Cell Phone Tech Discussion - Magnets near Cell Phone...?

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Magnets near Cell Phone...?

Kenneth

2006-07-11, 10:33 am

Howdy,

I am considering using a belt holster for my cell phone that
has magnetic catch.

Is there any problem having the phone bathed in a magnetic
field?

Thanks,
--
Kenneth

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Cavity Search

2006-07-12, 4:33 am

"Kenneth" < usenet@soleSPAMLESSa
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> Howdy,
>
> I am considering using a belt holster for my cell phone that
> has magnetic catch.
>
> Is there any problem having the phone bathed in a magnetic
> field?

Nope.

A magnetic field strong enough to affect your cell phone, or any modern
solid state electronics, would yank it clean off your body, along with keys
and such. An MRI machine can do it, and even that doesn't seem to damage
the electronic gizmos around it.

This is an urban legend, a kind of carry-over from older mechanical watches,
floppy disks, and video/audio tapes, which could be damaged by fairly weak
magnetic fields.

CS

Kenneth

2006-07-12, 7:33 am

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:13:29 -0700, "Cavity Search"
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>"Kenneth" < usenet@soleSPAMLESSa
ssociates.com> wrote in message

>
>Nope.
>
>A magnetic field strong enough to affect your cell phone, or any modern
>solid state electronics, would yank it clean off your body, along with keys
>and such. An MRI machine can do it, and even that doesn't seem to damage
>the electronic gizmos around it.
>
>This is an urban legend, a kind of carry-over from older mechanical watches,
>floppy disks, and video/audio tapes, which could be damaged by fairly weak
>magnetic fields.
>
>CS
>

Hey CS,

Sincere thanks!
--
Kenneth

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