Comments on: ‘Super Wi-Fi’ roadblock

By: Phil Veerkamp

Phil Veerkamp — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:57:46 +0000

shayla, I believe that I can state with a very high level of certainty that you can go to sleep at night with virtually zero chance of having your "body inundated with information". Sleep well . . . even if a wi-fi tower is clandesinely installed at midnight in your back yard there is only the slightest of slight chances you will awaken saturated with information.

By: shayla

shayla — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:22:27 +0000

THANK GOD we are finally talking about dirty electricity! Try living within a quarter mile of a cell phone tower if you think it is so safe. Check out the cancer clusters. chrispytahoe… you are awfully confident in the safety of wifi. I completely disagree with your stance on the issue. I do not want my body inundated with information, especially when at rest.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:22:42 +0000

(2007) "Neurobehavioral effects among inhabitants around mobile phone base stations." - HERE - The prevalence of neuropsychiatric complaints as headache, memory changes, dizziness tremors, depressive symptoms, and sleep disturbance were significantly higher among exposed inhabitants than controls.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:56:36 +0000

THIS is chrispy's IARC reference from the World Health Organization. IARC CLASSIFIES RADIOFREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AS POSSIBLY CARCINOGENIC TO HUMANS (31 May 2011)

By: chrispytahoe

chrispytahoe — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:52:17 +0000

WIFI will not cause cancer. Electromagnetic fields from cell phones however, MAY. Source: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

I am in the cable industry and can tell you, everything you watch on TV is going to the internet. All in home entertainment will be web based in the not too distant future.

Further, It is my belief as a taxpayer that the government should be responsible for some basic things. Energy. Petrol. Healthcare. Communications.

Did you know kids here in Tahoe must pay 250.00 annually if they want to ride the school bus? Disgusting.

By: Phil Veerkamp

Phil Veerkamp — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:36:08 +0000

Wi-Fi signals are radio signals. Cell phone towers saturate the environment with “concrete penetrating” radio waves. WE LIVE 24 HOURS A DAY BATHED IN RADIO WAVES. Government Wi-Fi would be no more or less a health risk than the radio wave saturated environment that we have been living in for the past decades. BUT . . . the government would “own” the on/off switch. THAT might be unhealthy.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:13:15 +0000

Gerald, I always jump when hearing my name called. (Did you?) If living outside EDC is a qualification for commenting on technology, then I’m at least partially qualified. For 32 years I lived 10,000 miles outside these rarefied boundaries. Having said that, I still remain unqualified to comment on technology, admitting to being, at best, only semi-literate in said matters. But I’m confident the technology is great (article of faith). However, the article I posted concerns related HEALTH ISSUES. I have a right to be concerned.

By: Gerald Lillpop

Gerald Lillpop — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:04:11 +0000

It’s funny reading comments from people who have rarely or even never ventured out of El Dorado County discuss technology. Folks the good ole US of A is light years behind in providing high speed Internet even though we created that technology that makes the Internet possible. Look at the advanced countries of Europe and Asia and you will see just how necessary the development of Super Wi Fi is to our country’s future. But hey most people who comment at the MD still want El Dorado County to lead the way in 10th century industries so why should they care about a new fangled thing like the Internets. Right?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:57:37 +0000

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN WI-FI TECHNOLOGY AND ILLNESS IS REAL - HERE

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:06:30 +0000

The MD wants the guv’mnt to do this? How shocking. And it’s free, as in taxpayer-sponsored? Wow, this is some pretty liberal thinking!

By: fern

fern — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 16:38:59 +0000

The companies that are fighting it are the same companies that don’t provide access to most rural areas.

By: Phil Veerkamp

Phil Veerkamp — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 05:29:50 +0000

” . . . and other tech companies believe a free-for-all Wi-Fi service would lead to innovation and creativity . . . “ I have to wonder. Will “free-for-all Wi-Fi” be as good as “free-for-all health care”.