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[–] 42 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

We have a bunch of these disguised radio towers around here and it's extra funny because most of them are alone out in a flat, dusty field with no trees around, or if there are other trees, absolutely none of them are evergreens so the tower still stands out like a sore thumb. They would look better as cactus, even though cactus isn't even common in this part of the state.

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  • [–] 38 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Hello, nothing here except cactus.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    If you see a church suddenly get a new steeple, there's a good chance it's a cell tower. The cell companies will pay for the steeple addition. It works out for the cell companies because they can usually get a deal to build the church a steeple one time instead of paying a lease for decades.

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  • [–] 34 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    hehehehe I love fake tree/cactus disguises for equipment. If they ever figure out how to make hyper-realistic ones, I hope they use the comically fake-looking ones instead, because they're way funnier

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    RF interference gets worse from shorter wavelengths in 5g unfortunately. The same people who hate these antennas are also the same people who complain that they don't get any good signal. This is just a compromise by bending over backwards

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Yup, and these disguised sites can cost 3-5x as much to install and maintain depending on the specific style needed for the area.

    It also limits the compatible networking hardware that can be used, which can be more expensive than what's necessary for those locations.

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  • [–] 23 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I don't understand. Just some picture of normal trees? Why the caption?

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  • [–] 19 points 4 months ago

    How do you do, fellow plants?

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  • [–] 17 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's been mocked to death, but it's still better than a regular cell tower. Instead of a boring pylon with antennas, you get a funny fake tree.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    The palm tree ones are kinda cute though

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

    In the DR, especially in Santo Domingo, there are a lot of Norfolk Island Pine trees / Araucaria. They are the only conifers that can exist there at sea level, so they look super out of place surrounded mostly by palm trees and other tropical plants

    They look exactly like the fake cell phone tower trees (photo below of them somewhere else), but they are actually real. Really threw me for a loop seeing them when I was there

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    The entire picture looks like a render to me tbh

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Why don’t you make like a tree and get outta here

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Move on... Nothing to tree here

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    It's a fake tree hiding radios you may have used to download the jpeg of the fake tree

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Needs a big muscular cartoon arm holding a sign that just says “Tree!”

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    "Hi, fellow trees"

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  • [–] -3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    ALL cell towers should be disguised. They’re blights on the community.

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Found the NIMBY that demands the 5x more expensive equipment, that isn't as capable because it has to be hidden, and still complains about service being bad.

    Do you have a problem with the look of solar panels on houses as well?

    Probably on your HOA board too.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    You went 0 for 3 with those guesses. 👍

    But seriously, how much would it cost to get an artificial Xmas tree manufacturer to sell fake leafy-limbed wrappers to cover those things? Why they gotta look like surveillance systems…?

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    [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    How do ya do fellow trees?

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    Day 108: I have realized the trees cannot hear anything I am saying, nor do they seem capable of complex thoughts. More research is needed

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