28th September 2004, 23:49
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Can a mobile phone dammage a PC?
well, i sit at home most of the day, with my mobile on top of my PC.. never had a problem..
but, at college, they seem to think if you leave your mobile phone switched on anywhere near a PC, it will format the hard drive. their sign reads "please switch off mobile phones when using the computers, they emit signals that will format and erase the entire computer hard drive".. i just wanna know, has anyone ever had any troubles with their PC and mobile phone? cos i sure havnt... (and yes, for you americans, a mobile phone is a cell phone) |
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28th September 2004, 23:58
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Forum King, M.D.
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they do it so you wont use your phone in the computer lab, bc its annoying. I have never heard of anything like that.
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28th September 2004, 23:59
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Thats the first time I ever heard of this being a probelem for a PC>
I'm just curious how old are the pcs at that college? It might effect older ones, but most colleges have pretty much up to date pcs or the ones I have been to. |
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29th September 2004, 00:03
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Now, someone could think your phone emits magnetic waves to scamble your HD, but obviously this is tried and truely wrong.
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29th September 2004, 00:07
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cell phones formatting HDs? i've never heard of that. even with old PCs. i'm pretty sure that magnets mess up computers, not cell phones.
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29th September 2004, 00:54
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Most magnets will do little harm to most madern hard drives (floppy disk are a different story), as there are already powerful magnets used in the HD for various purposes. While I am not advocating putting magnest on your computer, it still should do virtually no damage.
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29th September 2004, 01:08
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Have you tried repeatedly whacking your hard disk with your mobile phone?
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29th September 2004, 01:11
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Major Dude
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It would take a magnet of about 10 Tesla to adversely affect a modern hard drive.
For comparison, a standard MRI machine is rated at 1-3 Teslas. 
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29th September 2004, 01:29
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When I put my phone near my monitor it makes the monitor go screwy, esp if I am using the phone (ie, having a conversation on it)
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29th September 2004, 01:57
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Theoretically yes if you have a Bluetooth enabled phone. There are now viruses out that can infect a phone and thus make it into your computer through the BT connection, although it's highly unlikely.
Also, if you bash the phone really hard on your drive, jam it in the CD rom or attempt to shove the antenna into the fan blades to listen to the grinding noise it could have adverse effects. 1001. FM - Megarock Radio - St. Louis Since 1998! Tune In Now! Corporate Radio Sucks! No suits, all rock! |
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29th September 2004, 02:08
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29th September 2004, 02:18
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29th September 2004, 02:21
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mine actually vibrates so i enjoy it.
"Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?" |
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29th September 2004, 02:53
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Re: Can a mobile phone dammage a PC?
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29th September 2004, 02:57
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29th September 2004, 03:14
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 I just put my phone in my case ontop of my hard drive and called it a couple of times. Seems to still work. I don't see how a radio wave can format a hard drive. I'm Back? |
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29th September 2004, 03:19
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29th September 2004, 03:23
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Thanks whiteflip.
My number is 867-5309 Ask for Jenny @ wally, I am telling your wife again! missy keeps notes on what to tell the wifey Love Ya ~ Missy "Sex is great and is remembered as a moment in life while love lasts a lifetime." Quote from Chev |
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29th September 2004, 03:51
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29th September 2004, 03:55
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Hell no, that's my house.
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29th September 2004, 04:09
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No way, I've got your house on speed dial #3.
I'm a psychosomatic sister running around without a leash. |
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29th September 2004, 04:10
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Hey listen here buddy, who gave you my number?
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29th September 2004, 04:12
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and why am I on speed dial 2?
Who is 1? "Sex is great and is remembered as a moment in life while love lasts a lifetime." Quote from Chev |
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29th September 2004, 04:15
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My mom, of course.
(Don't worry Wally...unless you're my friend Steve in Florida, you're not speed dial #3 on my phone. )
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29th September 2004, 04:18
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Last time I checked, it did not say Steve on my drivers licence, so I don't think I'm him.
Never been to Florida neither, I hear it's too windy there anyway. "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." ~ Charles R. Swindoll |
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29th September 2004, 05:18
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my cell phone came with a cradle type charger that has a 2 foot usb cable for hot syncing the palm portion of my phone. I usually keep the cradle/charger sitting on top of my tower for easy access. I have never once had a problem where my phone formats my hard drive.
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29th September 2004, 05:26
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But does it vibrate it to satisfaction?
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29th September 2004, 05:32
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I rarely get any calls though so my phone doesn't vibrate nearly as much as the other phones belonging to the fine members of this forum. I guess thats what happens when you are a creepy guy.
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29th September 2004, 05:38
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pffft vibrating. Nothing is better then the look on everyone's face when my phone rings, screaming "I WANNA FUCK YOU IN THE ASS"
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29th September 2004, 22:18
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Mine shouts "Mail motherfucker" when I get a message. That got some weird looks on the train...
The phone will only interfere with the monitor while there is activity between the phone and the network, but it doesnt do any damage. |
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29th September 2004, 22:48
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Re: Can a mobile phone dammage a PC?
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29th September 2004, 23:06
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Re: Re: Can a mobile phone dammage a PC?
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29th September 2004, 23:16
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Thats what I suspect, but they could at least be honest about it.
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30th September 2004, 01:32
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Haha. Cell phone. Hard drive. Hahaha...
Seriously, your average CRT puts out a far stronger magnetic field than any cell phone. Particularly when degaussing. Freedom of speech is the basic freedom of humanity. When you've lost that, you've lost everything. 1\/\/4y 34|<$p4y 1gp4y 33714y, 0d4y 0uy4y? | Roses are #FF0000; Violets are #0000FF; chown -R ${YOU} ~/base The DMCA. It really is that bad. : Count for your life. |
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30th September 2004, 02:23
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"Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?" |
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30th September 2004, 02:34
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i could do some damage to your PC with a cell phone if I launched it out of my propane-powered potato gun.
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30th September 2004, 03:52
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Cell Phones emit electromagnetic waves. This is how they talk to cell towers. These frequencies happen to be such that, when in close proximity to wires, they produce interference with the electronics. If a cell phone is near speakers, the speakers will pick it up in the cords and you'll hear a buzz. If it's near a monitor, the cable can pick up the interference and you'll see wierd waves. It comes down to the shielding in the electronics. Old serial terminals which are shielded to mil-spec don't have this problem(as I've seen countless times at work).
s0be And On that day, the Lords of the land said unto their Master Architect, "The temple you have made to the gods of Wasabi and Maki has brought us no great prosperity" and they sent out him into the lands. As he traveled to a far off land, he found he wasn't traveling alone, but that he had gained companions, and when they found their new land, they started work on a new temple, one that would be OPEN to all who wanted to worship. from The Book of Wasabi C 12 Vs 09 (pg 2003)
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30th September 2004, 03:58
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Cell phone interference can be very disruptive. Once, there was a cell phone that interfered with an entire conference so severely that we had to ask the owner to bring it and leave the hall.
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30th September 2004, 07:55
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Yeah, if my phone is near my speakers the speakers will click a couple of times just before I get a message. It actually acts as like a pre-warning, cause the speakers click before the phone beeps.
And Bizzeh, you should just print out this entire thread, or at least the first part, and stick it under the sign. |
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30th September 2004, 09:11
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weird that cause a few times I've had messages come through, the speakers, telly and monitor go to sphagetti western and no message
 Sort of like it get's lost or absorbed in the other eletrical fields? And it can't be weak signal as I live within half a mile of a tower and have a near clear view of it... anyway - mine sits on top of my comp and I never have a problem - same drive the last 18mnth. My phone vibrates - but I only get work related calls - not the same somehow - ~
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