Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 WHY DONT YOU STRAP IT TO YOUR ANKLE ? DONT FORGET THAT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRUST WEBSITE HAS PDFS OF BLACKBERRY HANDBOOK WHICH STATES THAT YOU SHOULD NOT HOLD THE DEVICE WITH APPROX 25MM TO YOUR HEAD OR CARRY ABOUT YOUR BODY UNLESS IN AN APPROVED HOLSTER. YOU COULD TRY A SHEILD ON THE BODY SIDE OF THE PHONE MUST BE LOADS OF THESE ON THE MARKET PUK In a message dated 25/09/2011 22:33:00 GMT Daylight Time, audyl@... writes: Hi All, I have to carry a blackberry phone against my wishes, so can anyone tell me what is the best type of protection to hold this thing in while it is attached to my belt? Thanks so much, Audy [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 > I have to carry a blackberry phone against my wishes, so can anyone tell > me what is the best type of protection to hold this thing in while it is > attached to my belt? This is a nice shielded holster: http://www.lessemf.com/cellphon.html#233 Emil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2011 Report Share Posted September 26, 2011 Hi, Audy, If I personally had to carry a Blackberry, I would check out lead lined pouches (the kind made to carry film in). And I would carry it in my purse (however, I think you might be male, in which case, that might look very strange.  I do not know a good place to carry one on your body. Perhaps in the side pocket of a pair of carpenter's pants??? (Near the knee.) Diane ________________________________ From: audyl <audyl@...> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 5:31 PM Subject: Re: EHS Info!  Hi All, I have to carry a blackberry phone against my wishes, so can anyone tell me what is the best type of protection to hold this thing in while it is attached to my belt? Thanks so much, Audy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hi, , <Would the phone actually work in a lead pouch or would it be the same as shutting it off?> I am not sure that the phone would be completely dead in a lead pouch, but it is probably as dead as you are going to get it. It is my understanding that nowGPS still works on some phones, even when they are turned completely off. <p.s. my husband carries a purse!> Norms are different depending on where you live. In some countries, men can wear skirts and it is not thought of as abnormal. I do know men wear purses in other locales, but I don't know how well that has been adopted in most of the US and Europe. If a man were to wear one here where I live, he might get accosted on the street! This is redneck country. But I'm glad your husband can do it where you live. It makes the cell phone carrying situation much easier. Diane ________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 A lead pouch is meant to stop x-rays because they interact with the nuclei. It might work on microwaves thanks to the electrons but it's cheaper to use something else. Wrapping in a couple big sheets of aluminum foil might do it. You want a conducting pouch with no leaky seams, or a metal canister with good contact all around the edges. On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Evie <evie15422@...> wrote: > ** > > > Hi, , > > > <Would the phone actually work in a lead pouch or would it be the same as > shutting it off?> > > I am not sure that the phone would be completely dead in a lead pouch, but > it is probably > as dead as you are going to get it. It is my understanding that nowGPS > still works on some > > phones, even when they are turned completely off. > > <p.s. my husband carries a purse!> > > Norms are different depending on where you live. In some countries, men > can wear skirts > and it is not thought of as abnormal. I do know men wear purses in other > locales, but I don't > > know how well that has been adopted in most of the US and Europe. If a man > were to wear > > one here where I live, he might get accosted on the street! This is > redneck country. But I'm > glad your husband can do it where you live. It makes the cell phone > carrying situation much > > easier. > > Diane > > > > ________________________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Hi again, , I realized after the fact that you were probably asking if the cell phone could be left on, in order to hear the ring, in a lead pouch. It might, I wouldn't know. Diane ________________________________ From: Evie <evie15422@...> " " < > Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 4:50 PM Subject: Re: Re: EHS Info!  Hi, , <Would the phone actually work in a lead pouch or would it be the same as shutting it off?> I am not sure that the phone would be completely dead in a lead pouch, but it is probably as dead as you are going to get it. It is my understanding that nowGPS still works on some phones, even when they are turned completely off. <p.s. my husband carries a purse!> Norms are different depending on where you live. In some countries, men can wear skirts and it is not thought of as abnormal. I do know men wear purses in other locales, but I don't know how well that has been adopted in most of the US and Europe. If a man were to wear one here where I live, he might get accosted on the street! This is redneck country. But I'm glad your husband can do it where you live. It makes the cell phone carrying situation much easier. Diane  ________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2011 Report Share Posted October 1, 2011 Evie wrote: > I realized after the fact that you were probably asking if the cell phone could be left on, in > order to hear the ring, in a lead pouch. It might, I wouldn't know. > > Signals travel both ways. You can't allow signals to come in, (incoming call), and expect to block signals from getting out (transmissions). If you leave the phone on, it will occasionally transmit out, to ask the tower if there are any messages, and to let the nearest tower know where it is, so incoming calls can find it. This is not consistent with a desire to shield the phone. If you shield the phone, you can not expect incoming calls to work. It would at best allow you to say you are carrying the phone according to company policy, and yet keep it from working, (or affecting you.) Best to turn the phone off, then it won't transmit or receive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Sadly no about leaving the cell phone off. The battery is always on as a tracking device. That was one of my early lessons. The more modern phones have rather strong battery, also. From: stowware <nancy@...> Subject: Re: EHS Info! Date: Sunday, October 2, 2011, 10:59 AM  Thanks Diane - That was my question. I assumed the originator of the question needed to leave the phone on and that was the problem. I have been assuming all along that if you leave your cell phone off it will not cause you problems. Am I correct in that assumption? Thanks, > > Hi again, , > > I realized after the fact that you were probably asking if the cell phone could be left on, in > order to hear the ring, in a lead pouch. It might, I wouldn't know. > > Diane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2011 Report Share Posted October 13, 2011 Hi, , Sorry this has been so long in coming. You ask: <Thanks Diane - That was my question. I assumed the originator of the question needed to leave the phone on and that was the problem. I have been assuming all along that if you leave your cell phone off it will not cause you problems. Am I correct in that assumption?> My reply: No. My understanding is that, leaving your phone off does not necessarily mean it is no longer sending signals. Some phones apparently now have GPS locators which are always operational. Diane ________________________________ From: stowware <nancy@...> Sent: Sunday, October 2, 2011 10:59 AM Subject: Re: EHS Info!  Thanks, > > Hi again, , > > I realized after the fact that you were probably asking if the cell phone could be left on, in > order to hear the ring, in a lead pouch. It might, I wouldn't know. > > Diane > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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