Mobile phones radiation: WiFi and cordless phones (DECT) in schools

Mobile phones radiation is an important issue nowadays, but the media attention is on cellular phones and antennas. With the widespread use of new cordless phones and mobile WiFi equipment some people might get the impression that those phones are actually safer then cellular phones. Is it so? Are your children safe? And what to do about it?

Below is a directive from the director of the Salzburg Health Department, forbidding use of WiFi and cordless phones (DECT) in schools.

Doctor T's Remark: 

DECT, Digital Enhanced (formerly, European) Cordless Telecommunications, is an ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) standard for digital portable (cordless) phones, commonly used for domestic or corporate purposes. DECT can also be used for wireless data transfers. DECT is (like GSM) a cellular system.

A major difference between the GSM and DECT systems is the cell radius — DECT cells have a radius of 25 to 100 meters, while GSM cells are 2 to 10 km. These cordless phones have been in home-and-office use for many years, but in recent years they became digitally enhanced, leading to a more-dangerous, irregularly-pulsed signal. They transmit continuously at full power while in use (cell phones lower their power once connected), and broadcast high-frequency energy 24 hours a day.

I urge the readers to switch back to the old phones that are connected to the phone company's land lines and are not connected to the outlets. There are some nice models (with caller ID!) that can be available in emergency situation even while there's a power outage!