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Yankees368 · 08-22-2005, 1:26 AM

NIMBY POWER!

Stupid people. What about the countless number of cell site that are on appartment buildings? These sites are no more than 5 feet away from people, and they dont seem to be droping dead. By the same thinking, your microwave is more of a threat!

Steve B · 08-22-2005, 1:39 AM

I saw the headline on DrudgeReport.com. I read the article and was just amazed but not surprised. It even states in the article itself that people complain about needing/wanting better coverage but yet they are the first to say don't put it by me or as we like to describe it...."not in my back yard." These people are so full of crap. I really wish I could tie all of them to a cell tower mid-way up and just leave them there....one per tower.

larry · 08-22-2005, 3:30 AM

It was also posted on the main page of Yahoo news earlier today! That's the first time I've ever seen a cell tower story make the Yahoo news headlines!

bobolito · 08-22-2005, 11:13 AM

Mr. O'Brien: Welcome to the year 2005! Please educate yourself about how inoffensive cell sites are.

Those arguments about "my kids will be exposed to health hazards" are so last century! If you are a cell phone user, you are exposing yourself far more to radiofrequency emissions when you place your cell phone in your ear.

A cell site placed atop a church is 1000 times less harmful than standing in front of your microwave oven when it's cooking.

Get your facts straight, please. Federal law has eliminated the health factor as one of the arguments against cell sites because it is baseless.

Quote:

"Almost every one of my neighbors says they're going to move if this thing goes up," O'Brien said.

That's good! Aliens belong in another planet!

larry · 08-22-2005, 2:38 PM

This reminds of the famous Berkeley, CA case Sprint dealt with last year.

EdwardP · 08-22-2005, 8:23 PM

There is equipment mounted on an apt. building that is within line of sight of my home (it is more than one mile away though). Doesn't appear to be hurting them one bit. Based on the displayed signal strength on local coverage maps, some of this equipment would appear to be T-Mobile's.

T-Mobile should fight to have their equipment up there on that steeple.

As Bobo indicated, they cannot use health as a reason to deny the equipment. And there is a public safety aspect regarding GPS to find you and calling 911, both in an emergency situation.

Bugwart · 08-23-2005, 1:25 AM

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Originally Posted by bobolito

That's good! Aliens belong in another planet!

Perfect!!

Blue_Tech · 08-23-2005, 5:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bobolito

A cell site placed atop a church is 1000 times less harmful than standing in front of your microwave oven when it's cooking.

BINGO! Fer petes sakes... Lets see, 1500 Watts at 2GHz or 300 Milliwatts at 2GHz? I've done far more damage to myself by watching endless bags of popcorn pop and making 2 day old pizza come back to life. Dont even get me started on the radiation thats coming out of the CRT's these people stare at for 6 hours a day.

0oLakeShoreo0 · 08-23-2005, 1:11 PM

Exactly. These are the same people with their cells glued to their ears, or BT ear pieces and are complaining about lack of coverage.

Reminds me of the wind farms on Cape Cod. Everyone's all PRO clean wind energy until the wind farm goes up in front of their vacation property.

Bugwart · 08-24-2005, 9:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Blue_Tech

Lets see, 1500 Watts at 2GHz or 300 Milliwatts at 2GHz? I've done far more damage to myself by watching endless bags of popcorn pop and making 2 day old pizza come back to life. .

Distance is a huge factor. If you are one foot from the microwave and 100 feet from the cell tower the cell tower is hitting you with less than a 0.03 mW of power.

MOTOhooligan · 08-24-2005, 9:55 PM

I believe that anyone who says they are against tower/antenna constructions in interviews or anyone who signs petitions against cell towers/antennas should automatically be barred from complaining about network coverage. "Oh, I'm sorry Mr. So-and-so, it says here that you signed a petition against building a cell site half a mile from your home, if that tower had been built you would have five bars in your living room but since you signed the petition, you'll continue to get, maybe one bar. Also, I'm making a note with our field techs to have the antenna adjusted to avoid your home completely. In the future, please weigh the decision more carefully as tower placement directly affects your coverage. Thank you for calling Hooligan Wireless, goodbye."

Jerro · 08-24-2005, 10:04 PM

There are law firms who look for NIMBYS to represent it is an entire industry dedicated to making litigation. It works well for the plaintiffs lawyers and the defendants lawyers. They get richer, the public gets shafted.

Shakespear was right!

bobolito · 08-25-2005, 1:42 AM

They should not allow NIMBYs to buy cellphones unless they agree to a 5-year contract. That will teach them!

Fire14 · 08-25-2005, 3:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jerro

There are law firms who look for NIMBYS to represent it is an entire industry dedicated to making litigation. It works well for the plaintiffs lawyers and the defendants lawyers. They get richer, the public gets shafted.

Shakespear was right!

It's this the truth, and it's with everything now, you can't cross the street without thinking somewhere a lawyer is looking to sue you for crossing the wrong way.

Fire14 · 08-25-2005, 3:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobolito

They should not allow NIMBYs to buy cellphones unless they agree to a 5-year contract. That will teach them!

And live in a fringe area for coverage.

08-22-2005, 1:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Yankees368 Compulsive Signal Checker Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Lansing, MI & Long Island Posts: 3,227 Phone(s): TouchPRO, Mogul, Sanyo M1, Motorola K1m,Samsung a900, Sanyo 7400 8200 8100 6200, Samsung a460, Nokia 5190 Provider(s): Sprint PCS (since 2002), Voicestream (2001-2002) Devices: S9 HD, 30GB iPod 5g, 2GB nano, Dell XPS M1530 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 4 Posts Images: 528	Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing NIMBY POWER! Stupid people. What about the countless number of cell site that are on appartment buildings? These sites are no more than 5 feet away from people, and they dont seem to be droping dead. By the same thinking, your microwave is more of a threat! __________________ "'Current Sprint Service Can Not Be Used' What the hell does that mean?!?"

08-22-2005, 1:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Steve B Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 757 Phone(s): Apple iPhone 3G 8GB, Motorola V3xx (PLT) Provider(s): at&t Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing I saw the headline on DrudgeReport.com. I read the article and was just amazed but not surprised. It even states in the article itself that people complain about needing/wanting better coverage but yet they are the first to say don't put it by me or as we like to describe it...."not in my back yard." These people are so full of crap. I really wish I could tie all of them to a cell tower mid-way up and just leave them there....one per tower. __________________ More Bars In More Places

08-22-2005, 3:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,953 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing It was also posted on the main page of Yahoo news earlier today! That's the first time I've ever seen a cell tower story make the Yahoo news headlines!

08-22-2005, 2:38 PM	#5 (permalink)
larry Go Angels! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 12,953 Phone(s): LG Rumor Provider(s): Sprint Thanks: 17 Thanked 16 Times in 15 Posts Images: 146 My Auctions	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing This reminds of the famous Berkeley, CA case Sprint dealt with last year.

08-22-2005, 8:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
EdwardP T-Mobile since 2004 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,092 Phone(s): Nokia 6101 Provider(s): T-Mobile Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Images: 3	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing There is equipment mounted on an apt. building that is within line of sight of my home (it is more than one mile away though). Doesn't appear to be hurting them one bit. Based on the displayed signal strength on local coverage maps, some of this equipment would appear to be T-Mobile's. T-Mobile should fight to have their equipment up there on that steeple. As Bobo indicated, they cannot use health as a reason to deny the equipment. And there is a public safety aspect regarding GPS to find you and calling 911, both in an emergency situation. __________________ T-Mobile: 126,700,000 customers and counting...

08-23-2005, 1:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
0oLakeShoreo0 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 358 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing Exactly. These are the same people with their cells glued to their ears, or BT ear pieces and are complaining about lack of coverage. Reminds me of the wind farms on Cape Cod. Everyone's all PRO clean wind energy until the wind farm goes up in front of their vacation property.

08-24-2005, 9:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
MOTOhooligan Why So Serious? Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gotham City Posts: 6,688 Phone(s): w490, V3t, v620, Q, K1m Provider(s): Voicestream Wireless, Western Wireless Devices: Motorola S805, Motorola HS350 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 8 Posts Images: 21	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing I believe that anyone who says they are against tower/antenna constructions in interviews or anyone who signs petitions against cell towers/antennas should automatically be barred from complaining about network coverage. "Oh, I'm sorry Mr. So-and-so, it says here that you signed a petition against building a cell site half a mile from your home, if that tower had been built you would have five bars in your living room but since you signed the petition, you'll continue to get, maybe one bar. Also, I'm making a note with our field techs to have the antenna adjusted to avoid your home completely. In the future, please weigh the decision more carefully as tower placement directly affects your coverage. Thank you for calling Hooligan Wireless, goodbye." __________________ Who needs an iPhone when you've got a 2GB memory card, AD2P Bluetooth support and a wireless stereo headset?

08-24-2005, 10:04 PM	#12 (permalink)
Jerro Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Phila area Posts: 1,436 Phone(s): LG 6100, LG 5200, LG vx 10 Provider(s): VZw Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing There are law firms who look for NIMBYS to represent it is an entire industry dedicated to making litigation. It works well for the plaintiffs lawyers and the defendants lawyers. They get richer, the public gets shafted. Shakespear was right! __________________ Phones before cellular existed ( IMTS) car phones; 1977, Motorola Pulsar 1, (with a dial) 1982 Motorola Pulsar 2.

08-25-2005, 1:42 AM	#13 (permalink)
bobolito iPhone 3G 16GB (White) Join Date: May 2002 Location: New Sanfrakota Posts: 12,398 Phone(s): iPhone 3G, RAZR V9, Sierra 875 3G Aircard, HP iPaq Classic 110 Provider(s): AT&T Mobility Devices: WiFi cards/Access points Thanks: 3 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Images: 50 My Auctions	Re: Debate Over Cell Phone Towers Growing They should not allow NIMBYs to buy cellphones unless they agree to a 5-year contract. That will teach them! __________________

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