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Serious question, phone acting up near towers made me rethink 5G fears
Used to buy all the 5G health scare stories. Noticed my old phone had the same problems near 4G masts. Checked the science and now I call bs on it.
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robertcarr6mo ago
Yeah, I was in the same boat for a while. After seeing what @the_drew said about towers cooking older phones, I actually tried it myself with my backup 4G phone near a busy intersection. Same exact heating issue when the signal was weak. Makes you realize how much of the fear is just not knowing how the tech actually works.
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black.david6mo ago
My buddy Mark in Denver kept blaming 5G for his phone heating up near the cell tower on Colfax. He was using a three year old phone with a cracked screen. Then he borrowed his wife's older 4G only phone for a day and the same exact thing happened near that tower. He said it was a real duh moment realizing he'd been scared of nothing. Felt pretty silly after that.
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the_elizabeth6mo ago
Why do we always blame the newest thing first? Phones heat up when they struggle to get a signal, no matter if it's 4G or 5G. That tower was probably just in a tough spot for reception. It's wild how a simple test with an old phone can shut down a whole fear. Shows we should check the basics before believing the scary stories.
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