Another reason to text instead of calling

hi aprilsue, thanks for your response. good that you prefer to text instead of talking on the mobile phone. i didn't used to be concerned about the radiation too. until one day my head was throbbing and i couldn't figure out why. then it dawn on me that the headache always happened after i talked quite awhile on the mobile phone. since then, i try to cut short my mobile phone conversation or use a headset if necessary. since then the headache didn't happen. cheers

wow the price difference is really great. it's so much more worth it to text than call. if my plan is like yours i'd text instead too. sometimes texting gets the message across better. i tend to get distracted when i call. some times i'd even chat for a while, hang up and realise i didn't say what i called to say.

good to hear that you text more than calling. interesting to note that it seems cheaper to text in a lot of places. my subscription plan comes with more than enough minutes so i usually just call. thankfully i use the ear piece most of the time. at least now i will text more than i call. thanks for responding, have a great day.

yes i agree that sometimes it's better to call than to text. especially when i want to know something immediately. it's also easier to clarify some issues by talking.

hearing the voice does help in certain matters. there are times that i misunderstood the tone of the person. in the end we had to clarify the matter over the phone.

Yeah... there had been previous cases for me where my friends misunderstood a matter... annd all that just involved texting... and I believed the misunderstanding wouldn't have occurred if we had just talked about it over the phone!

great to hear that you use the speaker half the time. at least the impact radiation has on you is not so great. most important thing is bearing these little facts in mind. if a call comes in the next time, maybe you'll switch on the speaker more often. i know i'll be doing that most times.

hi tamara, that's one good use for the mobile phone. i use my mobile phone to contact my partner to pick me up too. i can't imagine how i'm gonna do that with a mobile phone. great that you talk to your friends on your landline. some times i had to use my mobile phone to talk to others because i am on the move. it's really convenient especially when i'm out shopping and i wanted to see one thing but my friend want to see something else. at least we can call each other when we are done. cheers

hi tamara,
totally agree with you - dont understand why 'they' would allow these inventions flood the market if it is proven to be 'dangerous' to the users?
i think i use my mobile mainly for the mp3 player + radio player.. and the pre-loaded games.. ,
i rarely make calls, most of the time i text - i would only call when i really need to speak and make clear certain things..

hmm i think microwave gives out far more radiation than the normal lights. also, the incidences of cancer is increasing. here where i am, one in three people will get cancer at some point of their life. back in the olden days, not so many people has cancer.

guess i'd rather be safe than sorry. i hide behind the refrigerator when i use the microwave over!

In an average day a person takes in more radiation from house lights than microwaves and other sources combined. A microwave does put out more, yes, but radiation from other sources adds up quicker.

When I was younger I would do the same thing.:) I'd put something in the microwave then run! It was only when I was in college that I learned more about radiation and how it works, and I began to live a much less worried life.:)

What would worry me is if I worked in an x-ray department at a dentistry or hospital...even though they have methods of protecting their employees, you'd still have to wonder if the methods worked!

hi shannon, thanks for the lovely reply. a happy weekend to you too:)

I told my friends at work this morning too...we work for a Verizon distributor, and all have employee phones. They are also grateful for the information...just thought I'd share the "love" as my co-workers like to say.

good to hear that you are already avoiding making calls. guess we all have to do what we can to keep ourself safe. have a great weekend ahead.

i agree with you to a certain extent. we can't give up doing everything just because there are risks. we are taking risks everyday just going about doing things!

for myself, i'll use the landline or the headset whenever possible. i'll use my mobile phone to call only when the above two are not available. cheers