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.
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.
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
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
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
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?
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…?
36 Comments
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 44 pts · 24d
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.
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca · 38 pts · 24d
Hello, nothing here except cactus.
Kolanaki@pawb.social · 27 pts · 24d
To be fair, it looks more like a real cactus (yaknow... other than the size) than the conifer style looks like a pine tree 🤷♂️
zqwzzle@lemmy.ca · 9 pts · 24d
Less out of place but still comically odd.
SolSerkonos@piefed.social · 7 pts · 24d
as someone from a place without cacti... fooled me idk.
chiliedogg@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 23d
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.
janus2@lemmy.zip · 35 pts · 24d
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
arin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 24d
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
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 5 pts · 24d
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.
evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d
They don't look too far off from some species of araucaria
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 24 pts · 24d
I don't understand. Just some picture of normal trees? Why the caption?
kaotic@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 24d
One of those trees is not like the others… AKA it’s fake.
LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 24d
Yeah I was just joking because it's so obvious lol
blattrules@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 24d
How do you do, fellow plants?
RustyNova@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 24d
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.
mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 23d
a lot more conspiracy theory working, though
ToastedRavioli@midwest.social · 13 pts · 24d
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
st33n@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 23d
The entire picture looks like a render to me tbh
four@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 23d
Same. I think that the Sun is directly behind the camera, so we pretty much dont see any shadows, which makes everything look flat
Jayjader@jlai.lu · 3 pts · 23d
Without ever having actually played it, it reminds me of Riven
PartyAt15thAndSummit@lemmy.zip · -3 pts · 23d
Doesn't look like the Congo to me, but thanks for sharing anyway.
Todd_cross@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 23d
DR, not DRC. They mean Dominican Republic.
NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip · 13 pts · 24d
The palm tree ones are kinda cute though
WeeneyTodd@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 23d
NewSocialWhoDis@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 23d
LoL. Sorry, no. I just copy/paste stole it from a Google search.
otacon239@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 24d
cannedtuna@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 24d
Snapz@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 24d
Move on... Nothing to tree here
DataCrime@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 24d
Needs a big muscular cartoon arm holding a sign that just says “Tree!”
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 24d
It's a fake tree hiding radios you may have used to download the jpeg of the fake tree
arin@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 24d
One must first upload for others to download said JPEG
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz · 3 pts · 23d
"Hi, fellow trees"
crozilla@lemmy.world · -3 pts · 24d
ALL cell towers should be disguised. They’re blights on the community.
halcyoncmdr@piefed.social · 6 pts · 24d
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.
crozilla@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 23d
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…?
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 24d
Yes, but ALL should be clearly marked