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What is this thing?

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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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[–] Bangs42@lemmy.world 48 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Like others have already said, looks like a cell network antenna. Maybe service sucks inside home, so they got a repeater/amplifier?

[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or if the home owner rents the place an an AirBnB and the cell coverage sucked, maybe he agreed to have an antenna installed at his home for a small income supplement from the carrier?

[–] Nostalgia@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

AT&T reception is shit here for unknown reasons. Tmo and V strong. But maybe something here.