I feel safer already.

Not so with CDMA/UMTS/LTE. All cells operate on the same frequency.

Under these coding schemes, more cells allow more capacity, but they all use the same spectrum.

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3. Store Photos.
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I wonder how the cases where drugs were found and reported to law enforcement will pan out.

Does consenting to a TSA screening also mean you're consenting to a search? I'm certain someone will attempt to try the unreasonable search and seizure/warrentless search defense.

This troubles me.

And they make me pay for my own service. Discounted, but I still have to pay. The phone is mine.

And because of this, I can refuse to receive work email on it. Come 5 pm, I'm out, and I'll be back tomorrow. No answering mail at 2 am for me.

FWIW, I'm a GSM RF Engineer. Two issues with your post:

In the US, phones are limited to 1 W max for 1900 MHz (aka PCS) transmission, and 2 W for 850 MHz.

The interference you hear on your speakers isn't due to the amount of power being transmited, but it's actually caused by the modulation of the signals being transmitted. That modulation occurs at 217 Hz....which is audible.

You've never tried texting on New Year's Eve. Many of those texts don't go through for hours.

FWIW: I work for T-Mobile in an engineering capacity. I know of what I speak.