Folks, as a long time AT&T Wireless cellsite/switch tech. I cannot get behind 5G. I've been thru 1G, 2G, 3G and 4G technologies and 3G/4G are enough. 5G is a money looser and a health hazard, it's not worth it.
I'm not a member of the CWA but, I do support it's actions and all of it's members. If they strike, more power too them. I know most of the wireline has been taking a hit as far as surplus and I know wireless cannot survive without wireline.
Tell AT&T, no more out sourcing to India, Cezch Repulic and else where. We need the jobs here in the U.S.A, not overseas.
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What You Need to Know About 5G
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Everything You Need to Know About 5G
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Unlike the 4G technology currently in use, which relies on 90-foot cell towers with about a dozen antenna ports on each, the 5G system uses "small cell" facilities or bases, each with about 100 antenna ports.11 These cell bases will be mounted to already existing infrastructure such as utility poles.
Ultimately, many if not most homeowners can expect to end up with a 5G cell base mounted right outside or very near their home. Workplaces and educational institutions will also be saturated with MMWs.
Once installed in your neighborhood, you won't have a choice to opt out of continuous 5G exposure, and research compiled by EMF coach and author Lloyd Burrell12 and others13,14 suggests the proliferation of 5G could turn into nothing short of a public health disaster.
Seeing how many are already struggling with electromagnetic hypersensitivity, saturating cities and suburban areas with MMW radiation will undoubtedly worsen their plight, and add many new sufferers.
5G (5th Generation) technology relies primarily on the bandwidth of the millimeter wave (MMW), which is primarily between 30 gigahertz (GHz) and 300GHz.15 The MMW is known to penetrate 1 to 2 millimeters of human skin tissue16,17 and has been linked to a number of potential health problems, including:18,19,20,21,22
Eye problems such as lens opacity in rats, which is linked to the production of cataracts,23 and eye damage in rabbits24,25
Impacted heart rate variability, an indicator of stress, in rats26,27,28 and heart rate changes (arrhythmias) in frogs29,30
Pain31 — MMW is actually what's used in crowd control weapons (Active Denial Systems) by the U.S. Department of Defense, as it has the ability to cause a severe burning sensation32
Suppressed immune function33
Depressed growth and increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria34
Doctors and Scientists Warn of 5G Hazards and Urge Caution
While MMWs have not been widely used before, it's already been suggested that sweat ducts in human skin act as antennae when they come in contact with MMWs.35 In a 2016 letter to the FCC, Dr. Yael Stein of the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, who has studied 5G MMW technology and its interaction with the human body, writes:36
"Computer simulations have demonstrated that sweat glands concentrate sub-terahertz waves in human skin. Humans could sense these waves as heat. The use of sub-terahertz (millimeter wave) communications technology (cellphones, Wi-Fi, antennas) could cause humans to percept physical pain via nociceptors.
Potentially, if G5 Wi-Fi is spread in the public domain we may expect more of the health effects currently seen with RF/ microwave frequencies including many more cases of hypersensitivity (EHS), as well as many new complaints of physical pain and a yet unknown variety of neurologic disturbances.
It will be possible to show a causal relationship between G5 technology and these specific health effects. The affected individuals may be eligible for compensation … Respected members of the FCC and U.S. Senate Committees, please protect Public Health and vote against exposure of the public to harmful G5 technology."
In 2015, 247 scientists engaged in the study of biological and health effects of nonionizing EMFs across the world signed an international appeal to the United Nations,37 calling for protection from nonionizing EMF exposure due to evidence of health effects even at low levels.
Two years later, in 2017, more than 180 doctors and scientists from 35 countries signed a petition38 to enact a moratorium on the rollout of 5G due to the potential risks to wildlife and human health.
I’ve seen so many references to 5G being a health hazard, yet I have not seen a single study or source otherwise that confirms this. Do you have any sources sir, or are you just spewing nonsense out onto your keyboard?
To be fair, 5G won't have nearly the coverage as any of it's predecessors, and those don't even have good coverage. I'd prefer to see money put into a few more 4G sites in outer suburbs, rural areas, than|then blanket inner city with 5G. I'm biased though, as I live in an area with horrible/no coverage, and I'm only 30 miles from headquarters! Heck, they can't even get solid coverage along the major highways now, or capacity to handle weekend loads in certain areas. While the dream of 5G is nice, and would be awesome to have.... it's just that, a dream. You think it s—s when you drop from 4G to HSPA+ now, or worse. Just wait until you bounce between 5G and those lower speeds.
4g, 5g, 137g, I'm for whatever it takes to get this ¢r@ppy cell service to work better.
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Cell Site tech here too. No clue what you're talking about 3g/4g are enough. Must've thought the same about typewriters and pagers back in the day bro.
so, for the last 30 years you've been.... a cell tech? And you believe the 4G standard is enough to support services? You're going places bro!
How is 5G a money "looser"? And what medical studies have proven it's a health hazard?