2006-03-13T20:52:00.000-08:00

I stopped my cell phone service nearly a decade ago. My decision was primarily due to safety concerns on the EMF issues.

I have been researching this issue, though, and several recent innovations have finally overcome my concerns. The major one is "Bluetooth wireless technology," http://www.bluetooth.com/tech/works.asp which is essentially a completely wireless headset that enables you to place the cell phone up to 30 feet away from your body. This is more than sufficient to minimize the potential EMF dangers.

This technology was only introduced to the market in the last few months. Previously you could minimize a great deal of the cell phone dangers by using a wired headset, but my understanding is that many people avoided wired headsets due to the clumsiness of the gadgets.

At many places, this new wireless headset costs over $200. At my local Radio Shack, however, I found it for only $100.

The second element of a "safe" cell phone is to keep the phone off your body when it is in "standby" mode. For women this is relatively easy as they can put the phone in their purse. For men this is more of a challenge, and many wind up putting the phone in their pocket. It is wise to avoid doing this, as the EMF from the battery will disturb your own energy fields. This is the same reason why, ideally, you should even avoid wearing a watch. (I haven’t worn a watch for over 15 years).

The solution with a cell phone is to obtain a "holster" that allows you to carry the phone on your belt on the top of your pants. The holster places the phone off your physical body by about one inch, and I believe that is more than sufficient to minimize the EMF concerns. These devices are inexpensive and widely available, but you can pick one up at Radio Shack for $10.

Because this technology eliminated my EMF concerns, and because cell phones are obviously quite useful when the health concerns are subtracted, I decided it is time to own one again. And so I delved into researching the phones.

Not surprising considering my obsessive nature, this research turned into over ten solid hours of figuring out -- through reading, contacting experts, and more -- the best cell phones on the market. I decided it would be a waste not to provide you with my results.

2005-12-26T21:25:00.000-08:00

NEC E338 Cell Phone

Talktime3.3 hourslength of time you can talk on the phone
Standby time116 hoursamount of time that the phone can last before recharging
Colour screenYesenables better graphics on phone visually enhances phone good for display of games
MMS picture messagingYessend and receive pictures on the phone attach pictures, sound and texts to a message
Digital cameraYescan take pictures with phone capture that moment when you have not got your camera send to compatible phones or email addresses
BandwidthNo
Polyphonic ringtonesYesas near to stereo sound on a mobile greater selection than basic ringtones
SMS text messagingYesfacility to send and receive text messages
Mobile internet access3Genables customers to check e-mail on the move obtain information on the move
Predictive text messagingYessave time on text messaging by predicting the words you want
Vibration alertYessubtle vibrations to alert the holder to an incoming call
Voice activated diallingNo
Java enabledNo
Other Features Video callinglive video to video calls
Video messagingsend video clips to other users
Video downloadscapable of downloading video clips from 3 services
Built in video cameraEnables the userto record short video clips
65000 colours in the screen displayThe more colours the better the screen looks
500 phonebook locationsAllows you to store all your frequently used names & numbers so you can access them quickl