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Vonage All cell phones, cordless phones, WiFi cards, Bluetooth adapters, CB radios,
All cell phones, cordless phones, WiFi cards, Bluetooth adapters, CB radios, and other devices put out a certain amount of RF radiation at various frequencies. Overall, though, I'd be far more concerned about a cell phone, which has to reach a tower more than a mile away and puts out a lot more power, than a cordless that only needs a range of a few hundred feet.
As far as the 6.0Ghz frequency specifically, I can't imagine it is significantly different from the 5.8GHz frequency in terms of risk. Most of the actual long-term testing has been done on devices that have been around for a long time (900 Mhz frequency range), and no direct link has been found. I haven't researched it exhaustively, but I don't think a link has been found between brain cancer and low-powered RF transmissions.
Unless you're a VERY heavy user of such devices, I really don't think you have much to worry about. Personally, I keep my RF transmitters (where they are adjustable) at the lowest working setting. My WiFi router has an adjustment, and I leave it off when I'm not using wireless. When I do use it, I set the transmit to a fairly low power setting when I'm going to be using it in the same room.
As far as cordless phones, I tend to use the speakerphone feature or a corded handset so the antenna isn't up against my noggin. Remember that the intensity of radiation decreases at the square of the distance, so a 6 inch separation from the transmission source means you absorb a LOT less power than a 1/4 inch separation.
I don't use my cell phone a lot, so I don't worry too much about that. If I did use it a lot, I'd probably pick up a corded or possibly bluetooth headset - Bluetooth is still RF, but much lower power than the actual cell, so if I can keep the powerful cell antenna itself away from the little grey cells, that's a good thing.
There's no reason, IMHO, to live in a Faraday cage, but if you can sensibly reduce the sources of RF transmission around you, and especially VERY close to you, it's probably a decent idea.
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