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I'm starting a habit of putting my phone on airplane mode when I put it in my pocket. I don't think I have a hip problem, but I feel like one side (usual phone side) is a bit more sensitive/problematic than the other side. The down side to this is you need to remember to take it off airplane mode when it is out of your pocket - so my wife is usually annoyed that I am slow to respond to her text message.

I'm starting a habit of putting my phone on airplane mode when I put it in my pocket. I don't think I have a hip problem, but I feel like one side (usual phone side) is a bit more sensitive/problematic than the other side. The down side to this is you need to remember to take it off airplane mode when it is out of your pocket - so my wife is usually annoyed that I am slow to respond to her text message.

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No. It's all bullshit.
21 % (4 votes)
No. It may not be bullshit, but I leave it on.
37 % (7 votes)
Yes. Put that shit on airplane mode.
16 % (3 votes)
Yes+ Leave it on, but keep it farther away like in a backpack or on the table.
5 % (1 votes)
Yes++ I turn it off or use a radio opaque container.
0 % (0 votes)
Fuck You! The default answer.
5 % (1 votes)
Fuck You!
16 % (3 votes)

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[–] • 0 pt

You're constantly bombarded by radio waves from the towers, the phone seems irrelevant.

Your phone can expose you to a lot more than a tower. It's a lower power transmitter but closer so it's more concentrated.

[–] • 0 pt

Well I've had my current phone for 8 years and I haven't noticed any problems. Its good to be concerned and skeptical of things, but no mortal being has the time, energy, or mental fortitude to worry about everything.

I'll take my chances with the radio waves in order to receive information in real time.

[–] • 1 pt

This is why the fear-mongering that is common around things like this is counter-productive. I take a harm-reduction approach. Don't hold next to my head for a long time (use speakerphone if talking a long time on phone). If storing in pocket keep to side of body at hips, away from vital organs. Turn airplane mode on at home. These go a long way to reduce whatever risk there is (doubling distance drops power by 75%).