Posted by
stephen_vandevijvere on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Just-a-crazy-story-tp1552198p1552241.html
Hi Stewart,
> Stephen, have you traveled to South America? or New Zealand? or Australia?
No I haven't been outside Europe in the past 3 years except in Thailand...
> Or have you really tried any places at least 8 Km from the cities and
> visible towers?
I don't think it is possible to go 8 km away from any cellphone/3G/UMTS-tower in France/Germany/UK/Netherlands!
Maybe on a canoe?! 2 weeks ago I went to UK with the ferry and my headache started a copple of miles before arriving at the shore
(and at the meantime I had no idea we were that close to England I was reading a book inside!)...
My best guess is that it has got to do with 3G/UMTS. According to scientists 3G is a lot more harmful than 2G (only cellphone). The past few hours I've been reading more info. about 3G:
-In Thailand they have got no 3G (but they plan it for the future).
-In Belgium they have got 3G and they use 2100 MHz-band and (since 2008) the 900 MHz-band. In other European countries they use 2100 MHz but will start using 900 MHz (and maybe 1800 MHz). Download speed of 3G is 7.2 Mbps in Belgium and in other European countries it is the same or less. But I still don't see any explanation why I'm okey in Belgium and not in the other European-countries...
P.S.
http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/index.shtmThis is an interesting website on 3G. On the following link you can:
-Click in the list on a country and check whether it has 3G enlisted... (for Belgium they made a mistake. It should be "3G 900/2100" instead of "3G 2100")
-Check on the map what kind of frequencies they use... Download the pdf's. If the country is written in red letters it has got 3G. I kinda like Africa? ;-)
Here a list of some countries (I haven't checked all of them yet) that havegot no 3G at this moment, according to that website:
Albania
Argentina
Cuba
French West Indies
Haïti
India
Jamaica
Mali
Morocco
Russia (except Northwestern part)
San Marino
Thailand (3G is planned for the future )
Turkey
Vietnam
Yemen
Zimbabwe