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    Laptop and Mobile Phones

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Mike_Gore, Sep 12, 2007.

  1. Mike_Gore

    Mike_Gore Notebook Enthusiast

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    This may be a silly question :eek:

    I once heard that mobile phones could damage laptops and PC hardware. Is this true? And that we shouldn't bring our mobile phones too close to our laptops (or PCs).

    Mike
     
    Mike_Gore, Sep 12, 2007
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  2. allan_huang

    allan_huang Notebook Deity

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    Ah, probably not.
    Maybe interfere with your wireless signal
     
    allan_huang, Sep 12, 2007
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  3. SideSwipe

    SideSwipe Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes that's why they had infrared ports on laptops which required mobile phones to be in line of sight to communicate

    a mobile phone is just a tiny computer with a radio type signal, no different to a laptop and bluetooth or wireless or RF even.

    when your cell phone is about to receive a call or msg, waves of interference would start appearing on your CRT monitor but with LCDs we dont see that issue anymore, that's all
     
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    grateful Notebook Evangelist

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    grateful, Sep 12, 2007
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