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This showed up on a neighbor's roof. Extra context in post. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Fiber Internet and cable are included in mandatory HOA fees (yay HOAs) so this seems weird. No other homes in the area have anything like this. Also, I’m 99% sure this unit is a full time Airbnb if that might matter (and why I can’t just ask my neighbor wtf is on their roof). Did some reverse image searches and didn’t find a match, that 5G seemed closest to my untrained eye. I don’t like tech shit that I don’t know what the hell it is. Particularly when it’s aimed close to my house. TIA!

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

There’s a crypto that pays for cell coverage called Helium. Maybe it’s that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Doesn’t look like it, and Helium doesn’t use cell service, it’s all LoRa based.

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