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Could you share that information, if you don’t mind. I was trying to figure out if the radiation is safe but I couldn’t find anything on the effects of the high frequency signals.

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In any case I understand that the danger comes from ionizing radiation which basically messes with your dna. 5G (and wifi) is non-ionizing so it doesn’t do anything to your dna. And it doesn’t have enough energy to heat you up and cause damage this way.

Fun facts: It is not “radiation” and also not high frequency.

From Wikipedia: “In the U.S., Verizon is using 28 GHz and AT&T is using 39 GHz. 5G can use frequencies of up to 300 GHz”[1]. That is high frequency relative to the frequencies of 4G, and WiFI or Bluetooth which are around 2-4 GHz.[2]

Not sure what definition of radiation you’re using, but yes, electromagnetic waves are radiation.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5G [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi

Can you explain what you think "radiation" means? This is radio -- electromagnetic waves. It doesn't have a scary source like a nuclear weapon, but the energy does indeed radiate from the antenna.

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