Does a Home Wireless Network pose a health risk in the long term?
Jules asked:
I have a wireless network at home with my room housing the access point. Considering that its left on most of the time (if not 24/7), and i’m a bit of a worrywart, is there a health risk involved? Physics is not my strong point so I’m not really sure how radio waves interact with the human body. Isn’t the op. frequency of 2.4GHz similar to that of a Microwave Oven?
I have a wireless network at home with my room housing the access point. Considering that its left on most of the time (if not 24/7), and i’m a bit of a worrywart, is there a health risk involved? Physics is not my strong point so I’m not really sure how radio waves interact with the human body. Isn’t the op. frequency of 2.4GHz similar to that of a Microwave Oven?
November 4th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Bull, complete bull.
November 7th, 2010 at 12:29 am
The signal strength for a wireless router is not concentrated enough or strong enough to do any harm.
Most average routers are rated in the milliwatt range…not very much at all.
November 10th, 2010 at 1:16 am
Summary: No.
November 10th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
Yup !!!
Almost all the wireless things r injurious to health if we use them continuously for a long time .. ( 2 – 3 years or more )
November 14th, 2010 at 12:16 am
If you were blasting out 20KW with it to control something several miles away it may be a health risk but this thing puts out less than a watt. Microwave puts out a thousand times what your wireless unit will and it much higher frequency
November 16th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
Anyone knows since the wireless devices industry would not say it if it was proved to be dangerous.
We are, at any time pierced with a lot of invisible beams.
Some people say that it’s dangerous. Some people seem to be sensible to this (they sleep bad and that kind of stuff).
I live next to a big tv antenna and I don’t feel anything bad. But maybe in 10 years, we will learn that it was so bad.
November 17th, 2010 at 3:24 am
There is absolutely no scientific evidence of a health risk. Until there is (and I doubt there will be), don’t worry about it.