How To Protect Yourself From 5G

How to protect yourself from 5g

What Is 5G?

    • 5G is the latest generation of cellular communication
    • It is advertised as new, higher speed cell phone technology
    • It is comprised of digital, pulsed signals that have health impacts
    • It is not the 5 GHz signal from a WiFi router

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5G Frequency Ranges And Speed 

    • Low Band: approx. 600 MHz – 1 GHz (same speed as 4G). A significant portion of the network
    • Mid Band: approx. 1 GHz – 6 GHz (3 X 4G speed). A significant portion of the network
    • High Band: 24 GHz, 28 GHz, 39 GHz and above (15 X 4G speed). A very small fraction of the network
    • Low and Mid bands transmit 24/7; High band transmits on demand
    • 5G uses small cell antennas 

Flaws In The System

    • Low and Mid bands only moderately faster than 4G LTE
    • High band signals do not easily penetrate buildings (walls and glass) at current FCC limits
    • Deployment plans continually changing and are carrier specific 
    • Will take a decade to fully install 5G as 4G LTE deployment took 10 years to fully complete (2008-2018). Currently, true 5G features are not readily available in all bands
    • High band is faster but limited to highly populated areas: stadiums, arenas, convention centers, some downtown streets, metro stops, airports, college campuses 
    • Business plan not materializing; high consumer cost of data, cell phones and new towers 
    • Consumers hesitating
    • 5G transmitters consume high levels of power (approx. 3.5x that of 4G) 

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Main Concern

    • Demand for more data, doubling every 2 years in urban areas
    • Small Cell 4G/5G antennas on every other power pole 
    • Too much data traffic on current macro cell towers, so more small cell antennas are required:
    • The power of the cell phone itself is stronger than you realize
    • Biological impact of millimetre waves (more investigation required)

How To Protect Yourself 

    • Current shielding products are adequate below 6 GHz (Low and Mid bands), where an overwhelming majority of 5G transmissions occur
    • High band has difficulty penetrating buildings with current FCC limits 
    • Reduce use of cell phone, use hardwired computer for the web, emails, and texting 
    • Call forward cell phone to corded landline
    • Change lifestyle; increase the amount of time you unplug
    • Understand and respect technology, and the damage it can do! 

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