[IMMUNE] Cell phones?

[snowball]

I have never had a cell phone so I am lost in the complexity and sales
pitches.

I've been thinking a cell phone could make a big difference in traveling --
for safety on the road, and to be able to call ahead for information, etc.
Has anyone had any experience with cell phones? or used them to help in
travel? Obviously I'm concerned with the EI aspects -- exposures -- as
well as the possible EI benefits of being able to communicate without so
many close interpersonal encounters when far from home.

Also wondering about which are most reliable to use in so many changing
locations. Thanks in advance for any help, experiences, advice, caveats,
and the like.

Also any experience anyone has had in trying to get gasoline pumped by an
attendant all across the country. Yes, I know the rule/law. I mean in
real life. :-)) Thanks.

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[Kristine Kopp]

Hello,

I have a cell phone and have had one for
a few years now. Since I am not sure about the
long term effects I use it only as needed. I like
to have it for safety reasons. I am a single
woman who drives on the road by myself all
the time. I have a plan with only 500 min for
$19.00 a month from T-mobile.

I must add that I only have minor emf
sensitivity. And when I get a new cell phone
I have to let it air out in the sun for 2-3 weeks
before I can use it near my face. While it
airs out I put it in a sealed plastic bag if I need
to carry it with me on the road.

I prefer the Motorola models of cell phones.
And fyi, I have no financial interests in
any of these companies.

Have a good day,
Kristine


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[Cyndi Norwitz]

From: "snowball" <***@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:41:49 -0400

I have never had a cell phone so I am lost in the complexity and sales
pitches.

A good place to start is consumersearch.com.

I've been thinking a cell phone could make a big difference in traveling
-- for safety on the road, and to be able to call ahead for information,
etc. Has anyone had any experience with cell phones? or used them to
help in travel? Obviously I'm concerned with the EI aspects --
exposures -- as well as the possible EI benefits of being able to
communicate without so many close interpersonal encounters when far from
home.

Yes, a cell phone is indispensible for an MCSer. Mine is broken and my
husband's needs a new battery, but, when they were working, they saved our
butts many times. Especially the time we ran out of gas on the freeway, in
a rural section with nothing around. The baby was with us. Had I been
alone and without a phone, I could not have hiked to the nearest phone
(they have them on the sides of the freeways here but it's still a
dangerous walk).

Also wondering about which are most reliable to use in so many changing
locations. Thanks in advance for any help, experiences, advice,
caveats, and the like.

You have to ask people local to you to tell you which companies work best
in your area. Do not rely on what the company tells you, unless it's that
they don't have coverage.

I highly recommend Virgin Mobile Pay as You Go. It's the best PAYG phone
out there (see consumersearch.com), as long as Sprint has good coverage in
your area.

If you use a phone a lot, don't get this, it will be too expensive. But
for emergencies and the occasional call from the market, while running
late, etc, it's very cheap. You have to pay $20 every 90 days but this
goes to minutes that do not expire. The minutes are 25 cents for the first
10 in any given day, then 10 cents/min after that. No other charges except
to purchase the phone. Text messages are charged as one minute.

You can also get a phone where you buy minutes with a card but they tend to
be really expensive. Shop around.

If most of the time that you're out you are in your car or using a car to
get to and fro, I recommend keeping the phone in the car and charging it
there too. You can get a splitter if you have one plug and need it for
something else too.

Cyndi
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[Cyndi Norwitz]

From: "snowball" <***@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 17:41:49 -0400

Also any experience anyone has had in trying to get gasoline pumped by
an attendant all across the country. Yes, I know the rule/law. I mean
in real life. :-)) Thanks.

Many times.

If they see you, it's easy. But usually they are behind glass wall and
they rarely look over to you. Most of the gas stations tell you to honk 3
times. Of course, this takes a while to work. And pisses off the other
customers, but too bad. Sometimes I ask another customer to tell the clerk
I am disabled and need gas pumped.

I usually take my handicapped placard and wave it around. This helps tell
them I'm legit. If I get the clerk's attention from afar, I hold up the
placard and point to it.

Eventually, you'll learn which stations are the easiest to deal with. As
well as which have the best air quality/ventilation.

Cyndi
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[Kristine Kopp]

I usually bring a non-mcs friend or family member
and have them wear a glove to pump my gas. Most
attendants are far away or behind glass. Plus once
I had an attendant pump my gas and he over
filled it and gas was all over my car.

The other thing I do is bring my respirator and
put it on before I get out of the car. I also put
a glove on my hand and then pump my own
gas. But you need a respirator that has a very
good seal for this.

-Kristine

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[Lourdes Salvador]

That's exactly what I do... either full service or pump my own. If I use
full service I give them a dollar amount that will make about 3/4 of a tank
so it is not overfilled as when my van is filled-up I get fumes for a couple
of hours until the gas level goes down. When I pump my own I wear a full
half-piece respiratory and gloves. I go at night and the attendents don't
say a word. When I'm done I peel the gloves off and drop them in the trash
and drive away with the mask on until I'm sure any fumes are out of the
interior of the car. Then I take my mask off. I use a 3M 6000 series with
a 6003 filter and never smell the gas which would stop my breathing or cause
bronchi spasm.

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- ----- Original Message -----
From: Kristine Kopp
I usually bring a non-mcs friend or family member
and have them wear a glove to pump my gas. Most
attendants are far away or behind glass. Plus once
I had an attendant pump my gas and he over
filled it and gas was all over my car.

The other thing I do is bring my respirator and
put it on before I get out of the car. I also put
a glove on my hand and then pump my own
gas. But you need a respirator that has a very
good seal for this.

- -Kristine

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[Peter Haynes]

I've had a cell phone for years. before MCS, I never had a problem with it.

Since MCS...ewww. Some of them REALLY stink. My current phone is all
hard plastic. Made by Samsung. the phone I had before fit my hand better
and was nicer but it had a soft plstic piece in the case that wouldn't
stop smelling so I swapped it.

I enjoy the ease of communication and the safety factor when i'm out of
the house. Moreso now.

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[Cyndi Norwitz]

From: "Lourdes Salvador" <***@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2006 11:02:12 -1000

That's exactly what I do... either full service or pump my own.

If the place that does full service also has a self-serve section, they
have to pump your gas at the self-serve prices, if you have a handicapped
placard. If it's only full-serve, or if you want all the other services,
then you have to pay the full-serve prices.

Cyndi
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