Be wary of companies that sell Faraday bags that leak..... If you are going to to buy a Faraday bag, don't get ripped off by dubious claims. There are good companies though. But, I'm not here to advertise or pitch for any company.
You can easily make your own Faraday cage. At night place your phone in a cocktail shaker with lid closed and place it on your bed stand. Works 100%. Make sure you drank all of your cocktail though. And don't make the mistake of mixing a drink with your cell phone.
If you don't have an instrument for checking leaks, a cheap way is to use a radio. Tune in a station, place it in the Faraday cage and cover it. If you can still hear the station, the cage is not working.
Stainless Steel bathroom trash cans with lids work too. There may be some leakage between the lid and the base, but that can be remedied with aluminum duct tape to make a better seal. The ones that have an overlapping SS lip are best for Faraday cages.
Another idea is to use a ziplock bag. Wrap aluminum duct tape around the bag overlapping it to assure no leakage. Just place you phone in the bag, seal it and fold over the ziplock so the weight of the phone sits on the folded ziplocked end.
And yet another idea is to use aluminum foil, ziplock bag, with clear laminate plastic. This is the type used for IDs, photos, news clippings, etc. Place your phone in the ziplock bag. Take a sheet of aluminum foil and wrap it around the ziplock bag. You can double it for assuring better protection. Next take the clear laminate and sandwich the aluminum wrapped bag with the front and back laminate.
Finally, if you want to assure privacy at all times, just get rid of you cell phone altogether. I did 6 years ago and have never looked back. Despite what the wife says, there's never been any emergency that couldn't wait until I got home.
Thanks for sharing this so our fellow frogs don't get burned. I learned this lesson the hard way. The solution is to by one that is rated for military use. They're usually not anymore expensive than the crap ones either.
your microwave oven will shield your phone like a Faraday bag unless the microwave is leaking. If your microwave is leaking, get rid of it, it's slightly dangerous, especially to pregnant women. Just remember to take your phone out before you use the microwave ;)
There are free apps that you can download to test if your bag is fully shielding your cell phone. I use one on my android called Shielding-Tester
Be wary of companies that sell Faraday bags that leak..... If you are going to to buy a Faraday bag, don't get ripped off by dubious claims. There are good companies though. But, I'm not here to advertise or pitch for any company.
You can easily make your own Faraday cage. At night place your phone in a cocktail shaker with lid closed and place it on your bed stand. Works 100%. Make sure you drank all of your cocktail though. And don't make the mistake of mixing a drink with your cell phone.
If you don't have an instrument for checking leaks, a cheap way is to use a radio. Tune in a station, place it in the Faraday cage and cover it. If you can still hear the station, the cage is not working.
Stainless Steel bathroom trash cans with lids work too. There may be some leakage between the lid and the base, but that can be remedied with aluminum duct tape to make a better seal. The ones that have an overlapping SS lip are best for Faraday cages.
Another idea is to use a ziplock bag. Wrap aluminum duct tape around the bag overlapping it to assure no leakage. Just place you phone in the bag, seal it and fold over the ziplock so the weight of the phone sits on the folded ziplocked end.
And yet another idea is to use aluminum foil, ziplock bag, with clear laminate plastic. This is the type used for IDs, photos, news clippings, etc. Place your phone in the ziplock bag. Take a sheet of aluminum foil and wrap it around the ziplock bag. You can double it for assuring better protection. Next take the clear laminate and sandwich the aluminum wrapped bag with the front and back laminate.
Finally, if you want to assure privacy at all times, just get rid of you cell phone altogether. I did 6 years ago and have never looked back. Despite what the wife says, there's never been any emergency that couldn't wait until I got home.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-KLjaf9_4
Thanks for sharing this so our fellow frogs don't get burned. I learned this lesson the hard way. The solution is to by one that is rated for military use. They're usually not anymore expensive than the crap ones either.
Awesome post. I would like to add 2 things...
your microwave oven will shield your phone like a Faraday bag unless the microwave is leaking. If your microwave is leaking, get rid of it, it's slightly dangerous, especially to pregnant women. Just remember to take your phone out before you use the microwave ;)
There are free apps that you can download to test if your bag is fully shielding your cell phone. I use one on my android called Shielding-Tester