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Thanks, Roman. I have an iPhone 7, which I turn off and put in a metal breadbox at night. It hasn't been updated since 2019, and when it dies, I'll likely get a flip phone. The only thing I'd really miss is taking photos with it. But, I'm sure I'd survive. My router is off all night as well. But, honestly, I can't believe this is what we've evolved into. It hurts my brain to even think of how addicted we've become to technology. I'm old enough to remember the big black rotary phone we had on our wall growing up and I'd be okay going back to it. I do have a corded landline which I rarely use. I don't like talking on the phone anyway but I should get back in the habit of using it instead of texting. ☎️

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Roman, I also want to push a bit further on the topic of products without SIMs, or even the capacity for a SIM.

I had a borrowed iPad for a while, with no SIM and apparently no capacity to take a SIM. If I wanted to connect to the internet I hot spotted off my phone. I found that I got neuropathy symptoms while I was using the iPad when NOT connected to my phone, while I do not get those same neuropathy symptoms while using my connected phone. I started being very careful to not have the iPad in my bedroom at night, and limited my use of it, as it was clearly making me sicker than my live phone.

I now have an android Lenovo tablet, and after the initial new product toxic smell wore off, it is not obviously affecting me the way the iPad did.

I started to question whether the iPad, even one that has no capacity for a SIM, is still "pinging" somehow. Did you get an answer to that question (discussed below)?

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Can I ask two simple questions. In your video you show putting your phone in a biscuit tin, and you then put that tin in a wooden bread bin.

First question, I have checked a few op shop tins and they are a gold colour inside, even quite old ones. Do the tins need to be aluminium, and are these gold coloured ones aluminium or something else?

Second question, how much insulation from EMFs does a strong thick wooden box give? I have a good box that is 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick. Can it replace the biscuit tin?

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Great article that empowers the poor. I personally cannot even afford a landline - the cost is much higher than prepaid mobile plans, so WiFi it is. But I can afford a biscuit tin from a charity shop. Thank you.

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Interesting, Roman, thanks. Sorry if I repeat some question already made by others. 1. Why buy an iPhone in the first place? 2. Why do you put the iPhone switched on into the box (or was that just to make presentation faster)? 3. Have you ever considered switching to some de-googled phone (like LineageOs, GrapheneOs -although the name gives me chills-, CalyxOs). Yes, phone companies/agencies will always have means to spy on users anyway, but maybe a little less... 4. How can you be sure "they" don't spy over the landline also? Just my two cents. Thanks

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