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You Shouldn’t Turn on Wi-Fi Calling When You Have “Wi-Fi Sensitivity”, Whatever That Is
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity outside of “Just Call Saul”
Some people think that they “feel” Wi-Fi signals. They don’t; double blind tests have shown that these folks have no idea if Wi-Fi is on or off. Their guesses are no better than random chance.
That doesn’t mean they are making it up. They might be unconsciously reacting to flickering fluorescent lights, noises slightly above or below what their brain notices, faint odors, or just too much of the every day stress that most of us have. It’s just not Wi-Fi that is doing it.
Does it matter? Something is making them uncomfortable and they think it’s Wi-Fi or electricity in general. They are losing convenience in their lives, but that’s their business.
At an Apple Store
I worked at an Apple retail store for a bit after I retired. I sometimes had customers tell me things like that. I just kept my mouth shut and helped them get whatever thing they needed that didn’t involve Wi-Fi.
Funny thing about Apple stores: the ceiling is full of Wi-Fi hotspots. How many depends on how big the store is, but the store I was at had at least…
