Cellphone reception in microwave oven?

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Hee hee hee haa haa haa haa! Oh this is too good. Celphones use anything from 850Mhz to 2150 Mhz at .3 to .5 of a watt. Microwave ovens use a directed signal at roughly 2500 Mhz at anywhere between 850 and a 1000 watts. Theoretically a runnng microwave could possibly mess up an incoming celphone signal but who the hell would want to try it? Its like the physics version of masturbation. Entertaining but of no benefit to anyone else!

According to a post on 'tother half's health forum a microwave oven should sheild a cellphone from incoming signals and the phone in the microwave shouldn't ring.

So, into the trusty old microwave with my cell and call it with Maggie's. It rings!

Does that mean our microwave 'leaks' as the post on the other forum claims, or is the theory bollux ???

Yes its bollox. Start by reading this http://home.howstuffworks.com/microwave1.htm

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It's pretty common for microwaves to leak at little RF. If you have a wifi network at home, you'll probably notice that it slows down or stops working completely when the microwave is turned on.