Posted by JoAnn Gladson on Jul 23, 2012; 10:04pm
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/help-with-new-iMac-tp4022442p4022505.html

In few years ago I had a portable GPS for the car.  After leaving the cradle in a car rental, subsequent uses of it left me holding it by hand when I wanted to see something.  I had such a reaction from it, far worse than ever using a cell phone.  My arms were very sensitive up to my elbows.  It would take several hours before I would return to a normal feeling.

 

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 From: charles <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [eSens] Re: was: help with new iMac? now: is mac mini any better?
 

   
 
No, that is a wrong conclusion.

GPS does not harm electrosensitives.

But GPS, connected with Bluetooth is horrible.
This is in combination with *Live* information.

However, I succeeded in having a GPS without that.
I have a Navigon.

Greetings,
Charles Claessens
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Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 20:46
Subject: [eSens] Re: was: help with new iMac? now: is mac mini any better?

Well, I guess the apple tech my husband spoke to did say that there is a "GPS chip" in it but that it is only active when the wireless is on.  I don't think this is entirely true, but I am having a hard time understanding how all that works in the first place.

For some reason, I am very sensitive to GPS.  It's like a krypton death ray for me.  Most things will affect me either within minutes or within hours, but GPS is like being hooked up to a defibrillator the moment it's turned on (OK, well, at least that's what I imagine it would be like...I've never actually been hooked up to one...)

But I don't really understand why this happens, because according to what I've read about how GPS works, your average handheld device is not transmitting but only receiving a signal.  (Supposedly...of course then the question becomes how do they use them to track people if it's not transmitting?)  So then why does it turn me into a blob of protoplasm with no will to live?

Something as simple as the GPS chip they put in an Illinois IPass transponder was enough to make me unable to function properly within minutes.  (for those who don't know what I'm talking about, it's what allows you to pay the tolls in a toll booth without stopping.)  Burying it under everything I could find helped, but then of course it didn't work.  :)  (BTW, I replaced it with an EZPass from Indiana and that solved the problem...)

So the only thing I can figure out is that just sitting there, it's passively receiving a minor signal...if I turn it on, it's much worse, but even now I can feel it very weakly.  Just sitting there on my desk unplugged it's bothering me enough that I don't even want to move.  My heart is racing and I am exhausted.  I haven't had a good night's sleep since it got parked in our house.

We are definitely going to get rid of it...but I have serious doubts about whether a Mac mini will be an improvement.  I spoke to a guy at a computer store today and he explained that the Macs all have wireless and bluetooth built in...as in, they're part of the main board and cannot be removed.  In contrast, most PCs do not have these built in, and those that come with it, it's a separate component that can be removed.  I think this would be the best route (especially since I haven't used a Mac in over 20 years and would have to learn a whole new operating system...)

So I hope that helps anyone else out there who wanted more info on this topic.

I will update with more info about what we end up with and how it works.

Thanks to all who responded!
Lisa

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