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energy (RF), the measured described above would apply to
children and teenagers using wireless phones. Reducing the
time of wireless phone use and increasing the distance
between the user and the RF source will reduce RF
exposure.
Some groups sponsored by other national governments
have advised that children be discouraged from using
wireless phones at all. For example, the government in the
United Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a
recommendation in December 2000. They noted that no
evidence exists that using a wireless phone causes brain
tumors or other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit
wireless phone use by children was strictly precautionary; it
was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard
exists.
What about wireless phone interference with
medical equipment?
Radio frequency energy (RF) from wireless phones can
interact with some electronic devices. For this reason, FDA
helped develop a detailed test method to measure
electromagnetic interference (EMI) of implanted cardiac
pacemakers and defibrillators from wireless telephones. This
test method is now part of a standard sponsored by the
Association for the Advancement of Medical instrumentation
(AAMI). The final draft, a joint effort by FDA, medical device
manufacturers, and many other groups, was completed on
late 2000. This standard will allow manufacturers to ensure
that cardiac pacemakers and defibrillators are safe from
wireless phone EMI.
FDA has tested hearing aids for interference from handheld
wireless phones and helped develop a voluntary standard
sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineers (IEEE). This standard specifies test methods and
performance requirements for hearing aids and wireless
phones so that no interference occurs when a person uses a
Summary of Contents for E105 - SGH Cell Phone
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Page 13: ...Unpacking 10 Standard Battery Travel Charger Data Kit Leather Case Holster ...
Page 17: ...Your Phone 14 ...
Page 33: ...Call Functions 30 ...
Page 37: ...Selecting Functions and Options 34 ...
Page 55: ...In Call Options 52 ...
Page 71: ...Text Messages 68 ...
Page 79: ...Picture Messages 76 ...
Page 95: ...Phone Settings 92 ...
Page 113: ...Funbox 110 ...
Page 117: ...Solving Problems 114 ...
Page 127: ...WAP Browser 124 ...
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Page 155: ...STANDARD LIMITED WARRANTY 152 ...
Page 159: ...Glossary 156 ...