WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:06.240 do you guys sell anything else i was thinking of getting some kind of screen 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:10.320 that could block my tv 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:16.240 when i'm trying to watch it now i know we're known for buying some 00:00:13.040 --> 00:00:19.279 of the craziest stupidest things simply 00:00:16.240 --> 00:00:21.359 because we can but this time 00:00:19.279 --> 00:00:26.400 we didn't buy the stupid thing because we wanted to use it instead we bought it 00:00:23.920 --> 00:00:30.720 because its stupidity is simply so unfathomable that we had to show it to 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:35.600 you guys this is a faraday cage which is meant to 00:00:32.559 --> 00:00:37.920 protect you from the harmful 00:00:35.600 --> 00:00:42.840 radio waves that you might encounter from your home wireless access point 00:00:41.360 --> 00:00:48.239 but wait am i serious right now 00:00:46.879 --> 00:00:52.559 oh yeah just like i'm serious about telling you 00:00:50.239 --> 00:00:56.079 about our sponsor ting ting is a customer-focused mobile 00:00:54.399 --> 00:00:59.359 provider and they have new rates to help you save more on your monthly service 00:00:57.520 --> 00:01:02.640 plan learn more at the end of this video or at the link below 00:01:09.680 --> 00:01:14.799 Jake did we really have to buy two of them i mean 00:01:12.880 --> 00:01:19.840 wouldn't wouldn't one make the point like two different styles do we have to 00:01:16.960 --> 00:01:24.000 evaluate you know which one which one is the better quality ridiculous thing it's 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:29.040 hard to know where to start with this so i'm gonna go straight back to my roots we're gonna do a classic unboxing for 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:34.960 you ladies and gentlemen uh this one didn't have much of a box it's just 00:01:31.920 --> 00:01:37.600 uh it's like a a metal mesh cage okay 00:01:34.960 --> 00:01:41.759 you've got a base you've got like a join here 00:01:39.200 --> 00:01:46.399 um you've got like a trim piece that's kind of 00:01:42.880 --> 00:01:48.720 looks um like spot welded on and then 00:01:46.399 --> 00:01:53.360 you've got this is really important so because your router is intended to go 00:01:50.960 --> 00:01:56.960 inside this cage to protect you from the harmful wifis 00:01:55.119 --> 00:02:00.880 you've got to have this rubber grommet in here it's so a little bit of wi-fi's 00:01:58.880 --> 00:02:05.439 are going to kind of seep out there but you need it in order to get the cables 00:02:02.719 --> 00:02:12.720 in so that's just one of the two models that we checked out this one here this 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:15.040 is the smart meter guard okay 00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:20.959 now obviously this could be used for any number of wi-fi things so you could put 00:02:18.160 --> 00:02:24.319 for example your your smart meter in it or you could just put your router in it 00:02:22.640 --> 00:02:29.840 if you have more of like a stand-up style router see like this one here okay 00:02:26.959 --> 00:02:34.800 like the ax 5700 dual band it's got a problem right it's got too much wi-fi's 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:37.760 so you can put it in one of these and theoretically that's going to help you 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:42.239 out now this one has more of like a top-down 00:02:40.480 --> 00:02:47.360 slidey-lead construction and it comes with some 00:02:43.920 --> 00:02:49.680 documentation wi-fi routers emit rf also 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:54.400 called emf all day and night exposing you to the electric field i think they 00:02:51.760 --> 00:02:58.879 mean electromagnetic field which is not the same thing 00:02:55.599 --> 00:03:01.599 the large router guard is built to block 00:02:58.879 --> 00:03:06.000 approximately 95 of the emf your wi-fi router emits while 00:03:04.560 --> 00:03:10.800 still allowing you to use your router with your wireless devices 00:03:08.959 --> 00:03:16.159 excuse me pardon you can't block 95 00:03:13.519 --> 00:03:22.879 of the emf which is like the wi-fi's and still have it work 00:03:20.319 --> 00:03:27.599 i mean at least i wouldn't think so let's see what the users think holy [ __ ] 00:03:26.159 --> 00:03:32.000 i'm sorry i know i wasn't supposed to look at the price yet 00:03:29.760 --> 00:03:37.519 i only wasted like 200 of your dollars this was 90 canadian dollars okay Jake 00:03:35.519 --> 00:03:41.920 now hold on a second this looks like office equipment like a paper tray 00:03:40.560 --> 00:03:46.480 do you it kind of looks like it would fit paper wait 00:03:44.319 --> 00:03:50.879 that's why these are here isn't it is that why these are here are we going 00:03:48.480 --> 00:03:54.959 to benchmark the hold on what is this thing called this is the tac meter wi-fi 00:03:53.519 --> 00:04:00.360 router shield blocks up to 95 harmful waves 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:10.080 oh my god it's a paper holder they put a grommet in a paper holder and 00:04:06.000 --> 00:04:12.000 i paid them 90 canadian dollars for it 00:04:10.080 --> 00:04:17.519 i hate you Jake you did this to me hole in the middle 00:04:14.959 --> 00:04:21.519 can accommodate four wires at same time without any problems no need to worry 00:04:19.919 --> 00:04:26.320 about the thickness of the wires the router covers 12 by nine by four inches 00:04:24.160 --> 00:04:31.360 and can be compatible with most routers product attributes bullet points easy to 00:04:28.880 --> 00:04:35.199 install place the router oh my god you know what let's do it 00:04:33.919 --> 00:04:39.120 ow it just like sliced up my finger 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:44.160 actually yeah we're not supposed to take the grommet out i thought it would like 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:47.360 just kind of give way and it didn't you have to cut it 00:04:45.440 --> 00:04:52.560 look how thick it is in the spot where it's supposed to give way 00:04:49.360 --> 00:04:54.960 to benchmark this real quick here 00:04:52.560 --> 00:04:59.520 put four in at once you know four whole cables and i didn't have to worry about 00:04:56.479 --> 00:05:01.840 the thickness at all from jeff riddout 00:04:59.520 --> 00:05:05.040 if you buy this you've been scammed rf is not harmful this will make your wi-fi 00:05:03.520 --> 00:05:09.280 router useless what a hater wait 00:05:07.280 --> 00:05:12.639 oh my god Jake i figured it out 00:05:11.039 --> 00:05:17.600 okay you know how i was saying this one is more like bespoke looking 00:05:15.199 --> 00:05:23.520 watch this no way it's the same thing 00:05:20.960 --> 00:05:27.600 this is the only part that they actually made 00:05:25.199 --> 00:05:32.160 that's why it has look look look look look 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:33.680 they just they just cut this thing off 00:05:32.160 --> 00:05:37.199 they did a really nice job of finishing it it's not gonna slice my finger open 00:05:35.759 --> 00:05:42.080 so that's good i thought this one was actually like a 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:47.840 thing but they just made the bottom and they cut the handle off 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:51.039 us dollars i paid 90 us dollars for this 00:05:47.840 --> 00:05:53.600 plus 21 shipping are these guys even 00:05:51.039 --> 00:05:58.560 serious look at these questions and answers oh you read this so good 00:05:56.639 --> 00:06:01.520 why put your router in a faraday cage when you can accomplish the same by 00:06:00.080 --> 00:06:06.240 throwing the router away and wrapping your head in aluminum foil 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:10.400 the answer from smart meter guard the manufacturer is thanks for your question 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:15.840 if you wrap your head in aluminum foil then you can't use your router because you can't see thanks these are the 00:06:13.919 --> 00:06:19.919 products we are offering the phone guard is our newest product oh my god 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:25.360 and we will soon have guards available for amazon alexa and other smart devices 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:29.280 oh my god this is a real like serious question where is the router guard 00:06:26.880 --> 00:06:33.600 manufactured what kind of paint is used if any is this technically a faraday 00:06:31.440 --> 00:06:38.560 cage the large router guard is made in the u.s and made of silver painted steel 00:06:36.080 --> 00:06:42.960 yes it is a faraday cage this is this is is it painted oh it might actually 00:06:41.280 --> 00:06:46.400 yeah this is this is definitely not painted so we got some we got some 00:06:45.120 --> 00:06:50.319 misleading product information how is this 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:53.840 different from a microwave oven couldn't i put my wi-fi router in a microwave 00:06:52.479 --> 00:06:57.120 oven smart meter guard says hello yes you 00:06:56.000 --> 00:07:04.240 could but please don't turn your microwave oven on with the router in it okay these guys are not serious 00:07:01.440 --> 00:07:09.120 they can't they have to be membing oh my god poor aris 00:07:06.400 --> 00:07:14.319 it works i was very skeptical about it but my wife made me buy it so i decided 00:07:11.919 --> 00:07:20.000 to also get an emf tester and check it out if it works results are clear it 00:07:16.800 --> 00:07:21.919 works five stars 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:25.599 if this was an actual faraday cage that could block electromagnetic radiation 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:30.080 then it would block your wi-fi signal how can people be so scientifically 00:07:27.280 --> 00:07:33.039 illiterate no no it is an actual faraday cage i mean that's all a faraday cage is 00:07:32.000 --> 00:07:39.120 it's just a metal mesh like 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:41.039 it really it truly is um 00:07:39.120 --> 00:07:45.599 wow there's actually a fair number of five-star reviews even from verified 00:07:43.039 --> 00:07:51.039 purchasers roberto b who is a top contributor in the pets category 00:07:48.240 --> 00:07:54.800 i taught physics for close to 40 years and can vouch for this product's 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:58.639 effectiveness it reduced the electromagnetic output 00:07:56.879 --> 00:08:02.720 our living room kitchen and two bedrooms were still covered via wi-fi but our 00:08:00.960 --> 00:08:05.680 remote bedroom was not just what i wanted 00:08:04.639 --> 00:08:11.039 tech tip you can actually turn down 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:15.199 the gain on your router if you want less coverage 00:08:13.039 --> 00:08:18.800 that's the thing the main reason to do it is because it can improve your 00:08:17.120 --> 00:08:24.240 signal-to-noise ratio so it can improve the quality of the signal nearer to your 00:08:21.280 --> 00:08:28.560 access point or it can keep your wi-fi range from extending too far if you 00:08:26.319 --> 00:08:33.279 consider that to be a security risk but keeping the wi-fi is out of your 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:36.240 bloodstream is not the reason to do it that's a good one too if you have other 00:08:34.800 --> 00:08:39.839 access points and you don't want them to have overlapping coverage zones which 00:08:38.000 --> 00:08:43.519 can confuse your phone and stuff it shouldn't surprise me that the kind of 00:08:41.519 --> 00:08:46.480 person who would unironically buy this would be the kind of person who could 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:51.680 stop using it but jprdh 00:08:49.279 --> 00:08:55.920 still managed to surprise me one star because it doesn't work we tried this 00:08:53.920 --> 00:09:00.800 cage and it does not reduce the signal on either of my routers returned it and 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:03.839 put them into a solid metal box now i can see the signal is half of what 00:09:02.800 --> 00:09:11.920 it was now we have to try it let's get a wireless access point you 00:09:08.480 --> 00:09:14.720 know one that offers excellent excellent 00:09:11.920 --> 00:09:19.040 signal strength and therefore lots of wi-fi contamination in your home 00:09:17.360 --> 00:09:22.720 um well you can't put it in yet we gotta get a control well i gotta well i wanted 00:09:21.279 --> 00:09:27.360 to see if it can i wanted to see if it can fit you know 00:09:24.959 --> 00:09:31.760 okay what fits well it fits look at that wow i feel safer already 00:09:29.839 --> 00:09:35.279 let's start with our test let's first let's evaluate the product based on the 00:09:33.519 --> 00:09:39.760 manufacturer claims that's then we'll review it oh my god this cable tie it 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:44.160 doesn't hold in place well enough for me to you know i don't care anymore go 00:09:41.760 --> 00:09:44.160 ahead and cut 00:09:44.880 --> 00:09:50.560 oh yeah we have better cable ties ltteststore.com thanks andy andy gave me 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:54.640 his phone and he actually found it 00:09:55.920 --> 00:10:01.279 this is it this is the exact one from 00:09:59.680 --> 00:10:06.000 yanghua oh my god this is so funny same 00:10:04.080 --> 00:10:12.640 dimensions oh look they have a black version you know if that fits more your 00:10:08.560 --> 00:10:15.120 style and your rf safe home oh but then 00:10:12.640 --> 00:10:18.720 how could you possibly fashion this you know wonderful 00:10:16.720 --> 00:10:22.640 bottom for andy you're a genius 00:10:20.800 --> 00:10:29.440 35 yen 35 chinese yen that's like five us 00:10:26.160 --> 00:10:33.440 dollars five us dollars for they charged 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:35.519 me 90 us dollars to establish a baseline 00:10:33.440 --> 00:10:40.880 for our rf exposure we've gone ahead and fired up wi-fi analyzer and i'm starting 00:10:38.000 --> 00:10:46.560 with this unprotected wi-fi access point and i'm getting on 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:49.360 our test network about uh 00:10:46.560 --> 00:10:55.120 oh if i move around it kind of changes minus 31 decibels on on 5 gigahertz 00:10:53.120 --> 00:11:01.279 now let's go here living room set we're getting 00:10:57.200 --> 00:11:03.519 minus 61. okay one more location andy 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:07.760 ah give it a sec it still thinks it's the same 00:11:05.839 --> 00:11:10.800 minus 68. okay 00:11:08.959 --> 00:11:15.640 here we go here we go are you ready to be protected 00:11:12.640 --> 00:11:15.640 Jake 00:11:16.079 --> 00:11:23.360 didn't have to get too close to it you know i gotta keep a safe distance my five gigahertz 00:11:21.040 --> 00:11:26.320 signal strength is -42 right now sure is a good thing we didn't spend extra to 00:11:24.800 --> 00:11:30.640 have a really high quality wireless access point only to [ __ ] it for no 00:11:28.399 --> 00:11:36.160 reason minus 68. i'm at minus 72 in the bedroom Jake the 00:11:34.160 --> 00:11:41.279 speed test has really been what separated the mesh versus non-mesh so 00:11:39.519 --> 00:11:48.399 i'm hitting it all right 122 down 48 up 00:11:45.760 --> 00:11:53.040 our slowest result yet mixed into our results then we've got some things we 00:11:50.160 --> 00:11:57.519 did expect and also some that we didn't we did expect our upload speeds to be 00:11:55.279 --> 00:12:02.079 more affected by the metal cage than our download speeds because upload is more 00:12:00.160 --> 00:12:06.720 reliant on the weaker antenna that's in your device rather than the stronger one 00:12:04.560 --> 00:12:09.680 that's in your wireless access point what we 00:12:07.920 --> 00:12:14.959 didn't really expect was that this would be so ineffective i mean if all you were 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:19.279 looking for was like a 5 to 10 decibel drop in signal strength you could really 00:12:17.200 --> 00:12:22.880 just turn down the transmit power on your access point 00:12:21.120 --> 00:12:28.959 another thing we didn't expect was that both of these products would basically 00:12:24.880 --> 00:12:31.200 be reused paper holders in fact this one 00:12:28.959 --> 00:12:34.399 i found still more evidence as if we didn't have enough even has little pads 00:12:32.959 --> 00:12:37.200 on the bottom for where the feet are supposed to be for you to put it on your 00:12:36.079 --> 00:12:45.040 desk but i'm not even that mad because the fact that it doesn't work very well is 00:12:41.760 --> 00:12:47.440 honestly fine you wouldn't really want a 00:12:45.040 --> 00:12:51.519 completely effective faraday cage around your wireless access point because it 00:12:49.360 --> 00:12:53.279 would make it completely stop functioning 00:12:52.480 --> 00:12:58.240 and if this placebo effect since it doesn't 00:12:56.320 --> 00:13:01.760 actually even hurt the range of it that much makes some people sleep better at 00:13:00.160 --> 00:13:06.160 night then i guess that's good for them but 00:13:03.920 --> 00:13:12.000 we should also address the elephant in the room should you be afraid of wi-fi 00:13:09.120 --> 00:13:17.360 radio or microwave or cellular signals 5g etc well basically any device with 00:13:15.360 --> 00:13:21.040 any form of wireless communication is going to output some form of 00:13:19.120 --> 00:13:24.480 electromagnetic radiation in order for it to function so that means everything 00:13:22.560 --> 00:13:29.120 from your access point to your smart watch to your air pods or 00:13:26.959 --> 00:13:35.120 outdoor wireless thermometer they all do it however this form of radiation is 00:13:31.839 --> 00:13:37.680 considered non-ionizing meaning that in 00:13:35.120 --> 00:13:42.560 very simple terms it does not carry enough energy to alter your dna and 00:13:39.760 --> 00:13:46.959 subsequently cause harm to a human like by causing cancer 00:13:44.399 --> 00:13:51.120 typically wi-fi and cellular signaling operates between the one and six 00:13:48.800 --> 00:13:56.800 gigahertz range which is well within the non-ionizing range of 00:13:53.920 --> 00:14:01.360 electromagnetic radiation and while 5g cellular which has been the big 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:07.279 controversy recently likely causing products like this to come to market 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:10.120 operates between 24 and 90 gigahertz 00:14:07.279 --> 00:14:13.360 that is also still safely within the non-ionizing band of radiation 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