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I still have a dumb phone which I rarely use -- it...

2012-01-21T19:20:36.924-08:00

I still have a dumb phone which I rarely use -- it's a Go Phone and usually it's off. But I went through this recently with my husband b/c he wanted a smart phone.

Anyway, did you see this story from Healthy Child this week? Scary stuff! And many of the same recommendations:
http://healthychild.org/blog/comments/011812_cell_phones_radiation_your_childs_health/

I worry about the labor & environmental effect...

2012-01-21T17:30:32.926-08:00

I worry about the labor & environmental effects of e-gizmos, too - not just coltran, but the workers who make them. I've been lucky and only "had" to buy one new phone - we've had good luck finding hand-me-downs and refurbs - but the whole market makes me queasy.

Did you hear the recent This American Life about Apple products & chinese factory workers? It was really good. Not as shocking as the coltran exposes of a few years ago, but still food for thought.

Ahhh, Andrew and I got out FIRST cell phones last ...

2012-01-21T10:56:41.899-08:00

Ahhh, Andrew and I got out FIRST cell phones last winter after xmas. But they aren't smart phones (they can text). I have twitter and facebook which I use on my laptop... and that's ok for me. (however, my job doesn't require social media :) ).

I have some pretty strong feelings about preschoolers using computers/ipods/ipads/iphones. There's some striking evidence emerging from the scientific community (stemming from all the research done from video games) stating the developmental damage that can occur from exposure to television/computer games between 0-5yrs. The European Paediatricians have made some firm statements on exposure recommendations for young children.

Anyhoo- so beyond the radiation concern, limiting for developmental concerns is also valid. :)

Alli, I appreciate face time!! so much! Unfortunat...

2012-01-21T10:15:30.017-08:00

Alli, I appreciate face time!! so much! Unfortunately I do web and social media for work so that's a problem.

Jenn, we are moving to Sprint; my siblings had better coverage in our home than we did with our current carrier, and my employee discount is better!

We are lucky that our jobs don't require a cel...

2012-01-21T10:12:43.666-08:00

We are lucky that our jobs don't require a cell phone and so we don't have one...or a twitter account...or a facebook account. We like face to face time with our friends...

Ohhh, I so wish I could go back to a dumbphone...r...

2012-01-21T08:39:54.308-08:00

Ohhh, I so wish I could go back to a dumbphone...remember the days when one could charge one's phone maybe twice a week if one didn't use it too much, which (for the phone, function, anyway) I honestly don't?

FWIW, I went through this early last summer and got an LG Quantum Windows 7 phone, the overall LEAST radiation-rated smartphone. It's my...um...4th? smartphone, and the first I've been genuinely contented with in the long run if not blown away by. It's not terribly sexy, doesn't have a gajillion apps (which you load onto your phone and then mostly never use anyway), but it's been very reliable and does everything I need it to do.

Who's your carrier?