Non-motoring > Roadside antennas ? Miscellaneous
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 18:54 
 Roadside antennas ? - Old Navy
Does anyone know what the tall (10M ?) vertical cylindrical devices with boxes similar to the fiber optic ones near their base are for? I can't find a photo or reference to them online.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:12 
 Roadside antennas ? - Old Navy
I may have the answer, I checked the Ofcom sitefinder website and there is a mobile phone base station at the location I saw today.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:22 
 Roadside antennas ? - Mike Hannon
Is that the black stalk with the bulge at the top and equipment cabinets at the bottom? There's one on the outskirts of Weston that's been puzzling me for the past week.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:25 
 Roadside antennas ? - Armel Coussine
Nothing to worry about, it's only Big Brother keeping us safe from subversion and misbehaviour.

Just keep doing your duty to the party and you should be all right.
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 Thu 23 Jul 15 08:21 
 Roadside antennas ? - Cliff Pope

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>> Just keep doing your duty to the party and you should be all right.
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As long as you weren't filmed doing anything inappropriate when you were seven.
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 Thu 23 Jul 15 08:33 
 Roadside antennas ? - Zero
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>> As long as you weren't filmed doing anything inappropriate when you were seven.

They only had B&W cine film when I was 7.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:27 
 Roadside antennas ? - Old Navy
No, there are several in this area, they are a vertical post, thicker than a lamp post, with a slightly thicker section about two metres tall at the top. All painted grey.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:34 
 Roadside antennas ? - Old Navy
Found one!

www.andrewdavis.me.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Mobile-Mast.jpg
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 19:40 
 Roadside antennas ? - Bromptonaut
Some sort of mobile phone mast I think. Certainly the equipment box by the one outside Northampton Station has a Vodaphone logo on.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 20:59 
 Roadside antennas ? - Mike Hannon
Yes, but what party? That 'Citizen Smith' bloke Corbyn looks a bit interesting, doesn't he? Power to the People!
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 21:27 
 Roadside antennas ? - Dave_
Lower power "fill-in" mobile masts to increase coverage over a small area (500m radius?), where there are no suitable structures to mount the equipment on (pylons, buildings, petrol station price signs}.
Last edited by: Dave_C220CDI on Wed 22 Jul 15 at 21:30
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 22:00 
 Roadside antennas ? - Robin O'Reliant
It's the Illuminati, watching us, just watching...and waiting.
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 Wed 22 Jul 15 23:10 
 Roadside antennas ? - smokie
I wonder if they are 4G enabling? I believe the 4G range is less than 2 or 3G.
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