist your doctors time with stuff like this. Your doctor has real sick people to help!

 

[KGB7]

Don’t waist your doctors time with stuff like this. Your doctor has real sick people to help!

On a contrary.

Doctors are there for you for any reason! Even if you are not sick, they will help you, guide you and reassure you, that everything is ok, for any reason and for every medical-health concern you might have.

It is their job to do so, besides treating sick people.

Never ever never ever, avoid your doctors and not ask them questions, even if you are not sick.

Please don’t give bad advice, ever again when its related to health matters, in any form or shape.
[doublepost=1536275129][/doublepost]@kat.hayes

Any time, in your entire life, if you have any health concerns, please speak with a doctor. Get second and third opinion from another doctor if you have to or want to.

Don’t ever, let internet or forums make medical decisions for you....EVER!

It is ok to do your own research, it is your human right, and you can discuss your research with a doctor and weight out your options.


Best of of luck.

 

[Cayden]

Electromagnetic radiation in general has shown to be safe for humans below the ultraviolet range (~3 PHz). This is due to the fact that there's a certain energy threshold in which atoms can be changed (damaged). Every single radio wave, whether that be for cell reception, wifi, bluetooth, or otherwise, has less energy than visible light. In other words, you are more likely to get adverse effects from visible light than you are from radio waves. How dangerous an electromagnetic signal actually is is based on how much energy it is (which is based mainly on the frequency of the signal). Having poor cell reception doesn't change the frequency in which the signal is being transmitted at much, so it doesn't change the energy of the actual signals. While the power of those signals does increase with poor cell reception, it still doesn't change how much energy is being absorbed by your body.

 

[Erasmus]

Probably less that they emit more radiation in bad reception areas, and more that they emit less radiation in good reception areas, when they don't have to, to save some battery.

The 'dangerous' part of your question is a different story. I'd throw a question back at you. Does a flashlight emit more radiation when it is switched on? Yes, a lot more. Is it dangerous? No. Not at all.

Low level microwave radiation is not dangerous, despite what some uninformed people shout very loudly on the internet and some parts of the media. High level microwave radiation is dangerous, in the same way as high level optical radiation is dangerous: it can burn you. But that's it. If you're not being bathed in hundreds or thousands of watts of microwaves, as in it hurts, you're fine.

It's worth noting that there are a few 'academic papers' out there which 'show' that microwave radiation is linked to increasing cancer rates. I have looked at some of these out of interest, and once you get past their click-bait titles and abstract, it is glaringly obvious from their methodology that they are completely rubbish. For example, it is not reasonable to separate a large number of mouse test groups into dozens of smaller groups (to the point where one or two positives is considered a noticeable change). Nor is it reasonable to remove any groups which do not fit to the 'expected' cancer-linked outcome, and only report on cherry-picked samples which make statistical variation look like correlation.

Of course, these things are not considered reasonable for competent scientists, however seem to be fair game if you want to get funding from some fringe nutters.

There is no known mechanism by which microwave radiation could cause cancer, and the thorough and professional studies that have been done show no link.

It's also worth throwing the terms 'correlation fallacy', 'confirmation bias', and 'fear of the unknown/unseen' out there.

 

[KrisLord]

Electromagnetic radiation in general has shown to be safe for humans below the ultraviolet range (~3 PHz). This is due to the fact that there's a certain energy threshold in which atoms can be changed (damaged). Every single radio wave, whether that be for cell reception, wifi, bluetooth, or otherwise, has less energy than visible light. In other words, you are more likely to get adverse effects from visible light than you are from radio waves. How dangerous an electromagnetic signal actually is is based on how much energy it is (which is based mainly on the frequency of the signal). Having poor cell reception doesn't change the frequency in which the signal is being transmitted at much, so it doesn't change the energy of the actual signals. While the power of those signals does increase with poor cell reception, it still doesn't change how much energy is being absorbed by your body.

In the UK our health service is free and so people take advantage of it.

If you’re paying for a doctors appointment, ask whatever you want.

If you’re using the NHS don’t waste a vital resource on whether a mobile phone is more dangerous when the signal is low.