Cordless Phones: Even More Dangerous Than Cell Phones?

Posted by Lloyd on July 14, 2010 under Cell phone radiation danger | 4 Comments to Read

Just when you thought you could solve the problem of cell phone radiation by switching back to your good old cordless landline phone, well think again. Studies show that cordless phones emit radiation just the same as cell phones but I believe cordless phone radiation to be even more dangerous than mobile phone radiation.

Most cordless phones use DECT (Digital European Cordless Telephone) technology. So the phone, and more to the point the base of the phone, emits pulsed microwave radiation.

Cancer Link With Cordless Phone Radiation

Research from Swedish scientists concludes that cordless phones raise the risk of developing cancer. After evaluating malignant brain tumor patients’ usage of cell phones vs. their usage of cordless phones, they found the cancer risk was multiplied for those who used cordless phones and combining the two made the risk even higher.

Compounding the problem, the levels of radiation from your cordless phone charger may be twice as potent as levels found near cell phone towers. The cordless phone’s design causes the handset as well as the base to emit electromagnetic frequency radiation at full blast even when the phone isn’t in use.

Watch my short video on cordless phone radiation to better understand what I am talking about.

Remember the radiation from the cordless handset and/or charger sends emissions throughout your entire house–all the time.  So be advised, a cordless phone is not a viable replacement in terms of health risk, in fact you are putting your health in even greater danger.

Cell Phone Dangers Bring Cordless Phone Radiation Into The Limelight

Way back when we were using tin cans attached to a long string, we have always loved the idea of being able to talk to one another across distances.  We graduated to the telephone in the latter part of the 19^th century and ever since then have been refining and reinventing the “talking telegraph”.

Anyone older than forty or so remembers when all telephones had a cord attached to them, thus grounding them to the incoming telephone line–a somewhat cumbersome arrangement.  Many of us remember having extra-long phone lines connecting our phone to the jack so we could roam from room to room.  They’d get all tangled up and became an unattractive mess.

Necessity being the mother of invention, soon we had cordless phones and there was no going back.  By the 80’s, the cordless phone became the household norm.  Because telephone advances happened faster than we could make connections between their radiation levels and cancer risk, cordless phones  weren’t viewed as a health problem until cellular phone technology brought the risk of brain cancer to light.

Are Low Radiation Eco Cordless Phones The Solution To Cordless Phone Radiation?

If you really can’t live without your cordless phone then better to get an eco- DECT cordless model. Eco cordless phones like the Siemens Gigaset S795 Cordless Phone still emit radiation but they have 2 advantages:

1. The Eco mode function means the nearer the handset to the base the less radiation is emitted, so the less you are exposed

2. The base does not emit radiation when the handset is on the base (I have not tested this personally)

Cell Phones or Cordless Phones?

I say neither option is particularly good for you and certainly not in combination. Perhaps it would be wisest to follow the advice of this respected Harley Street physician.

Dr. David Dowson says:  ”Having a cordless phone is like having a mobile mast in your house. I’d recommend anyone who has one to switch to a plug-in phone.”

Even though that long telephone wire is a cumbersome mess,  my advice is to play safe, being tethered to your land line phone jack is a small price to pay for long term improved health and vitality. If you are hesitating about replacing your cordless phone with a corded phone, don’t hesitate any longer.  Do you and your family a favor, deal with cordless phone radiation now.