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Can you please suggest a good GSM unlocked quad band feature phone(s) (flip phone) that has a reasonable SAR rating and is compatible w/ Att and Tmobile network? Would it allow tathering?
Does a higher SAR rating mean a better cell phone reception?
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Bluetooth or other headsets. As to the second question I've yet to find the phone to be the deciding factor on reception. It's always if the towers are nearby, location and for the dozens of phones at the office, has never been the phone.
Bob
Good points, still you carry it on you, even on a belt, body absorbs it. What is a good multinetwork unlocked phone?
One of my jobs long ago was measuring emissions from various products. The FCC did great on devices but for fun we pulled in a car and it blew every RF emissions test we tried. If you are worried about a phone, how do you avoid real world transmissions like cars, and electrical fields in the home?
Bob
People worried about SAR instead of looking at what else is around them 24/7 have been sold a bill of goods IMHO.
When I was younger (before my first cell phone) I had a major brain tumor that was surgically removed and underwent radiation therapy. As a result, I avoid any unnecessary x-ray's, but I do not worry about use of my cell phone. There is no direct, documented evidence that cell phones cause any detrimental radiation exposure in people. Those most worried about SAR are just paranoid in my opinion.
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