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kckid Member Level: 4G WiMax

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This picture was posted to my facebook page today! They were posting about the clouds forming a State of Texas outline. All I could look at was the cell tower and wondering who's it was. :rofl:

 

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This picture was posted to my facebook page today! They were posting about the clouds forming a State of Texas outline. All I could look at was the cell tower and wondering who's it was. :rofl:

 

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When I see this picture, I see God parting the clouds to check out if upgrades have been completed.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

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miguell2 Member Level: 3G EVDO

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Welcome to my world. I walk the streets now looking at panels and trying to figure out who's on that site.

 

My girlfriend thinks I'm weird.

 

Thankfully mine embraces my nerdiness :)

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WiWavelength Member Level: LTE Advanced

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Welcome to my world. I walk the streets now looking at panels and trying to figure out who's on that site.

 

My girlfriend thinks I'm weird.

 

Do not worry. Just keep going down this path. Soon enough, you will no longer have a job nor a girlfriend who thinks you are weird. Then, you can walk the streets looking at panels full time.

 

:P

 

AJ

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Stevero Member Level: 1x Advanced

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When my GF finds me messing with her phone she just assumes that I'm checking signal/technical stuff.

I think I should be offended by this?! :wacko:

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themuffinman Member Level: LTE Advanced

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This picture was posted to my facebook page today! They were posting about the clouds forming a State of Texas outline. All I could look at was the cell tower and wondering who's it was. :rofl:wmjJUoll.jpg

 

This is too funny, before I read what you typed all I was looking at was the tower. I would have never noticed the shape of texas if you didn't mention it. LOL

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WiWavelength Member Level: LTE Advanced

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When my GF finds me messing with her phone she just assumes that I'm checking signal/technical stuff.

I think I should be offended by this?! :wacko:

 

Hmm, interesting. I guess if you are a jealous boyfriend, you should become or pretend to be a wireless signal nerd. Then, you can check her handset for illicit SMS, and she will think that you are just geeking on the engineering screens.

 

;)

 

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Deval Member Level: LTE Advanced

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Do not worry. Just keep going down this path. Soon enough, you will no longer have a job nor a girlfriend who thinks you are weird. Then, you can walk the streets looking at panels full time.

 

:P

 

AJ

 

Lol...hope not, I love my job.

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Do not worry. Just keep going down this path. Soon enough, you will no longer have a job nor a girlfriend who thinks you are weird. Then, you can walk the streets looking at panels full time.

 

AJ, that the funniest thing I've read all day! I'm on the East Coast and I've been up a while too.

 

This picture was posted to my facebook page today! They were posting about the clouds forming a State of Texas outline. All I could look at was the cell tower and wondering who's it was. :rofl:

 

wmjJUoll.jpg

 

In the words of Linda Richmand "I'm feeling a little verklempt" after looking at that picture.

 

kckid, it does reminds me of a song:

 

"Some may boast of prowess bold, of the school they think so grand..."

 

:tu:

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Welcome to my world. I walk the streets now looking at panels and trying to figure out who's on that site.

 

My girlfriend thinks I'm weird.

my girlfriend thinks im nuts. And a nerd

 

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S4GRU Member Level: LTE Advanced

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My two year old points out every cell tower to me while driving as "Big tower daddy, big tower!!!!"

 

You're a good daddy! Teaching him the ways of the Force.

 

Robert via Nexus 7 with Tapatalk HD

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WiWavelength Member Level: LTE Advanced

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My two year old points out every cell tower to me while driving as "Big tower daddy, big tower!!!!"

 

Jim Gaffigan:

 

Explaining things to my kids makes me realize how little I know.

 

Recently, my son pointed to an antenna and said, "Look, Daddy, a stick!"

 

I said, "Actually, that's an antenna."

 

"What's an antenna?"

 

"It's a stick, a silver stick."

 

AJ

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Jim Gaffigan:

 

 

 

AJ

 

My 4yr old boy asks me about what the towers do and I explain it to him the best I can that I understand and a 4yr old can comprehend. It is tough finding 14 different ways to say the same thing because his next question is always, "Why?"

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Deval Member Level: LTE Advanced

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my girlfriend thinks im nuts. And a nerd

 

Oh yeah, that's normal.

 

We'll be walking down the street sometimes holding hands, and I'll be looking at a building, and pointing out sites to her.

 

That's a Sprint site, you can see the radio heads on the back of the panels.

 

That appears to be a Clearwire site, you can see the little white dome which is for microwave.

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iansltx Member Level: 4G WiMax

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The rest of my family tends to humor me, even occasionally pointing out cell sites on road trips. Then again, I'm the reason they're saving a fair chunk of change on cellular service...and still get LTE :)

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d_rail34 Member Level: 3G EVDO

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I've only been a member of this site for a short time, and my wife is pretty much over the whole thing. All she keeps telling me now is, "I'm so sick of hearing about LTE this and LTE that." ...and, "I'll be so glad when you get that damn phone." :P

 

Needless to say...this site is addictive! And I'll never look at a cell tower the same again. ;)

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WiWavelength Member Level: LTE Advanced

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I still can't recognize who is on any given site :( though at least I can spot them much better than before! That count for something right? :)

 

You know, I think I have a picture of you trying to recognize carriers on cell sites. Yeah, here it is...

 

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AJ

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