One of the drawbacks I discovered is that your public IP address can change frequently. That could be problematic if you are dependent on having your IP address being consistent for work reasons.
I would love to see your video experiment on Xfinity vs Verizon! I just left Xfinity and am so curious. Also, if you could show how to split up the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands in the Verizon router backend that would be so helpful! My Sonos speaker no longer works with the Verizon internet!
I bought Verizon 5G Home internet yesterday. This issue of 5G radiation exposure was in the back of my mind. I hope you are right that the levels stay low.
They are phasing it out. At the time I signed up my only alternative was Xfinity and I hate dealing with them - DSL was much better pricing. Interesting that the major telecoms are phasing out land line telephone service. All telephones are going to be mobile.
I recently switched from AT&T DSL to the Verizon Home Internet. On the plus side for Verizon, you can take the white box and plug it in anywhere there is a Verizon signal. If you have a second home, a vacation or hunting cabin, a hotel, a vacant rental you're doing work on, or even to your job. Say you're a security guard in a guardshack and there's no Wi-Fi provided, if there's electricity u can bring the Verizon white box, plug it in and ur good to go. You wouldn't do that with a DSL router. I've considered picking up at 12v dc adapter that converts to 110 and plugs into a car's cigarette lighter or charger outlet. With all the warnings about free WiFi like Starbucks or McD's, why not?
Thank you for this incredible video. If you have the opportunity or if you've done it since, would you be willing to try shielding the router in the direction of the house? i.e. if you put a metal mesh between the router and your PC did it meaningfully reduce the EMF production and did it have any effect on the quality of the internet?
That might interfere with its ability to connect with the cell towers. I don't know which towers it's connecting to. I don't want to block it in the direction of the house because I have devices in here using the Wifi and that would void the whole purpose of the router. In my followup video I moved it to another location that's away from where humans linger so that alleviates my RF concerns. The amount of radiation exponentially drops the farther you get from it, which is also one reason 5G high band signals are not used a whole lot by telecom equipment. The high power signals are easily blocked and have a short travel distance.
You talk about AT&T in comparison with Verizon, I use Comcast and planning to switch over to Verizon due to a better pricing. Are the specs of AT&T and Comcast, the same? Great info.
The AT&T I had was DSL over copper wire (traditionally land line phone service). The Verizon is entirely a wireless connection to a cell tower. Different technologies
Informative video. Have you ever used your meter to measure radiation from a 4G phone v. 5G phone? Just curious. In the end it doesn't matter because eventually they'll turn off 4G anyway.
i have the same meter... and you seem to have higher readings but i did not measure w/ 5G i was at 3/4 g still... my phone is also older without 5g. i got a mobile router some months ago and need to check this new value (should not be that high cuz these are also not very fast). but i see at ur workspace it is safer now... however still the readings directly near ur devices were quite high i have to say. even without the high mm-waves (but i guess these are not employed often or everywhere?)
My office has a lot of RF I'm assuming because I have many electronics surrounding my desk. 2 desktops, 2 laptops, 3 monitors, microphone, speakers, 6 external hard disk drives, backup power supply. All continuously running.
@@WinstonCodesOn depends how much is wireless. eg. harddrives have lots of EMFs but no rfs.. but the em field is ofc only really near the device.. i had on old lamp here which had a big ef field for example...
unless your router is putting out 1000+ watts and your house is a faraday cage to keep the rf emissions inside or your standing next to the cell tower there isn't anything to worry about
@@MsCjstorm 5G isn't WiFi. It's set of mobile data standards. You're confusing 5 Ghz WiFi with fifth generation mobile data. They're not the same thing
If your going to be in the path of streaming or not shielded from router Plan on having a tumor or cancer or long list of other problems. Believe the scientists that were not paid by your service provider.
Watch my follow up video. I moved the box because of that concern. I think it's out of the way enough that I'm less concerned, but still considering a switch to fiber.
One of the drawbacks I discovered is that your public IP address can change frequently. That could be problematic if you are dependent on having your IP address being consistent for work reasons.
I would love to see your video experiment on Xfinity vs Verizon! I just left Xfinity and am so curious. Also, if you could show how to split up the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands in the Verizon router backend that would be so helpful! My Sonos speaker no longer works with the Verizon internet!
Is there no way to split the 2? Guess it's going back
I bought Verizon 5G Home internet yesterday. This issue of 5G radiation exposure was in the back of my mind. I hope you are right that the levels stay low.
I had no idea DSL service still existed in 2024 lol. I had broadband since I was 11 in year 2000. Crazy,
They are phasing it out. At the time I signed up my only alternative was Xfinity and I hate dealing with them - DSL was much better pricing. Interesting that the major telecoms are phasing out land line telephone service. All telephones are going to be mobile.
I recently switched from AT&T DSL to the Verizon Home Internet.
On the plus side for Verizon, you can take the white box and plug it in anywhere there is a Verizon signal. If you have a second home, a vacation or hunting cabin, a hotel, a vacant rental you're doing work on, or even to your job. Say you're a security guard in a guardshack and there's no Wi-Fi provided, if there's electricity u can bring the Verizon white box, plug it in and ur good to go. You wouldn't do that with a DSL router.
I've considered picking up at 12v dc adapter that converts to 110 and plugs into a car's cigarette lighter or charger outlet. With all the warnings about free WiFi like Starbucks or McD's, why not?
thank you for this video!
Great video! Any tests of the newer Verizon 5g home internet?
No still using that older version box and probably will keep it for a while.
Great job explaining everything. look forward to your next video. I wish you had ATT fiber in your area that would have helped me more.
I don't have AT&T fiber, but I do have Metronet fiber, which I might consider. What would you like to see if I do a video on that one?
Thank you - exactly the video I needed
Thank you for this incredible video. If you have the opportunity or if you've done it since, would you be willing to try shielding the router in the direction of the house? i.e. if you put a metal mesh between the router and your PC did it meaningfully reduce the EMF production and did it have any effect on the quality of the internet?
That might interfere with its ability to connect with the cell towers. I don't know which towers it's connecting to. I don't want to block it in the direction of the house because I have devices in here using the Wifi and that would void the whole purpose of the router. In my followup video I moved it to another location that's away from where humans linger so that alleviates my RF concerns. The amount of radiation exponentially drops the farther you get from it, which is also one reason 5G high band signals are not used a whole lot by telecom equipment. The high power signals are easily blocked and have a short travel distance.
You talk about AT&T in comparison with Verizon, I use Comcast and planning to switch over to Verizon due to a better pricing. Are the specs of AT&T and Comcast, the same? Great info.
The AT&T I had was DSL over copper wire (traditionally land line phone service). The Verizon is entirely a wireless connection to a cell tower. Different technologies
Good job, keep it up.
Informative video. Have you ever used your meter to measure radiation from a 4G phone v. 5G phone? Just curious. In the end it doesn't matter because eventually they'll turn off 4G anyway.
i have the same meter... and you seem to have higher readings but i did not measure w/ 5G i was at 3/4 g still... my phone is also older without 5g. i got a mobile router some months ago and need to check this new value (should not be that high cuz these are also not very fast). but i see at ur workspace it is safer now... however still the readings directly near ur devices were quite high i have to say. even without the high mm-waves (but i guess these are not employed often or everywhere?)
My office has a lot of RF I'm assuming because I have many electronics surrounding my desk. 2 desktops, 2 laptops, 3 monitors, microphone, speakers, 6 external hard disk drives, backup power supply. All continuously running.
@@WinstonCodesOn depends how much is wireless. eg. harddrives have lots of EMFs but no rfs.. but the em field is ofc only really near the device.. i had on old lamp here which had a big ef field for example...
15:16 EMF levels
Hero.
unless your router is putting out 1000+ watts and your house is a faraday cage to keep the rf emissions inside or your standing next to the cell tower there isn't anything to worry about
5G Wifi? What's that??
The new generation of WiFi that was rolled out last year. It allows for greater data transfer between devices.
@@MsCjstorm 5G isn't WiFi. It's set of mobile data standards. You're confusing 5 Ghz WiFi with fifth generation mobile data. They're not the same thing
whoa, I'm paying $100 a month
If your going to be in the path of streaming or not shielded from router Plan on having a tumor or cancer or long list of other problems. Believe the scientists that were not paid by your service provider.
Watch my follow up video. I moved the box because of that concern. I think it's out of the way enough that I'm less concerned, but still considering a switch to fiber.