Pros and Cons of allowing Cell Tower on Property?

[MossRoad]

With Satellite I was spending thousands on tree removal every couple of years.

I had offered the home as a rental and without cell or Internet 98% of those interested dropped out.

I spent the money for Internet and the renter I ended up renting to didn’t want it… go figure.

No trenching… it was all bored with 3 boxes along the way… just like work I had seen along the State Highway.

Cable company did directional boring in our neighborhood about 10 years ago. They stopped doing overhead lines. Then about 2 months ago, AT&T directional bored the entire neighborhood and made anyone that had their DSL internet or copper land lines convert or cancel. No choice. There's a big box at the end of every street, and a small pedestal between every other yard on both sides of the street. No cost to convert. And the monthly internet went down by about 1/3 cost.

 

[MossRoad]

I may change to one of the discount services. US Cellular was just bought by T-Mobile.

We've had T-Mobile for many years. Their customer service is great! Their signal in corn fields is lacking, but getting better every year.

 

[SouthernSky]

My house is 1700 feet from the roadway. I wonder if AT&T would service me as I have copper lines still?

 

[grsthegreat]

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What is this crap

 

[SouthernSky]

No dang clue. I posted two sentences from my iPad and that came up. I edited it as soon as I saw but you were faster..

 

[grsthegreat]

Man….that was weird……

 

[ultrarunner]

Cable company did directional boring in our neighborhood about 10 years ago. They stopped doing overhead lines. Then about 2 months ago, AT&T directional bored the entire neighborhood and made anyone that had their DSL internet or copper land lines convert or cancel. No choice. There's a big box at the end of every street, and a small pedestal between every other yard on both sides of the street. No cost to convert. And the monthly internet went down by about 1/3 cost.

I don’t see that happening here but anything is possible and copper theft would be reduced if it did happen.

Copper theft from utilities to to rail lines and parking lot lighting is a daily occurrence.

 

[ultrarunner]

We've had T-Mobile for many years. Their customer service is great! Their signal in corn fields is lacking, but getting better every year.

In 2017 I had zero bars at home… nothing registered.

Now I have sometimes 2 so no longer necessary to leave the house for a larger file… time of day also makes a difference as signal is very strong at say midnight and not so strong afternoon and evenings.

Still will get scrambled by aircraft flying overhead which is very real.

It’s amazing that 150 feet up the road can change everything…

I’m on several provider lists but Verizon rep told me as only a few are impacted as in less than 40 it’s not a priority…

 

[kenmbz]

We barely get one bar here, and even with a signal repeater. most of my house does not get good cell signal.
I find IP phone calls on my cell phone are hit/miss as to how well they work and I have a pretty recent phone.

 

[ultrarunner]

I tried a repeater but was hit or miss…