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Radiation Levels in Mobile Phones

By Sean Sarian

Most users of mobile phones do not give it a second thought, but with all the electronics and transmitting circuitry in your phone, there is a the constant worry that the radiation levels can and will cause some damage when placed on your ear. There is no direct connection or proof between the radiation levels in mobile phones and any specific ailments, however, it might be wise to be cautious now, and avoid any regret in future. The following is a list published by the Environmental Working Group on the radiation levels in popular mobile phones, have a look and consider how much radiation your phone generates versus other models. Phones made by Samsung for example show the lowest levels of radiation compared to any other manufacturer.

The list displayes the name of the phone along with the carrier followed by the amount of radiation.

Samsung Impression (SGH-a877) – AT&T 0.15 – 0.35 W/kg
Motorola RAZR V8 – CellularONE 0.36 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t229 – T-Mobile 0.38 W/kg
Samsung Rugby (SGH-a837) – AT&T 0.22 – 0.46 W/kg
Samsung Propel Pro (SGH-i627) – AT&T 0.14 – 0.47 W/kg
Samsung Gravity (SGH-t459) – CellularONE, T-Mobile 0.49 W/kg
T-Mobile Sidekick – T-Mobile 0.50 W/kg
LG Xenon (GR500) – AT&T 0.52 W/kg
Motorola Karma QA1 – AT&T 0.55 W/kg
Sanyo Katana II – Kajeet 0.22 – 0.55 W/kg
Blackberry Storm 9530 – Verizon Wireless 0.57 W/kg
Motorola W260g – TracFone 0.57 W/kg
Motorola Stature i9 – Boost Mobile, Sprint 0.61 W/kg
Samsung Magnet (SGH-A257) – AT&T 0.62 – 0.64 W/kg
Motorola Renegade V950 – Sprint 0.66 W/kg
LG CF360 – AT&T 0.68 W/kg
Samsung Saga (SCH-i770) – Verizon Wireless 0.69 W/kg
Helio Ocean – Virgin Mobile 0.72 W/kg
Samsung SCH-i760 – Verizon Wireless 0.73 W/kg
Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman – AT&T 0.73 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t339 – T-Mobile 0.73 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a137 – AT&T GoPhone, AT&T 0.20 – 0.76 W/kg
LG LX400 – Sprint 0.36 – 0.77 W/kg
LG Voyager (VX10000) – Verizon Wireless 0.77 W/kg
Samsung MyShot (SCH-r430) – Cricket, MetroPCS 0.78 W/kg
Samsung Exclaim (SPH-m550) – Sprint 0.29 – 0.78 W/kg
Samsung Access (SGH-a827) – AT&T 0.24 – 0.78 W/kg
Sanyo KATANA LX (SCP-3800) – Sprint 0.53 – 0.78 W/kg
Motorola W175 – TracFone 0.79 W/kg
LG Rhythm (UX585) – U.S. Cellular 0.80 W/kg
Motorola MOTO W755 – Verizon Wireless 0.80 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t109 – T-Mobile 0.80 W/kg
Sony Ericsson W760a – AT&T 0.81 W/kg
Nokia 5610 – T-Mobile 0.81 W/kg
Samsung Eternity(SGH-a867) – AT&T 0.11 – 0.82 W/kg
Nokia 7510 – T-Mobile 0.84 W/kg
LG 225 – TracFone 0.85 W/kg
HTC Touch Diamond (DIAM400) – Verizon Wireless 0.85 W/kg
HTC Touch Diamond – Verizon Wireless 0.85 – 0.86 W/kg
HTC Touch Diamond (DIAM500) – Sprint, Alltel 0.86 W/kg
ZTE C79 – MetroPCS 0.87 W/kg
Sony Ericsson W200a – CellularONE 0.87 W/kg
Nokia 6301 – T-Mobile 0.71 – 0.87 W/kg
Samsung Gleam (SCH-u700) – Verizon Wireless 0.87 W/kg
Samsung Slash (SPH-m310) – Virgin Mobile 0.87 W/kg
LG CU405 – AT&T GoPhone 0.88 W/kg
Motorola Rapture VU30 – Verizon Wireless 0.88 W/kg
Sanyo Katana – Kajeet 0.68 – 0.88 W/kg
T-Mobile Sidekick LX – T-Mobile 0.89 W/kg
Motorola RAZR V3 – AT&T GoPhone, AT&T, T-Mobile 0.89 W/kg
LG Tritan (UX840) – U.S. Cellular 0.89 W/kg
HTC Touch PRO – Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless 0.91 W/kg
Sanyo KATANA Eclipse X – Sprint 0.60 – 0.91 W/kg
Palm Pre – Sprint, Verizon Wireless 0.92 W/kg
Nokia 6650 – AT&T 0.92 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t439 – CellularONE, T-Mobile 0.92 W/kg
Samsung Mantra – Virgin Mobile 0.93 W/kg
LG VX5500 – Verizon Wireless 0.95 W/kg
LG 600G – TracFone 0.96 W/kg
Samsung Re-wn (SCH-u810) – Verizon Wireless 0.96 W/kg
Sony Ericsson Z310a – AT&T, AT&T GoPhone 0.96 W/kg
Nokia 6205 – Verizon Wireless 0.96 W/kg
LG LX150 – Kajeet 0.76 – 0.96 W/kg
Samsung Propel (SGH-a767) – AT&T 0.26 – 0.97 W/kg
Samsung Behold (SGH-t919) – T-Mobile 0.99 W/kg
ZTE C78 – MetroPCS 0.99 W/kg
LG Neon – AT&T, CellularONE 1.00 W/kg
Samsung SGH-T101G – TracFone 1.00 W/kg
Nokia 6085 – AT&T, AT&T GoPhone 1.00 W/kg
Nokia 2600 – AT&T, AT&T GoPhone 1.00 W/kg
Samsung MyShot II – Cricket 1.00 W/kg
Nokia 3600 Slide – CellularONE 1.01 W/kg
Samsung Rant (SPH-m540) – Sprint 0.70 – 1.01 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8900 – AT&T, T-Mobile 1.01 W/kg
Nokia 3220 – CellularONE, T-Mobile 0.71 – 1.01 W/kg
Helio Ocean2 – Virgin Mobile 1.02 W/kg
Motorola MOTOROKR E8 – CellularONE, T-Mobile 1.02 W/kg
Motorola i580 – Sprint 1.02 W/kg
Samsung JACK (i637) – AT&T 0.42 – 1.04 W/kg
Samsung Delve (SCH-r800) – U.S. Cellular, Alltel 0.80 – 1.04 W/kg
Samsung SGH-T349 – T-Mobile 1.05 W/kg
Samsung JetSet (SCH-r550) – Cricket 1.05 W/kg
Samsung Byline (SCH-r310) – MetroPCS 0.63 – 1.05 W/kg
Samsung SCH-R311 – U.S. Cellular 1.06 W/kg
Nokia 1680 – T-Mobile 1.06 W/kg
Samsung SCH-u430 – Verizon Wireless 1.07 W/kg
Samsung Glyde (SCH-u940) – Verizon Wireless 1.08 W/kg
Motorola W490 – CellularONE, T-Mobile 1.08 W/kg
Samsung SPH-m220 – Sprint 0.75 – 1.08 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8320 – AT&T 1.08 W/kg
Nokia 7205 Intrigue – Verizon Wireless 1.08 W/kg
Motorola Hint QA30 – Cricket, U.S. Cellular, MetroPCS 1.08 W/kg
Samsung Smooth (SCH-u350) – Verizon Wireless 1.09 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8310 – AT&T 1.09 W/kg
LG Dare (VX9700) – Verizon Wireless 1.09 W/kg
Motorola i365 – Sprint 1.09 W/kg
Samsung SPH-m300 – Kajeet, Sprint 0.79 – 1.09 W/kg
UTStarcom GTX75 (aka AT&T Quickfire) – AT&T 0.36 – 1.10 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8350i – Sprint 1.10 W/kg
Nokia 2610 – AT&T GoPhone, CellularONE, T-Mobile, AT&T 1.10 W/kg
Nokia 2760 – CellularONE, T-Mobile 0.74 – 1.10 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a437 – AT&T GoPhone, AT&T 0.72 – 1.11 W/kg
Samsung Step (SCH-r470 Two) – U.S. Cellular 1.00 – 1.11 W/kg
T-Mobile G1 with Google – T-Mobile 1.11 W/kg
Samsung SPH-M320 – Sprint 0.81 – 1.11 W/kg
Nokia 2605 Mirage – Verizon Wireless 1.12 W/kg
LG 3280 – TracFone 1.13 W/kg
HTC Fuze – AT&T 1.13 W/kg
HTC Fuze (RAPH110) – AT&T 1.13 W/kg
UTStarcom CDM7126 – Cricket, MetroPCS 1.13 W/kg
Motorola Evoke QA4 – Cricket 1.13 W/kg
LG VX8360 – Verizon Wireless 1.14 W/kg
Samsung Knack (SCH-u310) – Verizon Wireless 1.14 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a237 – AT&T, AT&T GoPhone 1.07 – 1.14 W/kg
Blackberry Pearl Flip 8220 – T-Mobile 1.15 W/kg
LG Lotus (LX600) – Sprint 0.90 – 1.15 W/kg
Motorola Krave ZN4 – Verizon Wireless 1.16 W/kg
Samsung Tint (SCH-R420 – MetroPCS 0.68 – 1.17 W/kg
Motorola Clutch i465 – Boost Mobile, Sprint 1.17 W/kg
LG CP150 – AT&T GoPhone 1.18 W/kg
LG 410G – TracFone 1.18 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t819 – T-Mobile 1.19 W/kg
LG LX160 – Kajeet, Sprint 1.19 W/kg
Apple iPhone 3G S – AT&T 0.52 – 1.19 W/kg
Samsung BlackJack II (SGH-i617) – AT&T 0.61 – 1.20 W/kg
Samsung SCH-U440 – U.S. Cellular 1.13 – 1.21 W/kg
Sanyo PRO-200 – Sprint 0.41 – 1.21 W/kg
LG CE110 – AT&T, AT&T GoPhone 1.22 W/kg
Samsung Finesse (SCH-r810) – MetroPCS 1.22 W/kg
Samsung Solstice (SGH-A877) – AT&T 0.67 – 1.23 W/kg
Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot – AT&T, CellularONE 0.67 – 1.23 W/kg
Motorola MOTOACTV W450 – T-Mobile 1.23 W/kg
Motorola MOTORAKR Z6m – MetroPCS 1.23 W/kg
Motorola The Buzz ic502 – Sprint 1.24 W/kg
Samsung SGH-t219 – T-Mobile 1.24 W/kg
Sanyo PRO-700 – Sprint 0.54 – 1.24 W/kg
Blackberry Pearl 8110 – AT&T 1.24 W/kg
Nokia 5310 – T-Mobile 1.11 – 1.25 W/kg
Nokia 5310 Xpress Music – CellularONE 1.25 W/kg
Sanyo SCP-2700 – Sprint 1.16 – 1.25 W/kg
Motorola RAZR V3i – CellularONE, AT&T, T-Mobile 1.26 W/kg
Samsung SCH-r211 – Cricket 1.26 W/kg
LG VU (CU915) – AT&T 1.26 W/kg
LG Chocolate 3 (VX8560) – Verizon Wireless 1.26 W/kg
Nokia 3606 – Cricket 1.27 W/kg
Helio Fin – Virgin Mobile 0.53 – 1.27 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a637 – AT&T 0.45 – 1.28 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a737 – AT&T 0.43 – 1.28 W/kg
Samsung Sway (SCH-u650) – Verizon Wireless 1.28 W/kg
LG enV Touch (VX11000,Voyager 2) – Verizon Wireless 1.28 W/kg
Blackberry 8820 – AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless 1.28 W/kg
Nokia 5800 XpressMusic – CellularONE 1.29 W/kg
Motorola Moto Q Global – AT&T 1.29 W/kg
LG 200C – TracFone 1.30 W/kg
Motorola MOTO Q 9m – Verizon Wireless 1.30 W/kg
Cricket TXTM8 – Cricket 1.30 W/kg
Verizon Wireless CDM8975 – Verizon Wireless 1.30 W/kg
Verizon Wireless CDM8975PTT – Verizon Wireless 1.30 W/kg
LG INCITE (CT810) – AT&T 1.30 W/kg
Samsung Epix (SGH-i907) – AT&T 0.52 – 1.30 W/kg
LG LX290 – Sprint 1.04 – 1.30 W/kg
Motorola i880 – Sprint 1.30 W/kg
LG enV 3 (VX9200) – Verizon Wireless 1.31 W/kg
Samsung SCH-u410 – Verizon Wireless 1.31 W/kg
Samsung Juke (SCH-u470) – Verizon Wireless 1.31 W/kg
Nokia Surge 6790 – AT&T 1.31 W/kg
Samsung Omnia (SCH-i910) – Verizon Wireless 1.31 W/kg
Motorola Tundra VA76r – AT&T 1.32 W/kg
Motorola W376g – TracFone 1.32 W/kg
Motorola V176 – TracFone 1.33 W/kg
Samsung Instinct s30 – Sprint 1.05 – 1.33 W/kg
Nokia 6555 – AT&T 0.93 – 1.33 W/kg
LG enV 2 (VX9100) – Verizon Wireless 1.34 W/kg
LG Invision (CB630) – AT&T 1.34 W/kg
Samsung Trance (SCH-u490) – Verizon Wireless 1.34 W/kg
Motorola MOTORAZR VE20 – Sprint, U.S. Cellular 1.34 W/kg
Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type S – Verizon Wireless 1.34 W/kg
Samsung SCH-u540 – Verizon Wireless 1.34 W/kg
Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type S PTT – Verizon Wireless 1.34 W/kg
Palm Centro – AT&T, CellularONE, Sprint, Verizon Wireless 1.09 – 1.35 W/kg
Motorola MotoEM330 – AT&T 1.35 W/kg
LG LX370 – Sprint 0.90 – 1.36 W/kg
Samsung ACE (SPH-i325) – Sprint 1.00 – 1.36 W/kg
Samsung SPH-z400 – Sprint 0.72 – 1.36 W/kg
Motorola MOTOROKR U9 – CellularONE 1.36 W/kg
Verizon Wireless CDM8950 – Verizon Wireless 1.38 W/kg
LG Versa (VX9600) – Verizon Wireless 1.38 W/kg
Nokia 1606 – Cricket, MetroPCS 1.38 W/kg
Samsung SCH-u340 – Cricket, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless 1.38 W/kg
Motorola C261 – TracFone 1.38 W/kg
Apple iPhone 3G – AT&T 0.24 – 1.39 W/kg
Samsung SCH-u550 – Verizon Wireless 1.39 W/kg
Helio Mysto – Virgin Mobile 1.21 – 1.39 W/kg
Nokia E71 – CellularONE 1.23 – 1.40 W/kg
Palm Treo PRO (T850EWW) – Sprint 1.40 W/kg
Motorola W370 – TracFone 1.40 W/kg
Samsung FlipShot (SCH-u900) – Verizon Wireless 1.40 W/kg
Motorola RAZR V3s – MetroPCS 1.40 W/kg
-kia E71x – AT&T 1.41 W/kg
Samsung Messager, Mister Cartoon (SCH-r450) – Cricket, MetroPCS 1.42 W/kg
Sony Ericsson Z750a – AT&T 1.42 W/kg
Motorola C139 – TracFone 1.43 W/kg
Blackberry 8703e – Verizon Wireless 1.44 W/kg
Motorola Adventure V750 – Verizon Wireless 1.45 W/kg
Motorola Boost i776 – Boost Mobile 1.45 W/kg
Samsung High-te (SPH-m630) – Sprint 0.74 – 1.45 W/kg
Motorola i576 – Sprint 1.45 W/kg
Motorola i776 – Sprint 1.45 W/kg
Sony Ericsson TM506 – T-Mobile 1.46 W/kg
Blackberry 8830 World Edition – U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, Sprint 1.46 W/kg
Samsung SGH-a777 – AT&T 0.63 – 1.46 W/kg
Samsung Instinct (SPH-m800) – Sprint 1.16 – 1.46 W/kg
Firefly GlowPhone – CellularONE 1.46 W/kg
Samsung Spex (SCH-r210) – Cricket, U.S. Cellular 1.46 W/kg
Kyocera Neo E1100 – U.S. Cellular, MetroPCS 1.46 W/kg
Blackberry 8700g – T-Mobile 1.46 W/kg
Helio Heat – Virgin Mobile 0.85 – 1.46 W/kg
Blackberry Pearl 8130 – Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless 1.48 W/kg
Motorola MOTOSLVR L9 – CellularONE 1.48 W/kg
Sanyo S1 – Sprint 1.46 – 1.48 W/kg
Blackberry Pearl 8120 – T-Mobile, AT&T 1.48 W/kg
HTC SMT 5800 – Verizon Wireless 1.49 W/kg
Kyocera S1300 – Cricket 1.11 – 1.50 W/kg
Kyocera Melo S1300 – MetroPCS 1.11 – 1.50 W/kg
-kia 1006 – MetroPCS 1.50 W/kg
Blackberry Bold 9000 – AT&T 1.51 W/kg
LG Rumor2 (LX265) – Sprint 1.04 – 1.51 W/kg
Motorola V365 – AT&T 1.51 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8300 – T-Mobile, AT&T 1.51 W/kg
Motorola MOTO VE240 – Cricket, MetroPCS 1.52 W/kg
T-Mobile Shadow – T-Mobile 1.53 W/kg
Motorola i335 – Sprint 1.53 W/kg
Motorola C290 – Kajeet, Sprint 1.53 W/kg
Motorola W385 – U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless 1.54 W/kg
Blackberry Curve 8330 – Sprint, U.S. Cellular, Verizon Wireless, MetroPCS 1.54 W/kg
Motorola MOTO VU204 – Verizon Wireless 1.55 W/kg
Kyocera Jax S1300 – Virgin Mobile 1.55 W/kg
T-Mobile myTouch 3G – T-Mobile 1.55 W/kg

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AT&T Starts Enabling MMS on U.S. iPhones

By Sean Sarian

After what must seem like an eternity to all the owners of Apple’s iPhone, AT&T has finally enabled the MMS feature on their network.

AT&T is finally making good on its pledge to enable the service by the mid to late summer, a service which has been available on iPhones in other countries since June.

Most users will recieve a message from AT&T, the message read “AT&T Free Msg: Picture and video messaging (MMS) is now available for iPhone. Your existing messaging plan includes unlimited send and receipt of text, picture & video..”.

If, for some reason, you have not recieved the above message, you can still turn the service on. Heres how:

1. Connect the iPhone to the computer.
2. Click on the “Check for Update” button.
3. You should get a dialog that will alert you to a new carrier file that is available.
4. Download and install the carrier update.
5. Click OK when you are done.
6. Reboot the iPhone.