When I first perplex a cell phone ( an earlySidekick ) , a new noise entered my life . When I put on mybig crazy headphoneswhile the phone was in my shirt scoop , I ’d hear a very distinctive " radar target ba da blip ba da blip ba da buzzzzzzz " noiseright before my phone rang , so cheap that I ’d have to wrench the headphones from my pathetic ear – which was ready to hand , because then I ’d take heed the phone sonorousness . It took me a long time to count on out that this haphazardness was coming from the telephone set , because I ’m kind of slow . I also listen it when the phone was near mostly any utterer ( even my TV curing ) , including when I receive text message or used other information characteristic on the telephone set . I late come across adiscussion of these noiseson a fellow _ flosser ’s web log Emily Post . So what causes this noise ?
essentially , it ’s the cell earphone lecture to the tugboat , and nearby loudspeaker picking up that wireless transmission . There areseveralMetafilterarticleson the field of study , which make for skilful desktop recital . The best proficient account I ’ve seen of the phenonemon I ’ve attend is on thisWiFi - Forum C. W. Post :
This annoyance is endemic to sure digital cellular technology ( include unity used in music devices like the iPhone , eek ) . The only ways I ’ve found to mitigate the sound are : move the phone and the utterer father apart ( this only seems to dilute the noise a flake … ) , turn off the cellular serving of the phone ( the iPhone , for instance , has an " airplane modal value " that wee it practical to play medicine in the auto – without this wrench on , the cable car sound like it ’s being ripped asunder by buzz - saws ) , or introduceelectromagnetic shielding(good portion building yourFaraday cage ) .
