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| Quote : Thats exactly what I was thinking, the reason monitors can effect hard drives is because they contain magnets which can erase the data on hard drives if they are too close, the same thing goes for unsheilded speakers. I have never heard of EM raditation causing damage to computers, as you say if it did then wireless networks wouldnt be possible.
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1) Yes monitors placed write next to PC Tower can cause probs with some hard drives - some are well shielded others are not.
2) Could have been a coincidence but my HD was corrupted immediately after mobile placed on desktop case, when incomming call rang ph.
Some mobiles can produce high EM rad, where others don't and wireless network components, etc, are not the same as mobiles.
Also depends on HD position in case.
You could always test my theory. Open case and place mobile next to your HD, then ring mb 
I know it's not exactly the same situation as there is the metal case as a partial insulator when mb is outside of case but test it anyway. 
| Quote : Thats exactly what I was thinking, the reason monitors can effect hard drives is because they contain magnets which can erase the data on hard drives if they are too close, the same thing goes for unsheilded speakers. I have never heard of EM raditation causing damage to computers, as you say if it did then wireless networks wouldnt be possible.
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1) Yes monitors placed write next to PC Tower can cause probs with some hard drives - some are well shielded others are not.
2) Could have been a coincidence but my HD was corrupted immediately after mobile placed on desktop case, when incomming call rang ph.
Some mobiles can produce high EM rad, where others don't and wireless network components, etc, are not the same as mobiles.
Also depends on HD position in case.
You could always test my theory. Open case and place mobile next to your HD, then ring mb
I know it's not exactly the same situation as there is the metal case as a partial insulator when mb is outside of case but test it anyway.
You are correct that GSM mobile phones have an output power of 0.2-2W, fare more than WLAN cards. However GPRS datacards for laptops are a GSM mobile phone in a different form factor and operate in exactly the same way with exactly the same power output!
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