To expect NOT to get wireless internet 'waves' coming through the walls from BOTH next door neighbours?

[flibbertyjibbet]

I just got a 2nd hand laptop which I was told is wireless enabled. Well fine I thought but we don't want to go wireless for the same reasons I wouldn't want to live near a pylon.
So imagine my surprise when turning it on, I found I was getting 'a wireless (thingy) has been detected'. Its from next door one way. But then last night we still got it and next door are on hols, so I asked the other neighbour this morning and it was him! So we are getting it through thick brick walls from two directions! I feel like I am getting double the dose of something that I don't want at all!

[Lizzylou]

We have wireless network detected from next door neighbours and we also have wireless.......hadn't thought it was bad at all, oops!

[ConnorTraceptive]

we get wireless networks detected for whole street takes more than a brick wall to fox the blighters

[Electroma]

Wireless internet 'waves' are not harmful though, i wouldn't worry. Its not like a pylon..

[FlamingTomatoes]

switch your radio on.

Hear that?

Same as the wireless internet things. Don't dwell on it or you'll end up wearing a tin foil helmet.

[newlifenewname]

You also walk through radio waves ALL the time. Your life will be better for not worrying about it imo. So maybe you will live a few months longer without the exposure, but will you enjoy it?

[flibbertyjibbet]

Can you point me in the direction of the official information stating categorically that wireless has no long term effects whatsoever? Between the 2 neighbours we reckon we are getting about 20 hours worth a day. I am in such a bad mood today, am ranting on other threads as well...

[FlamingTomatoes]

Nope, but neither can I find evidence stating catagorically that consumption of apples does not cause cancer. Doesn't mean they do.

You really can't do anything about this - apart from lining your walls with tin foil!

[MerlinsBeard]

if they have their modem on all the time like i do it is never off

[flibbertyjibbet]

Oh god I'm in such a bad moooooood. Ranting about everything. Mainly I think because I am stuck in again today till pay per drop decide to arrive, after being in all day yesterday with no show. Will try to calm down and get off mn for a bit till I am feeling a bit more rational.

[LennyLapin]

Have you got a microwave?

[KrustyTheClown]

I picked up 8 other signals the other day. Neighbours up to 3 doors down, both sides - other signals must have come from across the road!

[FlamingTomatoes]

Go and have a very lovely cup of tea, and maybe a cake?

[flibbertyjibbet]

No I don't have a microwave.

[newlifenewname]

flibberty, you usually make me laugh. I wish your bad mood away. You could come to mine but A I have no boiler today or tomorrow and B I have a wireless connection showing at least 3 other people radiating away in my front room.

[Electroma]

Dont worry, just try to rest assured that EVERYONE is exposed to these 'waves' almost all the time.

Think of folk who work in offices. All the millions of them..
Its in every school, every nursery, every university.
It is NOT a risk.

I have mine on in my house 24 hours, never switch it off as its broadband. Its on at my work too.

the waves are pretty much everywhere, 24 hours a day. Now, if they were harmful, do you think the people who control this would expose themselves, their families, their children to them? No.

They really, really do you no harm.

[flibbertyjibbet]

I suppose if its not harmful and I am getting the signals, could try to find out what their provider and passwords are then cancel our aol monthly fee
No cake in the house, hardly any milk, couldnt' get out yesterday thanks to delivery company. And no idea when they are coming today.

[LennyLapin]

Here, read this

On the basis of current evidence, the HPA does not consider there to be a problem with the safety of WLAN. If an explicit statement that exposures are within the ICNIRP guidelines is required, this would have to be obtained from the manufacturers; however, it could be argued that this is implicit in the CE marking.

[flibbertyjibbet]

Oh at least my boiler is working today.
I am beginning to think I should be grateful to live in a street full of old fogies without internet connections (its t'internet round here btw) as it seems I am in a minority only having TWO radiating in!

[Piffle]

but what is interesting is that they are taking wifi networks out of many schools so one wonders what the truth actually is and who is being told it...

[LennyLapin]

Where are they taking wifi out of schools?

They are making entire cities one big wifi network (Bristol for example).

[flibbertyjibbet]

Ooo interesting piffle.... shall I get ranting again then?
One of my clients is an internet provider, he said they don't recommend wireless for work or colleges etc as it can go down and is generally less reliable than wires and plugs, so perhaps the schools want the better reliability?
OR just thought, perhaps the kids were wandering that BIT TOO FAR (ie to the pawn shop) with the wireless laptops so the head is putting plugs back on them?

[LennyLapin]

we had wifi banned at work, but it was a security issue, not a safety one

[flibbertyjibbet]

Have decided that I am bored waiting for delivery man and need something to occupy me and thus stop me ranting. Will go and get camera and take pics of the pile of stuff in bedroom that has been earmarked for ebay for months and months and I moan I have no time to list things (cos I'm on mumsnet).