In article <dabel-A8170D.13482601062007@cor8-
ppp5025.per.dsl.connect.net.au>, says...
> AFAIK, cell phones only emit signals under three conditions:
>
> 1. When you turn them on
> 2. When you move from one cell to another (generally involves driving,
> unless your medical facility is several miles long)
> 3. When you are talking
>
> Cell phones do not emit signals just because they are turned on.
>

I don't believe this is true. Cell phones communicate regularly with the
local cell to inform the network that they are on and available.

Have you noticed that when you call someone whose cell phone is turned
off you are immediately transferred to voice mail, without waiting for a
certain number of rings?



--
Peter Aitken