On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 11:32:23PM -0500, Chuck Cole wrote: > Jeff asked where I saw these notices, so I thought others might enjoy the > references... > > Fraudulent cell phone antenna boosters described here: > http://cellantenna.com/internal_cell_phone_antenna.htm http://www.kmsp.com/news/watchdog/baillon_buyit/story.asp?content_id=986510 KMSP did a test a while ago in a real testing center, it's amazing what stupid things people will buy. Of course, these _are_ the people holding a device that puts out somewhere between 1/2 watt and 3 watts right next to their brain. > > also sold with similarly fraudulent "radiation shields": > http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/cellshlds.htm > > I'm not sure that the ad I saw for lead-lined jeans was a joke... might have > been a product for sale! Be careful! The power output of a typical > wireless card or cell phone is much more than a million times the natural > radiation around "sensitive parts", so maybe TCWUG should make some public > service announcements... > > --- > Chuck You might be interested in their other stories as well: http://www.kmsp.com/news/watchdog/baillon_buyit/default.asp Including such beauties as the TeleZapper, Ink Jet Refill Kit, and of course the Pro Trim Paint Roller. -- Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, BOFH Certified http://www.poptix.net GPG public key 0x01938203