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Although your phone is quite sturdy, it is a complex piece of
equipment and can be broken. Avoid dropping, hitting,
bending or sitting on it.
Body-Worn Operation
To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure guidelines, if
you wear a phone on your body, use a Sprint PCS approved
carrying case, holster or other body-worn accessory. If you do
not use a body-worn accessory, ensure the antenna is at least
one inch (2.5 centimeters) from your body when transmitting.
Use of non-Sprint PCS approved accessories may violate FCC
RF exposure guidelines.
For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCC
website at www.fcc.gov.
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) for Wireless Phones
The SAR is a value that corresponds to the relative amount of
RF energy absorbed in the head of a user of a wireless handset.
The SAR value of a phone is the result of an extensive testing,
measuring and calculation process. It does not represent how
much RF the phone emits. All phone models are tested at their
highest value in strict laboratory settings. But when in
operation, the SAR of a phone can be substantially less that the
level reported to the FCC. This is because of a variety of factors
including its proximity to a base station antenna, phone
design and other factors. What is important to remember is
that each phone meets strict federal guidelines. Variations in
SARs do not represent a variation in safety.
All phones must meet the federal standard, which incorporates
a substantial margin of safety. As stated above, variations in
SAR values between different model phones do not mean
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