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Nokia Investigating Reported Cell Phone Explosions
Iphtashu Fitz writes "C|Net's news.com is reporting that a man in the Netherlands suffered burns to his leg when the Nokia phone in his pants pocket exploded. This is the second reported incident of Nokia phones exploding, the first one being back in August when a Dutch woman's phone exploded in her hand. Nokia blamed the first incident on a third party battery that the woman was using and warned customers to only use Nokia parts and accessories with their phones. However this most recent explosion involved a new Nokia phone with a Nokia battery installed."
Is that an exploding cell phone in your pants, or are you just happy to see me?
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Can you hear me now?
*BOOM*
So you can say the message will self-destruct in 5 seconds.....
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They've been doing that in Mission Impossible for YEARS!
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...you know those two poor souls would be getting sued by the company right about now.
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Does this have anything to do with the type of calls you are making ??
I think it blew off more than his ear. If all they wanted was a removed ear, they could enlist the aid of Mike Tyson.
"Any links on what signs to look for before your cell phone battery explodes?"
If the caller ID says "Mossad", do not answer.
I am the unwilling control for my Origin.
Obviously the work of the Teleban...
Tubal-Cain smokes the white owl.
Yes, long distance calls use more power, as they have transmit the signal further.
Talking loudly can mitigate this, as the AGC(automatic gain control) detects the higher volume, and so doesn't need to amplify the radio signal quite as much. Not a big saving, but every bit counts.
You can also (if you have a phone with an external antenna) lean the tip of the antenna against a metal object(street sign, light post, scaffolding, etc) and the signal will be inducted into the object and act like a really big antenna. You can see this on those car antennas which are mounted on rear windows without drilling a hole - they use electromagnetic induction as well.
Finally, if the signal is really boarderline, you can try changing the polarization of the signal from vertical to horizontal by holding the phone parallel to the ground. This is a trick used by people on the edge of TV coverage areas, and especially on campervans and RVs. Some antennas are even motorized so you don't have to get out and fool about with a spanner and the U-bolt.
If nothing else works, try circular polarization. This is tricky, as you have to spin around with the phone's antenna as the center of rotation.