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I am currently shopping for a cell phone and while there are many
criteria for selecting one, I am also interested in reducing health
hazard, given amount of use, proximity to relay stations, etc. is
equal.

I have heard that SAR ratings
(http://www.sarvalues.com/usa-complete.html) can give some indication
(albeit not complete) to this.

However, with my limited knowledge I suspect that a manufacturer can
always reduce SAR ratings if he reduces transmitter power - which could
mean reduced performance of course.

On the other hand, it may be possible to reduce SAR while maintaining
same transmission power, by perhaps clever cellphone antenna placement
and other magic.

But I have no idea what's really happening in the real world: have you
experienced significant degradation in communication when using cell
phones with lowest SARs (< 0.5)?

For a list of the Ten Lowest Radiating Cell Phones (US) look here:
http://www.sarvalues.com/usa-lowest-sar.html

I would appreciate your shared experience and knowledge.

Thanks,
Victor

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Yes, there is definitely a correlation between the two. If there
wasn't, all manufacturers would reduce their SAR to < 0.2 because
consumers are extremely concerned about the health risks especially due
to the fact that it has not been established beyond a shred of doubt
that phones don't pose a health risk. If manufacturers like Sanyo would
introduce such phones with SAR of less than 0.2, they will overtake
Nokia and Motorola in handset sales worldwide. However, they have to be
able to do that without the expense of dropped calls and bad reception
which they cannot.

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I'd say stay away from the Mot 120 and the Mot343. Or any VZW with a
short fixed antenna.
If your considering the Mot v120 you need to do more home work!

Don Rennard frequently posts best RF performer lists on cellular
newsgroups and has lots of experience with many phones.
Mountainwireless has some good links is a good place to start.

Phonescoop.com has a huge list of user reviews located in it's find a
phone section.

Howardforums has lots of "best RF" for VZW threads. The Mot v710 might
be worth a look.

I like a handset that can initiate calls from the headset On/Off
button, the handset never has to be touched, once voicedial is
programmed and the CORRECT On/off button headset is found.

I had a v60i and wasn't impressed. The screen is too small. Apparently
there have been some sw improvements to the v60i.

-
David

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