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are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?

 
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are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
It's possible, but I don't know for sure. They say routers emit much less power than say, 5G towers. But how much power do they really need? Who knows. My router has a button turn wifi on and off, and I keep it off except for rare occasions when I need it.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


5g has no relation to the 5 gigahertz band. It should just make your WiFi access work better.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


5g has no relation to the 5 gigahertz band. It should just make your WiFi access work better.
 Quoting: roguetechie81


Ok cool thats what i was kind of wondering if there was some type or correlation albeit on a smaller scale of course..
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
Yes. 5GHz is just as safe as 2.4GHz of older wifi networks.

Also 5GHz has literally nothing to do with 5G, that uses a completely different frequency that is much higher.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
As safe as any cordless phone...

5g and 5ghz not the same thing.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
They are pretty safe.

I dropped one and it neither cracked nor scratched the floor.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
Ok...i got a little nervous when i read about that "beamforming" technology and thought maybe it was like a mini scaled down version of a 5g tower or something
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
These routers are extremely low powered RF transmitters, ie, they do t have enough power to cause any kind of tissue damage. A microwave oven typically operates at 1000-1500 watts to cook food, these routers are rated in the low milliwatts range, I wouldn’t worry about it.

Also take into account the inverse square law, look it up, the farther you are from the transmitter the power emitted is exponentially lower than at the source.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


5g has no relation to the 5 gigahertz band. It should just make your WiFi access work better.
 Quoting: roguetechie81


Ok cool thats what i was kind of wondering if there was some type or correlation albeit on a smaller scale of course..
 Quoting: Waffles ™


5gz is the bottom frequency for 5g. I think it’s from 5 up to 40 ghz..
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
Why don't you put it under your pillow for two years and then report back here as to what your "personal" experience has been with it's safety?
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
www.commscope.com/blog/2019/why-beamforming/?utm_source=arris​&utm_medium=redirect
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


That's not even 5G like cell phones use. FFS.

This signal is 5-5.6 ghz, and can't even make it past your skin, just like 5G cell.

I know the reason everyone panics over radio, it's because they just don't understand it. PERIOD.

Consider this, the bandwidth 5G cell is on, WAS used by the military, for YEARS. Did you see anyones face melt off in all that time? NOPE.

You are literally panicking over nothing. Yes tards, bring up the bogus studies etc... microwave this radiation that. FFS. You just don't get it.

Learn something.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
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i can see everything in your home.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


i can see everything in your home.
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Re: are these new Comcast Xfinity modems with 5ghz beamforming safe?
just received a box from Comcast Xfinity with a new modem,,its has 5 Ghz listed on the front and when i investigated this i found this on Xfinitys own website

"The 5 GHz AC-enabled band allows for better in-home signal by supporting "beamforming," which detects devices and amplifies signal in the direction of the device.*"

[link to www.xfinity.com (secure)]

are there any tech geeks out there that know if this shit can be used in nefarious ways like cranking up a beam and hammering a dissident with it to make them ill or something,,or even sitting near one of these modems what about long term exposure and cancer?

anyone know about this shit?
 Quoting: Waffles ™


That's not even 5G like cell phones use. FFS.

This signal is 5-5.6 ghz, and can't even make it past your skin, just like 5G cell.

I know the reason everyone panics over radio, it's because they just don't understand it. PERIOD.

Consider this, the bandwidth 5G cell is on, WAS used by the military, for YEARS. Did you see anyones face melt off in all that time? NOPE.

You are literally panicking over nothing. Yes tards, bring up the bogus studies etc... microwave this radiation that. FFS. You just don't get it.

Learn something.
 Quoting: JoeNobHead


Hah come on man, you can test this yourself with the old wifi boxes. You can run a signal visualizer and see like the furniture in your house. You can easily see the outline of your body, but you can also see thru it, kinda looks like a ghost. All frequencies can penetrate the skin, there just has to be the right conditions for it. The lower the frequency the naturally more penetrating, and the ghz band is still relatively low (compared to UV or colors)

There is reason to panic. Your skin is your biggest organ you know. I doubt anyone would think sticking themselves in a microwave oven would be a good idea, beamforming is LITERALLY the same concept

Learn somethin my guy. We’re not all perfect. Assumptions (and usually agreeing with the feds) is not always a good way to go. Mil has a plethora of their own health issues to, so I wouldn’t use that in any argument for safety lol





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