I was looking for a phone with low SAR level, and was on the AT&T web site, when a chat window popped up offering help. Since I couldn’t find any data on SAR levels on that site, I accepted the offer, and started to chat with a sales person. Here’s our little chat:
Thank you for your patience! An AT&T sales representative will be with you shortly.
You are now chatting with Traci, an AT&T sales representative.
Traci: Welcome to AT&T online Sales support. How may I assist you with placing your order today?
Eva: hi
Traci: Good morning!
Eva: I am looking for a phone with low SAR level
Traci: Are you an existing wireless customer of AT&T?
Eva: why?
Eva: does that change the SAR level?
Traci: I just need to know if you are replacing a phone or opening a new account with us?
Eva: new account, but only if I find a phone with low SAR
Traci: Certainly. May I please have your home zip code?
Eva: dear Traci
Eva: before we get to that point
Eva: I need to know if AT&T offers a phone with low SAR
Eva: I can’t see it in the specifications
Eva: no data online
Traci: To bring up any offers in your area, I would need to first have your home zip code.
Eva: could you just please tell me which models have the lowest SAR?
Traci: Just a moment please.
Traci: Unfortunately we do not have information on the levels available.
Eva: every phone has an SAR rating
Eva: it’s on their specifications
Eva: it’s on the box, or in the box on the documents
Eva: you cannot possibly sell a cell phone without that number
Traci: Yes but there is not a way to narrow a search down online based on these levels.
Eva: I know that
Eva: hoever it is the law to make all cell phones below a certain level
Eva: so AT&T has to have the information
Eva: on all phones
Eva: by law
Eva: so, I am looking for the one that your company offers that has the lowest SAR
Traci: Yes, I certainly understand. Which phone were you looking at specifically? I can look into it for you.
Eva: I looked at all of them
Eva: I really don’t care which one I buy as long as it has low SAR
Traci: Please contact Customer Care for further assistance with this.
Eva: in email?
Traci: Please contact our Customer Service Center at 1-800-331-0500 or 611 from your cell phone for assistance with this.
Eva: ok
Eva: thnaks
Eva: thanks
Traci: You’re welcome.
Eva: and here is some infomation for you
Traci: Did you have any other questions that I can help you with today?
Eva: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/sar/
Traci: Feel free to chat again if you any other questions do come up.
Eva: no, but please tell your company to place this data on their web site
Traci: Thank you for choosing AT&T. Have a great day.
ATT’s online sales chat people can not do anything more than what you can do by browsing the website.
Hello, did you ever find out the answer? I’m still looking and it takes FOREVER to look for/ through each phone and research it. I bought an Impression which has a low .277 rating BUT for one type of function it is .9 something. So now I bought the d@mn thing and UGH.
The phone with the lowest SAR rating is the Samsung Impression A877 which is provided by AT&T. This phones ratings are 0.35 W/kg.
Agree 100%. Infact AT&T online sales support often provide misleading data! Switch & bait pricks!