Killing your phone's GSM buzz with ferrite beads

Tired of all that GSM buzz coming from your cellphone when all you wan to do is listen to music? The guys at MacLife have re-uncovered a simple fix that involves parts that you probably have laying around in your spaghetti drawer. Just grab some ferrite beads -- the same ones that often ship with TVs and USB cables -- and attach them to your speaker cables near the speakers. This is probably not a shock to those of you who already know a thing or two about magnetic interference, but for the rest of you, get scouting and grab some tape.

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[(Unverified) Posted Aug 3rd 2008 12:44PM]

Also reduces/eliminates the recharge and LCD whines heard when listening to a powered device in the car via FM radio or aux jack (in that case, throwing one on the power cord was most effective for me, YMMV)

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 11th 2008 1:55AM]

Ferrite beads are also recommended to reduce and eliminate the radiation that can transfer up wired headsets and headphones from cell phones. You can buy them here http://www.brainbeads.com.